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Published 15 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Short Chain PFAS Treatment Accelerator Programme

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

ServicesUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73)+1 more Delivery: North West (UKD)
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrstarts 1 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

United Utilities is developing the Short Chain PFAS Treatment Accelerator Programme as a proposed Water Innovation Fund Water Breakthrough Challenge 7 bid under the Transform scheme. Through this preliminary market engagement, United Utilities is seeking information from organisations interested in partnering on the project and contributing to its development and delivery through either a monetary contribution or a benefit-in-kind contribution. We are particularly interested in suppliers and technology providers offering treatment solutions capable of removing or reducing short-chain PFAS compounds in water and wastewater applications, as well as organisations able to support testing, evidence generation, technology selection and regulatory readiness.

CPV: Environmental issues consultancy services · Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water · Research services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jun 2027 — 2 Jun 2028 (1 yr)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
42912300 Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services73110000 Research services90713000 Environmental issues consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental issues consultancy servicesMachinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying waterResearch servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fe

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published4 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
  2. Market engagementin 7 days
    26 Sept 2026, 00:59 BSTOrganisations who wish to engage should contact Harry East and request a copy of the question set. Email address: [email protected]
  3. Contract startsin 255 days
    1 Jun 2027, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 12:04 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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 3LP
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure