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Purchase of Biodiversity Performance Commitment (BPC) Units
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Southern Water Services Limited: "Purchase of Biodiversity Performance Commitment (BPC) Units". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Southern Water Services Limited | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Southern Water Services Limited
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Southern Water Services Limited. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
FERA Science LtdTop vendor: 27.3% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 14 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| FERA Science Ltd | 1 win | £2,018,550 |
| Wild Capital 1 Ltd | 1 win | £1,715,211 |
| University of Portsmouth | 1 win | £1,028,846 |
| PBJ ENGINEERING SERVICE LTD | 1 win | £873,600 |
| EA Technology Ltd | 1 win | £782,980 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouthern Water Services Limited | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 Aug 2026, 10:01 BST | Last source update5 Aug 2026, 10:01 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06dbf5 | ||
What is being bought
The purchase of 19 Biodiversity Performance Commitment (BPC) Units.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
5 Aug 2026, 10:01 BST - Official notice release published
5 Aug 2026, 10:01 BST - Buyer information updated
5 Aug 2026, 10:01 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
5 Aug 2026, 10:01 BST - Award pending
Not published · £494,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Aspect Nature Reserve Limited £494,000 · Not published · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Southern Water Services Limited
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBJQ-2231-ZRPGAward and contract changes
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleOfwat has placed a requirement on water companies to have 115 BPC units per company purchased. Due to the complexity and timeline of this procurement, we have had to Direct Award to guarantee meeting timescales.
We have a Framework currently out to tender which will allow us to purchase BPC units through a PA23 compliant process from December 2026. |