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Self Drive Tankers and Self Drive Vacuum Excavators

Excavating machinery
Heavy-duty motor vehicles
Tankers
Published value
£9,600,000
Submission deadline 26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Water: "Self Drive Tankers and Self Drive Vacuum Excavators". Published status: active. Published value: £9,600,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish WaterScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£9,600,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Scottish Water
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Scottish Water. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.8Bids / Report
9.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 26 active published awards; 22 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. Published-to-award variance 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Water
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
Last source update27 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
Recurring procurementNo
ClassificationExcavating machinery, Heavy-duty motor vehicles, Tankers
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060f4b
What is being bought
Scottish Water requires suppliers to provide self drive tankers and self drive vacuum excavators.<br/><br/>Hiring should support short term needs however the option of long term hires will be required.<br/><br/>Suppliers will be required to have the ability to cover all areas of Scotland. <br/><br/>This procurement will be split into two lots :<br/><br/>Lot 1 – Self Drive Tankers<br/>Lot 2 – Self Drive Vacuum Excavators<br/><br/>The framework will be for an initial period of 4 years plus 4 x 1 year extension options at the discretion of Scottish Water.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £9,600,000
    27 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    27 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to 26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    27 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    27 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 - Self Drive Tankers
    active
    Published value£4,800,000
    Scottish Water requires suppliers to provide a self-drive hire tankering vehicles to be driven by Scottish Water operatives. <br/><br/>Hiring should support short term needs however the option of long term hires will be required.<br/><br/>Suppliers will be required to have the ability to cover all areas of Scotland. <br/><br/>Vehicles fit for the purpose of each job regards vehicle size and capacity must be available. Vehicles offering must include:<br/>• Vehicles suitable for off road empties i.e. tractor and bowser<br/>• 2000 gallon rigid tanker<br/>• 3000 gallon rigid tanker<br/>• 4000 gallon rigid tanker<br/>• HGV Articulated tanker. Additional information: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projects
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 - Self Drive Hydro Vacuum Excavators
    active
    Published value£4,800,000
    Scottish Water requires suppliers to provide self drive vacuum excavators.<br/><br/>Hiring should support short term needs however the option of long term hires will be required.<br/><br/>Suppliers will be required to have the ability to cover all areas of Scotland.<br/><br/>The purpose of this procurement is to provide safe and efficient Self-Drive Vacuum Excavation Vehicles to support business requirements, particularly around buried utility services, pipelines, and other critical infrastructure. Vacuum excavation is the preferred method due to its precision, reduced risk of utility strikes, and minimal environmental impact compared to conventional excavation methods.<br/><br/>Vehicles fit for the purpose of each job regards vehicle size and capacity must be available. Vehicles offering must include within this range:<br/><br/>• 3.5 tonnes<br/>• 7.5 tonnes<br/>• 12 tonnes<br/>• 18 tonnes<br/>• 26 tonnes<br/>• 32 tonnes. Additional information: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projects
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Water

Contracting authority GB-FTS-130632
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Documents (2)
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