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Published 11 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of Electrolyser Cells

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£4,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to De Nora Water Technologies UK Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and delivery of seventeen (17) De Nora electrolyser cells to three United Utilities sites (Huntington, Sutton Hall & Oswestry). The procurement of these electrolyser cells achieves technical compatibility with the existing OEM kit and minimises disruption to treatment capacity and water quality.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
42912000 Liquid filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus

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
11 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST
Last source update
13 Nov 2025, 13:44 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073548
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058507 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The replacement cells are required for technical compatibility with the existing proprietary equipment currently in use on site while minimising disruption to treatment capacity and water quality.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 13:44 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
De Nora Water Technologies UK Services Ltd13 Nov 2025 – 18 Aug 2036£4,000,00031 Jul 2025Awarded

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 3LPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender