Official UK procurement notice
Sustainable Drainage and Habitat Restoration Framework
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this tender is select suppliers to provide Sustainable Drainage and Habitat Restoration services. Bidders may submit proposals for any or all of the following Lots:
Lot 1: Land Management
Lot 2A: Biodiversity Improvement and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) - BNG Project Work
Lot 2B: Biodiversity Improvement and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) - Purchase of BNG Units
Lot 3: SuDS: Sustainable Drainage Systems
Lot 4: Habitat Restoration
Lot 5: Environmental Monitoring
- How the procedure runs: Full details can be found in the tender documents.
CPV: Environmental engineering consultancy services · Environmental improvement works · Environmental management · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Environmental rehabilitation · Environmental services · Environmental training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 24 Jun 2026
Published description of the framework
Full details provided in the tender documents
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £1,300,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Land ManagementRenewalceiling above
Catchment and Nature Based Solutions including land management and pollution management advice, surveys, design, delivery and optioneering. To include outreach and education campaign services in the community such as schools and stakeholder groups.
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
Lot #2SuDS: Sustainable Drainage SystemsRenewalceiling above
Catchment, green infrastructure and Nature Based Solutions including Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) advice, design, delivery and optioneering. To include outreach and education campaign services in the community such as schools and stakeholder groups.
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
Lot #3Habitat RestorationRenewalceiling above
Habitat Restoration including terrestrial and river restoration scheme design, assessments, delivery, ongoing management and optioneering. To include outreach and education campaign services in the community such as schools and stakeholder groups.
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
Lot #4Environmental MonitoringRenewalceiling above
Environmental monitoring and modelling to include field work, citizen science, data sharing, analysis and project reporting.
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
Lot #5Biodiversity Improvement and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) - BNG Project WorkRenewalceiling above
Catchment, green infrastructure and Nature Based Solutions for biodiversity improvement including Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) advice, surveys, metrics, design, delivery, long term assessment monitoring, administrative agreements, maintenance and optioneering. To include outreach and education campaign services in the community such as schools and stakeholder groups.
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
Lot #6Biodiversity Improvement and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) - Purcahase of BNG UnitsRenewalceiling above
This covers Biodiversity Improvement and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) - Purcahase of BNG Units.
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: Response to Technical Questions
- Commercial: Response to Commercial Document
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Sustainable Drainage and Habitat Restoration Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
Prj_7469- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008485- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06130aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
See Tender documents for full details.
- How it runs
Full details can be found in the tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
If you are interested in bidding for this tender, please be aware that you will need to have registered on the central digital platform before you will be able to bid. This will require you to complete some information and then you will be provided with a unique identifier. For more information on how to register, please follow the below link:
how to register on the CDP
Timeline
30 Jan 2026 → 24 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Clarification questions by249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends237 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown4 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by126 days ago23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts126 days ago24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published30 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender