Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Water and Ancillary Services
Authority: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement description**CONTRACT AWARD**<br/><br/>Contract is for the Provision of Water and Ancillary Services, which has been undertaken as an eAuction against the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework Ref: RM6306 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services - Lot 3 - One Stop Shop.
CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Installation services of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water · Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water · Operation of water supplies · Plumbing and sanitary works · Repair and maintenance services of water meters · Steam and water pipes · Steam, hot water and associated products · Water installations · Water mains · Water meters · Water-treatment chemicals
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 9 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
- yes
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £500,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Water and WastewaterAwarded UK, East MidlandsPublished value£1,000,000,000
Contract is for the Provision of Water and Ancillary Services, which has been undertaken as an eAuction against the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework Ref: RM6306 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services - Lot 3 - One Stop Shop.<br/><br/>The contract is for a 3 year contract with option to extend for a further 12 month period.
Lot #2Ancillary ServicesCancelled UKceiling above
Ancillary Services
The Supplier will provide one (1) or more of the Ancillary Deliverables (goods and services) listed below. The Ancillary Services are pertaining to the management, conservation, reduction and data management of water consumption as requested by the Buyers in order to deliver efficiency, financial and consumption savings.
The Ancillary Services can include the requirement for purchase and installation of water management, water efficiency, water conservation or other water savings measures. These measures may include provision and installation of goods
including new equipment optimisation of equipment (including existing equipment) and provision of related services. Additional services may be required to improve the environmental conditions at Buyers sites.
The scope includes provision for the Supplier to offer its own or third party financing option on request by the Buyers, to support delivery of the Ancillary Deliverables (goods and services) listed below.
The Buyer may request Deliverables (goods and services) that are not listed below but fall within the scope of Ancillary Services. It is intended that the range of Ancillary Services will expand to meet the Buyers business needs as they develop
their strategies. Initially the Framework Agreement will consist of the following nine (9) Ancillary Services.
These Ancillary Deliverables (goods and services) are:
- Water Footprint assessment;
- Tariff optimisation and benchmarking;
- Water audit site surveys;
- Leak detection and repair;
- Contingency planning;
- Legionella Risk Assessments;
- Automated Meter Reading;
- Bill Validation; and
- Cost Recovery. Additional information: The number of Suppliers awarded a Framework Contract for this Lot is 8.
Lot #3One stop shop (Lot 1 and 2 combined)Cancelled UKceiling above
One Stop Shop - (Combined Lot 1 and 2) Services
The Suppliers for Lot 3 provide a combination of the Services outlined in both Lot 1 and Lot 2 as required by the Buyers. All Suppliers provide at least one (1) of the Services listed in the description for Lot 2.
The Buyer may request Deliverables (goods and services) that are not listed in the Lot 2 description but fall within the scope of Ancillary Services. The range of Ancillary Services will expand to meet the Buyers business needs as they develop their strategies.
The Framework Agreement consists of nine (9) Ancillary Services listed in the Lot 2 description, but is not limited as new services will be integrated depending on the Buyer’s needs. Lot 3 has been formed upon award. Any bidder successfully awarded a place on both Lot 1 and Lot 2 has been awarded a place on Lot 3 One Stop Shop (Combined Lot 1 and Lot 2). Additional information: The number of Suppliers awarded a Framework Contract for this Lot is 7
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 award criteria (1)
- Price
- Suitability
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of Water and Ancillary Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Mar 2023, 16:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2025, 14:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C377074- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057355- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ad62Find a Tender
Publisher note: The value provided in Section II.1.7 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this Commercial Agreement. As part of this contract award notice the following can be accessed at:[https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faf3d973-6c27-4bc0-84c5-9e7356c90983 1) Redacted Commercial Agreement 2) List of Successful Suppliers 3) Approved Customer list 4) Transparency Agenda On 02/04/2014, Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders were required to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders were required to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Feb 2024, 15:01 GMT
Timeline
29 Dec 2023 → 17 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected29 Dec 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Feb 2024, 15:01 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until19 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published17 Sept 2025, 14:11 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2024- Status changed to active5 Jan 2024, 13:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Jan 2024, 13:01 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT5 Jan 2024, 13:01 GMT
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2024, 17:39 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Sept 2025, 09:10 BST
- Buyer details updated12 Sept 2025, 09:10 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Sept 2025, 14:11 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2024-01: 1 release · 5 Jan 2024
- 2023-03: 1 release · 1 Mar 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 056018-2025-1
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2025
- Value
- £600,000
- Status
- active
Contract 057355-2025-1
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Contract 024940-2024-1
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Water and Wastewater | 9bids · 9 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS TrustContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMediation bodyReview bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Scottish Water Business Stream LimitedFramework contractor
- See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria