Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Wastewater Sample Systems
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUnited Utilities require the standardisation of the final effluent monitoring stations as part of UU's Project Blueprint programme. Project Blueprint is UU's strategic standardisation programme, focused on creating and deploying standardised assets, systems and solutions across the business. By adopting an industrialised approach to the design, procurement and delivery of assets, Blueprint aims to reduce engineering and commercial effort, improve delivery efficiency, lower whole-life costs and carbon emissions, and enhance operational consistency. All wastewater treatment works require final effluent monitoring. As part of AMP8 we have a large number of sites picking up numeric and phosphorous consents for the first time. Due to these 'first time' and additional consent projects are also coupled with a need to replace/update existing sites monitoring equipment sample systems are required for wastewater. Scope; To provide packaged final effluent monitoring stations using UU Framework Instruments. Instruments/displays are required to be mounted within a GRP kiosk on a suitable backboard arrangement. Variants include but are not limited to; To cover 'standard' sanitary determinants using turbidity (BOD, COD, Suspended Solids) To cover Ammonia & pH To cover p-removal - phosphorous (P and Fe), with space to add pH as an option
CPV: Analysers · Analysis apparatus · Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment · Measuring instruments
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Aug 2027
Who may buy through it
The framework agreement may be available for use by United Utilities Water Limited and other affiliated entities. Details of eligible contracting authorities will be confirmed in the procurement documentation.
Published description of the framework
Details of the framework operation are currently being finalised however is likely to be a framework agreement. The procurement documents will provide further information on the proposed framework structure, duration, supplier appointment arrangements, and call-off procedures.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewalPublished value£0
- Value
- £0 exc. VAT · £0 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Maximum term of 10 years, with an initial term of 5 years.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 30 Jun 2027, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
PRO005171- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07760f
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
- 31 May 2027, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 May 2027, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today21 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
- Tender notice expectedin 133 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions byin 237 days17 May 2027, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsin 252 days · period end, not a bid countdown31 May 2027, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 282 days30 Jun 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 313 days1 Aug 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- Planned procurement notice published21 Sept 2026, 10:03 BSTUK3
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender