Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 4 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PRO004921-Goods-Framework-The Supply of Water Storage Tanks

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementGoodsUtilitiesSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£50,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 2 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 2 Jul 2029 · starts 4 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The company is looking to develop a strategy for a potential supply of goods agreement for water storage tanks. The scope of supply will potentially include, but is not limited to; TANK - FUEL/OIL, TANK - SEPTIC TANK, TANK - WATER SOFTENER, TANK - WATER TOWER, TANK - BLIND TANK, TANK - CHEMICAL, TANK - RAW WATER, TANK - SILO, TANK - SLUDGE OR SEWAGE, TANK - WATER PROCESS, TANK - WATER STORAGE, TANK - GAS BAG, TANK - OFF LINE DETENTION TANK, TANK - SEWER, TANK - BIO-GAS The material selection/lot structure will potentially include, but is not limited to; Glass Fused Steel, Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP), Plastics and PVC Polyethylene, Site Poured Concreted and Pre Cast Concrete, Fabricated Steel including Galvanised Mild Steel and Stainless Steel

CPV: Sludge-storage tanks · Storage tanks · Water tanks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 4 Jul 2026 – 2 Jul 2029 (3 yrs)
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “PRO004921-Goods-Framework-The Supply of Water Storage Tanks” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2025, 18:19 BST
Authority reference
PRO004921
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037596
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Sludge-storage tanksStorage tanksWater tanks
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05596d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

4 Jul 2025 → 4 Jul 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
  2. Market engagement
    31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice expected115 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts114 days ago
    4 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 18:19 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Updated the scope description (basic formatting) and phone number

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Utilities Water Limited

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-PPON: PVVB-5589-BWHX Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, North West, WA5 3LPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure