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Published 12 Aug 2026, 10:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Standpipes Hire · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£3,600,000published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to AQUAM WATER SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The services to be provided by the Supplier are:

  • The external and internal hire of temporary metered standpipes as detailed in section 1.5.3 (Standpipe Specification), to Southern Water external and internal customers for use on the water distribution network, across the Southern Water region,
  • account management of Southern Water temporary metered standpipe hire customers,
  • application of service charges and customer invoicing for standpipe hires and water consumption.

The services include the following:

  • The planning, supervision and management of all resources necessary to complete the services,
  • the procurement, management, storage and delivery of all Plant, Equipment and Materials necessary to complete the services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Aug 2026, 10:31 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2026, 10:31 BST
Authority reference
Prj_8282
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076563
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e21c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Aquam is a monopoly supplier in the water utilities market for standpipe hire services

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 10:31 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,600,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AQUAM WATER SERVICES LIMITEDSME12 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2030 · up to 11 Aug 2034Extensions: ability to extend up to 4 years£3,600,000 inc. VAT—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Water Services Limited

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-PPON: PBJQ-2231-ZRPG Southern Water, Southern House, Worthing, South East, Bn13 3NXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AQUAM water services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09527628 Unit 10 & 12, Jubilee Parkway Jubilee Business Park, Derby, East Midlands, DE21 4BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender