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# Sludge Inspection

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sludge-inspection-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED: "Sludge Inspection". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: forms.office.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thames-water-utilities-limited-coh-02366661)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 December 2025 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Composition and purity testing and analysis services, Laboratory services, Technical analysis or consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,200,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sludge-inspection-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sludge-inspection-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [forms.office.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fe%2FQnPji4RMdt)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sludge-inspection-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b0#participate

## Description
This tender is for the supply of sludge inspection and testing services, for a limited 12 month period, covering the collection and analysis of approximately 6000 samples.
This includes; sample collection from a wide range of sites across the Thames Water estate, full logistic support, analysis of sludge samples, and reporting back on sample findings.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71610000, 71621000, 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 01/02/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Sludge Inspection (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **TETRA TECH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-131404`
  - Value: £1,200,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077018-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-13T07:16:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:22:43.377Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b0