Official UK procurement notice
PRO004988-Services-Framework-Liquor Sampling · UK public procurement notice
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) sampling requirement is part of an improvement programme outlined within the newly issued permits to characterise any liquors returning to the head of a wastewater treatment works. It requires a large suite of determinands (170) to be analysed including freshwater specific pollutants and priority hazardous substances and Best Available Techniques (BAT) conclusions (6 and 7). This is enforced and regulated by the Environment Agency (EA). UU require 2 suppliers for the collection of samples at 9 IED sites to then be transported in refrigerated vehicles for analysis at certified laboratories for Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) permit requirements. Upon collection of the samples, the results should be returned to the laboratory within 10 working days.
CPV: Laboratory services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Jun 2026
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Cancelled
Lot #2PlannedRenewal
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- “PRO004988-Services-Framework-Liquor Sampling” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How United Utilities Water Limited buys Laboratory services (CPV 7190), and who usually turns up
United Utilities Water Limited’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Laboratory services (CPV 7190) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North West England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
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Half of these awards were announced within 27 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
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2–30% / 83%
4–678% / 17%
7+22% / 0%
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Lot #1CPV 71900000Estimate not published
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1 bid2%
2–317%
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Where the award price may land.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Element Materials Technology Environmental UK LimitedEarlier contract | Services-Framework-Odour Control Unit Routine Samplingstarted Aug 2026 | PRO004973-Services-Framework-Odour Control Unit Routine Sampling | £2.4m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Olfasense Uk LtdEarlier contract | Services-Framework-Odour Control Unit Routine Samplingstarted Aug 2026 | PRO004973-Services-Framework-Odour Control Unit Routine Sampling | £2.4m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2CPV 71900000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 176 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid2%
2–317%
4–618%
7+63%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- 28 Oct 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 14:16 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088272- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d580Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 17 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published357 days ago28 Oct 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Market engagement342 days ago12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗ If you have experience in this area please could you provide at a minimum the following information and submit to the United Utilities AMP8 mail box - [email protected]:
- Company Name
- Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company
- Tender notice expected288 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts142 days ago1 Jun 2026
- Latest notice published34 days ago17 Sept 2026, 14:16 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Oct 2025, 15:30 GMTUK2
- Status changed to complete17 Sept 2026, 14:16 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Sept 2026, 14:16 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Sept 2026, 14:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates; the JSON mirror lists them.
Contracts
PRO004988-Services-Framework-Liquor Sampling
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England & WalesReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender