Official UK procurement notice
PRO004980-Goods-Framework-The Supply of Ductile Iron Pipe and Associated Fittings
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Framework Agreement will cover the manufacture, supply, delivery, off-loading, installation guidelines, testing, technical support and (where applicable) disposal requirements of Ductile Iron Pipes & Fittings in various sizes (as per the specification in schedule 5 of the framework document), for water applications, wastewater applications, water network applications and wastewater network applications. The material must conform to water industry standards for supply of material which will come into contact with potable water.
- How the procedure runs: This will be a three stage procurement. Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation Questionnaire (pre-qualification) Stage 2 - Invitation to negotiate (Pricing and Technical submission) Stage 3 - Best and Final Offer If additional stages are required, this will be communicated to the bidders
CPV: Pipes and fittings
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 15 yrs from 2 Nov 2026
Published description of the framework
As per the tender documents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£69,200,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Capability: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial: Commercial pricing submission along with acceptance of the terms within the framework document
- Technical Capability: Questions to assess the bidder's technical capability to deliver against the intended framework document
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “PRO004980-Goods-Framework-The Supply of Ductile Iron Pipe and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
PRO004980- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037561- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068aa7Find a Tender
- How it runs
This will be a three stage procurement. Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation Questionnaire (pre-qualification) Stage 2 - Invitation to negotiate (Pricing and Technical submission) Stage 3 - Best and Final Offer If additional stages are required, this will be communicated to the bidders
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Apr 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published184 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Clarification questions by163 days ago15 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends156 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown22 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 8 days2 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 9 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 12:30 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender