Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Water Supply Services - Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership -
Authority: Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (Education)·On behalf of: PHP Law LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMidsomer Norton Schools Partnership - Provision of Water Supply Services - This tender opportunity has been issued by ESOS Energy Ltd, on behalf of Midsomer Norton Schools Trust. The proposed contract will be for the provision of Water Supply Services to the Trust. The Supplier shall ensure continuity of water supply and deliver all onboarding and switching activities (including data collection and industry flows) such that supply commences on the agreed start date with no avoidable interruption to any site.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: The requirements are not complex, or niche and the Contracting Authority already has an understanding of what they want the service to deliver and the market is known.
CPV: Water distribution and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£690,000
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer’s accounts to determine a Tenderer’s financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer’s ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected. Suppliers must hold a valid Water Supply and Sewerage Licence (WSSL).
- Technical & professional ability
The contract examples provided, shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts.
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 (2)
- Quality: Billing, Data & Account Management 20.0% Service Levels & Support 30.0% Switching, Onboarding & Delivery 10.0% Social Value 10.0%
- Price: Lowest Average Retail % Uplift 25.0% Pricing Methodology Questions 5.0%
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer’s accounts to determine a Tenderer’s financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer’s ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected. Suppliers must hold a valid Water Supply and Sewerage Licence (WSSL).
- Technical & professional ability
The contract examples provided, shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2029
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 13:57 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 11:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
ES01.05- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066209- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cad0Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
- Suppliers must provide clear, transparent pricing for 12‑, 24‑ and 36‑month terms. 17. Required Pricing Breakdown: a. Your retail percentage uplift applied to wholesale charges. b. Any additional retail charges or service fees that may apply. c. The circumstances under which your retail uplift may change, including any regulatory, market or consumption‑related triggers. d. How any changes to uplift or retail charges will be communicated to the customer.
- Risks
a. New Schools may join the Trust during the term of the contract; therefore, a contract variation may be required. A pricing assessment will be completed and agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust for each new school in such instances. b. The quantities may be amended during the course of the contract, either additions or subtractions, and reasonable adjustments made to the payments as agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust. c. Additional activities to existing items may be required of the Tenderer which an additional payment will be agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Jul 2026 → 23 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published99 days ago14 Jul 2026, 13:57 BST
- Clarification questions by73 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline69 days ago13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by65 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent58 days ago24 Aug 2026
- Contract starts50 days ago1 Sept 2026
- Standstill ends48 days ago3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published28 days ago23 Sept 2026, 11:09 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Tender notice published14 Jul 2026, 13:57 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Aug 2026, 16:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Aug 2026, 16:55 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Sept 2026, 11:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennon Water Services Ltd. T/A Source for BusinessSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029Options: Additional sites may be included | £690,000 | 24 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Water Supply Services - Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership · Pennon Water Services Ltd. T/A Source for BusinessSME
- Signed
- 10 Sept 2026
- Value
- £690,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
- Options
- Additional sites may be included
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonPennon Water Services Limited T/A Source for BusinessSME · South West England
- did not winWater Plus Ltd · West Midlands
- did not winAnglian Water Business (National) Limited. Trading as: Wave Utilities · North East England
- did not winMitie Waste & Environmental Services Limited · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- PHP Law LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Consultant
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Anglian Water Business (National) Limited. Trading as: Wave UtilitiesBidder / tenderer
- Mitie Waste & Environmental Services LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Pennon Water Services Limited T/A Source for BusinessAwarded supplier
- Water Plus LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender