Tactical Water Support (TWS)

Official notice

Authority: National Armament Director Group (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£26,400,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 31 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 5 yrs 6 moends 31 Aug 2032 · up to 31 Aug 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

TWS will support the force operating in the land environment, wherever it may be deployed worldwide, by providing the capability to ensure self-sufficiency for water. This includes the capability to manage water from its raw source to the point at which potable and palatable water is required by the user. It will provide the ability to collect, hold, package, and distribute water within the unit.

Equipment will be provided by the Authority as Government Furnished Eqiupment (GFE), to be managed by the TWS Contractor under a Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) arrangement, with equipment held at agreed readiness levels.

CPV: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services · Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water · Repair and maintenance services of pumps · Water containers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrs 6 moSME

Contract period: 1 Mar 2027 – 31 Aug 2032 (5 yrs 6 mo) · up to 31 Aug 2035 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

42912300 Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water 44613500 Water containers 50111000 Fleet management, repair and maintenance services 50511000 Repair and maintenance services of pumps

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: Defence & security
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 May 2025, 09:28 BST
Last source update: 20 May 2025, 09:28 BST
Authority reference: 61978978
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-022975
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Fleet management, repair and maintenance servicesMachinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying waterRepair and maintenance services of pumpsWater containers
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0517ee Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

20 May 2025 → 1 Mar 2027 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
20 May 2025, 09:28 BST
Tender notice expected
31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Today
26 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 126 days
1 Mar 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
20 May 2025, 09:28 BST
UK1

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

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender20 May 2025, 09:28 BST