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Published 27 May 2026, 11:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Service & Maintenance of HGV's

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Direct awardUtilities
Awarded value£580,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Thomas Hardie Commercials Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service is for the provision of fleet maintenance and servicing services for company owned HGVs, including routine maintenance, inspections and repairs required to support the ongoing operation of United Utilities fleet. The fleet consists of approximately 35 HGVs. Services will be delivered on an as needed basis in accordance with operational requirements, ensuring that the United Utilities fleet remains safe, compliant and roadworthy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 May 2026, 11:39 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST
Authority reference
PRO005093
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054108
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a5ce Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Authority intends to award this contract on a direct basis for the reasons of: Single Supplier - Schedule 5, Paragraph 6: - due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required Additional or repeat goods, services or works: The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where- a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 May 2026, 11:39 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST
    UK6
  3. Buyer details updated
    9 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £580,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thomas Hardie Commercials LimitedService and Maintenance of HGVs9 Jun 2026 – 14 May 2027£580,0009 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 02366678 · GB-PPON: PVVB-5589-BWHX Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, North West, WA5 3LPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Thomas Hardie Commercials LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01879630GB-PPON: PJQZ-2914-YQNH Moorgate Road, Liverpool, North West, L33 7XWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender