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Published 13 Feb 2026, 17:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Small Civils, Mechanical and Electrical Framework

Official notice

Authority: AFFINITY WATER LIMITED

Framework agreement5 lotsWorksNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionMax 5 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,200,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2026
Lots 5max 5 won per supplier
Framework period 3 yrsends 18 Jun 2029 · starts 15 Jun 2026

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

C-04329 Small Civils, Mechanical and Electrical Framework - EOI Description and Questions

Description:

Affinity Water Limited (AW) provides 943 million litres of water each day to a population of more than 3.99 million people in parts of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon, parts of the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing and Enfield, the Tendring peninsula in Essex and the Folkestone and Dover areas of Kent.

Affinity Water has a programme to maintain, upgrade and refurbish existing Non-Infrastructure assets. Subject to regulatory approval the programme investment over the period is projected to be £4 million (incl VAT).

The nature of work mix is for planning, design, procurement, build and commissioning non-infrastructure works and will be divided into 5 Lots as described below:

Lot 1 - Minor Civil - Repair, maintenance and installation of new civil Engineering assets and pipework.

Lot 2 - Minor Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) - Cabling and installation of new assets,

Lot 3 - Motor Control Centre (MCC) - Repairs and modifications of existing mechanical and electrical assets including MCC assets,

Lot 4 - High Voltage (HV) - Installation of new HV assets, (excluding telemetry, software modifications to existing HV assets).

Lot 5 - Integration, control and automation (ICA) - Design, installation, testing and commissioning of ICA software to include SCADA systems and associated hardware to include user interface and communication links.

This framework duration will be for a maximum of up to 4 years.

Affinity Water is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers in order to pre-qualify a list of suitably qualified providers with whom to tender for this framework.

In order to be a part of this tender process please:

  1. Email [email protected] to confirm that your company is interested in tendering for his framework, referencing C-04329 Small Civils, Mechanical and Electrical Framework and your company name.
  2. Register on our e-procurement portal In-Tend, details of how to register will be provided via email once the above step 1 has been completed.

Please Note: Expression of interest for this opportunity will close at 17:00 on 26 February 2026. Pre-Qualification documents will not be issued until after this closing date and will only be sent to companies who have followed the above requested 2 steps. You will automatically receive these documents in due course - there is no need to chase.

CPV: Ancillary works for water pipelines · Automation system · Construction work for buildings relating to water transport · Construction work for water and sewage pipelines · Construction work for water projects · Drinking-water treatment plant construction work · Electrical installation work of pumping equipment · For water utilities · High voltage installation work · High-voltage · Industrial control software development services · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · +8 more

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published · win at most 5 of them
Lot #1Minor Civil 3 yrs

Lot 1 - Minor Civil - Repair, maintenance and installation of new civil Engineering assets and pipework.

Contract period: 15 Jun 2026 – 18 Jun 2029 (3 yrs)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Minor Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) 3 yrs
Lot #3Motor Control Centre (MCC) 3 yrs

Lot 3 - Motor Control Centre (MCC) - Repairs and modifications of existing mechanical and electrical assets including MCC assets

Contract period: 15 Jun 2026 – 18 Jun 2029 (3 yrs)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4High Voltage (HV) 3 yrs

Lot 4 - High Voltage (HV) - Installation of new HV assets, (excluding telemetry, software modifications to existing HV assets)

Contract period: 15 Jun 2026 – 18 Jun 2029 (3 yrs)
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Integration, control and automation (ICA) 3 yrs

Lot 5 - Integration, control and automation (ICA) - Design, installation, testing and commissioning of ICA software to include SCADA systems and associated hardware to include user interface and communication links.

Contract period: 15 Jun 2026 – 18 Jun 2029 (3 yrs)
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: The maximum of 4 suppliers per Lot
What this means for your bid
  • “Small Civils, Mechanical and Electrical Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Feb 2026, 17:29 GMT
Last source update
13 Feb 2026, 17:29 GMT
Authority reference
C-04329
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013639
Classification (CPV)
Ancillary works for water pipelinesAutomation systemConstruction work for buildings relating to water transportConstruction work for water and sewage pipelinesConstruction work for water projectsDrinking-water treatment plant construction workElectrical installation work of pumping equipmentFor water utilitiesHigh voltage installation workHigh-voltage
+10 moreIndustrial control software development servicesInstallation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065461 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
26 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Feb 2026 → 15 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published250 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 17:29 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period ends238 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    26 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts129 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AFFINITY WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityWater GB-COH: 02546950 Tamblin Way, Hatfield, East of England, AL109EZContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.