Official UK procurement notice
Services-Framework- IED - Leakage Detection and Repair for biogas facilities
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supplier will engage in a service contract, focused on providing Leakage Detection in line with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). EA BAT guidance dictates that the scope for LDAR is sources of leakage of Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC’s) including methane. (Biological waste treatment: appropriate measures for permitted facilities - 11. Emissions control - Guidance - GOV.UK) The following type of assets are included but not limited to the LDAR scope; · Double membrane roofs (air blower vent) · Roof and cover fixings · Pressure relief valves and vents · Feeding and digestate separation units · Gas pipes · Conveyors and presses · Compressor · Combined heat and power plant (methane slippage) · Gas upgrading plant · Reception storage · Digestate storage · Pits and sumps, for example condensate pits Testing Method The Bioresource and Energy Services team require surveys to detect fugitive emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) and other substances to air including methane. The LDAR survey methodology must fully comply with EA guidance Biological waste treatment: appropriate measures for permitted facilities (2024) Section 11.9 - Leak Detection & Repair and currently utilise the Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) hand held camera method to enable visualisation of gas leaks with quantification of emission rate and emission concentration.
- How the procedure runs: United Utilities require the supplier to engage in a service contract, focused on providing Leakage Detection in line with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). EA BAT guidance dictates that the scope for LDAR is sources of leakage of Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC’s) including methane. (Biological waste treatment: appropriate measures for permitted facilities - 11. Emissions control - Guidance - GOV.UK) The following type of assets are included but not limited to the LDAR scope; · Double membrane roofs (air blower vent) · Roof and cover fixings · Pressure relief valves and vents · Feeding and digestate separation units · Gas pipes · Conveyors and presses · Compressor · Combined heat and power plant (methane slippage) · Gas upgrading plant · Reception storage · Digestate storage · Pits and sumps, for example condensate pits Testing Method The Bioresource and Energy Services team require surveys to detect fugitive emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) and other substances to air including methane. The LDAR survey methodology must fully comply with EA guidance Biological waste treatment: appropriate measures for permitted facilities (2024) Section 11.9 - Leak Detection & Repair and currently utilise the Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) hand held camera method to enable visualisation of gas leaks with quantification of emission rate and emission concentration.
CPV: Laboratory services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 9 yrs from 22 Sept 2026
Who may buy through it
Establishing party only
Published description of the framework
Direct Allocation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,250,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Services-Framework- IED - Leakage Detection and Repair for biogas…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Establishing party only
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
PRO005018- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033868- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed31Find a Tender
- How it runs
United Utilities require the supplier to engage in a service contract, focused on providing Leakage Detection in line with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). EA BAT guidance dictates that the scope for LDAR is sources of leakage of Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC’s) including methane. (Biological waste treatment: appropriate measures for permitted facilities - 11. Emissions control - Guidance - GOV.UK) The following type of assets are included but not limited to the LDAR scope; · Double membrane roofs (air blower vent) · Roof and cover fixings · Pressure relief valves and vents · Feeding and digestate separation units · Gas pipes · Conveyors and presses · Compressor · Combined heat and power plant (methane slippage) · Gas upgrading plant · Reception storage · Digestate storage · Pits and sumps, for example condensate pits Testing Method The Bioresource and Energy Services team require surveys to detect fugitive emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) and other substances to air including methane. The LDAR survey methodology must fully comply with EA guidance Biological waste treatment: appropriate measures for permitted facilities (2024) Section 11.9 - Leak Detection & Repair and currently utilise the Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) hand held camera method to enable visualisation of gas leaks with quantification of emission rate and emission concentration.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Dec 2025 → 15 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published324 days ago2 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Market engagement306 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
If you have experience in this area please could you provide at a minimum the following information and submit to the United Utilities AMP8 Mailbox; [email protected]
- Company Name
- Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
- Next notice expected204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published191 days ago14 Apr 2026, 15:33 BST
- Clarification questions by177 days ago28 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends99 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown15 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by40 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts30 days ago22 Sept 2026
- Assessment summaries sent16 days ago6 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published16 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BST
- Standstill ends6 days ago15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 15:33 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,250,00014 Apr 2026, 15:33 BST
- Status changed to active14 Apr 2026, 15:33 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Apr 2026, 15:33 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST14 Apr 2026, 15:33 BST
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSS Enviro (Global) LtdSMEPRO005018 - Services-Framework- IED - Leakage Detection and Repair for biogas facilities20 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2030 | £1,250,000 | 24 Sept 2026standstill to 15 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Oss Enviro (Global) LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender