Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
WINEP Peatland Requirements
BuyerUNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published17 Apr 2026
What is being bought
United Utilities (UU) has several regulatory obligations across multiple work packages, including: • Colour Investigations (Regulatory Date: March 2027) • Net-Zero Enhancement (Peatland Restoration) (Regulatory Date: March 2030) • WINEP Restoration Pipeline (Regulatory Date: March 2030) • Hodder Stocks Colour Phase 2 (Regulatory Date: March 2030) By awarding this contract to Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Wildlife Trust, United Utilities can leverage their existing landowner relationships, historic data already available, and seek out appropriate grant funding. Award splits are as follows: 2 x Direct Awards with Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT) and Lancashire County Council (LCC) LWT £1,183,886.19 LCC £1,064,716.98
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
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Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThe requirement is a continuation of services that have already been delivered under partnership arrangements and re-tendering these services or appointing a new supplier would disrupt delivery and compromise the integrity of ongoing programmes.
Rationale classificationsadditionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
Value£1,200,000
Contract periodFrom 30 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2030
2
Statusactive
SupplierLancashire County Council
Value£1,100,000
Contract periodFrom 30 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2030
Documents & submission route
No documents are published in the current source record.
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06817a |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 035166-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Apr 17 2026 11:43:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 2 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 3 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | award, contract | 035166-2026 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | award, contract | 033514-2026 |
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