Official UK procurement notice
PRO005033-Services-Framework-Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Testing
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUnited Utilities requires a framework supplier to provide annual, MCERTS‑compliant point source combustion emissions testing and analysis on CHP engines, Boilers (hot water and steam) and flare stacks (when required) at 9 Anaerobic Digestion facilities, located in the North West of England.
- How the procedure runs: United Utilities requires a framework supplier to provide annual, MCERTS‑compliant point source combustion emissions testing and analysis on CHP engines, Boilers (hot water and steam) and flare stacks (when required) at 9 Anaerobic Digestion facilities, located in the North West of England.
CPV: Air pollution monitoring or measurement services · Laboratory services · Services related to air pollution · Technical inspection and testing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 26 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework
Direct award
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “PRO005033-Services-Framework-Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Testing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How United Utilities Water Limited buys Technical inspection and testing services (CPV 7163), 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: Technical inspection and testing services (CPV 7163) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
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Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
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.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 27 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 0%
2–30% / 38%
4–678% / 63%
7+22% / 0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “PRO004912-Services-Framework-Commissioning Services” of this authority, but none of the 8 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1CPV 7163Published estimate£1.1m
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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.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–314%
4–678%
7+7%
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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 supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element Materials Technology Environmental UK LimitedWorked for this buyer | Services-Framework-Odour Control Unit Routine Samplingruns to Jul 2030 | — | £2.4m | Similar wording and category |
| Olfasense Uk LtdWorked for this buyer | Services-Framework-Odour Control Unit Routine Samplingruns to Jul 2030 | — | £2.4m | Similar wording and category |
| Bradley Environmental Consultants LimitedWorked for this buyer | Building Compliance and Property Services Consultancynotice published Jan 2026 | Building Compliance Risk Assessments | — | Similar wording and category |
| Tersus Consultancy LtdWorked for this buyer | Building Compliance and Property Services Consultancynotice published Jan 2026 | Building Compliance Risk Assessments | — | Similar wording and category |
| WSP UK LimitedWorked for this buyer | Building Compliance and Property Services Consultancynotice published Jan 2026 | Building Compliance Risk Assessments | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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WSP UK LimitedLarge | £487m117 awards in 36m · last this month | 43 live · £410m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=18 |
| £93m19 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £11k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £2.3m15 awards in 36m · last this month | 1 live · £930k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £4.7m19 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £1.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 10% below n=3 | |
| £2.1m5 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 1 live · £108k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 22% below n=2 |
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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- 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
- 2 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 11:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
PRO005033 CHP Testing- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095543- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed41Find a Tender
- How it runs
United Utilities requires a framework supplier to provide annual, MCERTS‑compliant point source combustion emissions testing and analysis on CHP engines, Boilers (hot water and steam) and flare stacks (when required) at 9 Anaerobic Digestion facilities, located in the North West of England.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via EU-Supply (CTM)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 5 Jan 2027, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Dec 2025 → 26 Feb 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published322 days ago2 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Market engagement304 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Next notice expected233 days ago28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published11 days ago9 Oct 2026, 11:03 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 3 days23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsin 77 days · period end, not a bid countdown5 Jan 2027, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 98 days25 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 129 days26 Feb 2027
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Oct 2026, 11:03 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,083,3339 Oct 2026, 11:03 BST
- Status changed to active9 Oct 2026, 11:03 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Oct 2026, 11:03 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Jan 2027, 14:00 GMT9 Oct 2026, 11:03 BST
Published amendments (1)
The procurement name will now be Stack Emissions Testing. The procurement description remains the same.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender