Supply, Storage & Delivery

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

ServicesAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable

Sectors: Collected and purified water (41)Public utilities (65) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Planned pipeline value£1,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 2 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 1 yrends 1 Jun 2027 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

United Utilities must comply with Security & Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD), which is a statutory document produced under the provisions of Section 208 of the Water Industry Act 1991. Under SEMD measures, should the piped water supply fail, UU must plan to provide 10 litres of water per head of population within the first 24 hours and every 24-hour period thereafter until the piped water supply is restored. The volume to be supplied rises to 20 litres per head of populated per day after 5 days. There are also expectations around the provision of supplies to vulnerable sector groups which UU considers as Priority Services customers. We’re exploring supplier options for bottled water provision, PSR support, mass handouts, and tankering.

CPV: Drinking water · Drinking-water distribution · Operation of water supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 1 yrSME

Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2027 (1 yr)

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

41110000 Drinking water 65111000 Drinking-water distribution 65130000 Operation of water supplies

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jun 2025, 15:19 BST
Last source update: 13 Jun 2025, 15:19 BST
Authority reference: PRO004243
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-032354
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Drinking waterDrinking-water distributionOperation of water supplies
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0548b6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

13 Jun 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
13 Jun 2025, 15:19 BST
Market engagement
1 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
Tender notice expected390 days ago
2 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts148 days ago
1 Jun 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
13 Jun 2025, 15:19 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Utilities Water Limited

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-PPON: PVVB-5589-BWHX Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, North West, WA5 3LPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender13 Jun 2025, 15:19 BST