Official UK procurement notice
PRO005128-Goods-Framework-Water Saving Devices · UK public procurement notice
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUnited Utilities is seeking to establish a framework for the supply, storage, stock management, fulfilment and delivery of water efficiency devices and flow regulators. The framework will support United Utilities’ AMP8 and AMP9 water demand reduction commitments, including reductions in domestic Per Capita Consumption and non-household business demand. The requirement is divided into two lots: Lot 1 covers water efficiency devices, associated fulfilment services and a UU-branded customer water usage survey and ordering platform; Lot 2 covers flow regulators in agreed sizes, flow rates and specifications. Appointed supplier(s) must be able to provide compliant, reliable and scalable products and services that support planned programmes, customer campaigns, bulk orders and changes in operational demand. Suppliers must demonstrate product quality, regulatory compliance, supply chain resilience, accurate reporting, effective stock management and appropriate customer support. This includes relevant approvals and assurance evidence, secure handling of customer data where applicable, and the ability to respond flexibly as programme volumes and priorities evolve. The overall objective is to secure a robust, value-for-money supply arrangement that enables United Utilities to deliver water efficiency activity at scale, maintain continuity of supply, protect customer experience and contribute to measurable reductions in water consumption across the North West.
- How the procedure runs: Single stage CoPQ & ITN procedure CoPQ assessed as Pass/Fail Successful applicants at CoPQ will progress to ITN scoring ITN assessment based on scored criteria
CPV: Internet and intranet software development services · Pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valves · Water installations
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 23 Dec 2026
Published description of the framework
Applicants shall complete and submit a pricing schedule for the lot they are bidding for.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1PRO005128-Goods-Framework-Water Saving Devices - Lot 1RenewalPublished value£3,000,000
Supply, storage, stock management, picking, packing, fulfilment and delivery of water efficiency devices such as flow regulators, water butts, shower regulators, tap inserts, showerheads, cistern devices, toilet leak detection strips and other approved or innovative water saving products.
Lot #2PRO005128-Goods-Framework-Water Saving Devices - Lot 2RenewalPublished value£12,000,000
Supply, storage, stock management, fulfilment and delivery of flow regulators in a range of sizes, flow rates and specifications suitable for UU programmes. Devices must meet all applicable regulatory, quality and testing requirements, including WRAS and Regulation 31 approval where required.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: As per tender documentation
- Commercial: As per tender documentation
- 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.
- “PRO005128-Goods-Framework-Water Saving Devices” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances (CPV 4213), 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: Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances (CPV 4213) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in North West England (authority’s region).
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 91 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
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Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 0%
2–30% / 17%
4–678% / 50%
7+22% / 33%
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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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Lot #1PRO005128-Goods-Framework-Water Saving Devices - Lot 1CPV 42131140Published estimate£3.0m
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–311%
4–670%
7+19%
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Where the award price may land.
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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 |
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| RENN CONSULTANCY LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Goods-Framework-Supply and Install of Membranes for Replacement of Existing Pall Systemsruns to Oct 2033 | — | £1.8m | Similar wording and category |
| WCS Environmental EngineeringWorked for this buyer | Goods-Framework-Purchase of FloCell Filtration Systemsruns to Feb 2031 | — | £11m | Similar wording and category |
| Siltbuster LimitedWorked for this buyer | PRO004930-Goods-Contract-MBBR 65 Units (Addendum)ended Oct 2026 | — | £1.8m | Similar wording and category |
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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.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2.3m3 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | None on file | 39% above n=1 | |
| £2.0m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £54k 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=2 | |
| £2.5m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £16m 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. | no comparable pairs | |
| £422k15 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £165k 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. | 38% below n=1 | |
| £551k14 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £250k 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. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2PRO005128-Goods-Framework-Water Saving Devices - Lot 2CPV 42131140Published estimate£12m
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–38%
4–671%
7+20%
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Where the award price may land.
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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 |
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| RENN CONSULTANCY LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Goods-Framework-Supply and Install of Membranes for Replacement of Existing Pall Systemsruns to Oct 2033 | — | £1.8m | Similar wording and category |
| WCS Environmental EngineeringWorked for this buyer | Goods-Framework-Purchase of FloCell Filtration Systemsruns to Feb 2031 | — | £11m | Similar wording and category |
| Siltbuster LimitedWorked for this buyer | PRO004930-Goods-Contract-MBBR 65 Units (Addendum)ended Oct 2026 | — | £1.8m | 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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| £2.3m3 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | None on file | 39% above n=1 | |
Rexel UK LimitedLarge | £1.4m24 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £158k 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. | 6% below n=1 |
| £2.0m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £54k 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=2 | |
| £2.5m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £16m 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. | no comparable pairs | |
| £551k14 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £250k 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. | no comparable pairs |
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.
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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
- 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
- 7 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
PRO005128- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084272- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f331Find a Tender
- How it runs
Single stage CoPQ & ITN procedure CoPQ assessed as Pass/Fail Successful applicants at CoPQ will progress to ITN scoring ITN assessment based on scored criteria
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via EU-Supply (CTM)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 20 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Sept 2026 → 23 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published45 days ago7 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
- Clarification questions by13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 29 days · period end, not a bid countdown20 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 49 days10 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 61 days23 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published7 Sept 2026, 11:02 BSTUK4
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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender