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Sewer Flooding Mitigation Framework

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BuyerUnited Utilities Water Limited
StatusOpen
Deadline28 Sept 2026
Value£20,780,000
Published27 Aug 2026

What is being bought

This procurement covers the United Utilities Sewer Flooding Mitigation Framework Agreement

Delivery location

UKD, GB

Categories

Flood-control valves 42131143Floodgates 44212382Flood-prevention works 45246400Flood-defences maintenance works 45246410Sewerage management services 90480000

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£20,780,000
Contract periodFrom 10 Nov 2026 to 31 Mar 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Technical Capability (60%)
Commercial (Pricing) (40%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
LOT-0000Flood-prevention works, Flood-control valves, Floodgates, Flood-defences maintenance works, Sewerage management servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 42. The category anchor is Flood-control valves (42131143); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 421,7514 median · 52.9 average (606 of 1,751 with a bid count)6.5 average (646 of 1,751 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer8Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD10210 median · 85.5 average (21 of 102 with a bid count)15.5 average (21 of 102 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)70Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06edf0
Latest release ID081910-2026
Latest release timestampThu Aug 27 2026 15:01:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081910-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-28T15:00:00+00:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-21T15:00:00+00:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-30T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailshttps://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=108617&TID100113676&B=
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£20,780,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
27 Aug 2026tender081910-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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