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Published 14 Oct 2026, 11:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of PE Pipes and Fittings

Authority: Scottish Water

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£33,000,000envelope for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Admission open until 14 Nov 202612:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Scottish Water is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier(s) to a Framework Agreement for the supply of Polyethylene (PE) Pipes and Polyethylene (PE) Fittings to support its capital investment programmes, operational activities and maintenance requirements across Scotland.

CPV: Pipe fittings · Pipes · Pipes and fittings

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1PE PipesRenewalPublished value£30,000,000

Scottish Water is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier(s) to a Framework Agreement for the supply of Polyethylene (PE) Pipes to support its capital investment programmes, operational activities and maintenance requirements across Scotland.<br/><br/>The Framework will cover the design, manufacture, testing, supply and delivery of PE pipes used within Scottish Water's water and wastewater infrastructure networks.<br/><br/>The successful supplier(s) shall provide a comprehensive service including, but not limited to:<br/><br/>-Design and manufacture of PE pipes in accordance with relevant industry standards and specifications.<br/>-Product testing, quality assurance and certification requirements.<br/>-Supply and delivery of products to Scottish Water sites and contractor locations throughout Scotland.<br/>-Provision of off-loading services where required.<br/>-Technical support and specialist expertise relating to product selection, application and installation.<br/>-Assistance with project-specific requirements and engineering solutions.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland
Extensions: The initial Framework Agreement duration will be for 48 months. Thereafter, SW reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement at their sole discretion, for a further four (4) years worth of extension options subject to satisfactory performance, value for money and continued requirements.Second stage: up to 15 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2PE FittingsRenewalPublished value£3,000,000

Scottish Water is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to a Framework Agreement for the supply of Polyethylene (PE) Fittings to support its capital investment programmes, operational activities and maintenance requirements across Scotland.<br/><br/>The Framework will cover the design, manufacture, testing, supply and delivery of PE fittings used within Scottish Water's water and wastewater infrastructure networks.<br/><br/>The successful supplier shall provide a comprehensive service including, but not limited to:<br/><br/>-Design and manufacture of PE fittings in accordance with relevant industry standards and specifications.<br/>-Product testing, quality assurance and certification requirements.<br/>-Supply and delivery of products to Scottish Water sites and contractor locations throughout Scotland.<br/>-Provision of off-loading services where required.<br/>-Technical support and specialist expertise relating to product selection, application and installation.<br/>-Assistance with project-specific requirements and engineering solutions.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland
Extensions: The initial Framework Agreement duration will be for 48 months. Thereafter, SW reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement at their sole discretion, for a further four (4) years worth of extension options subject to satisfactory performance, value for money and continued requirements.Second stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    See Procurement Documents for further information.

What this means for your bid
  • “The Supply of PE Pipes and Fittings” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Scottish Water buys Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items (CPV 4416), and who usually turns up

Scottish Water’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items (CPV 4416) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerScottish Water · division 44
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 7 of 8 known-size awards · market: CPV 4416 · Scotland, n=8
88%88%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in Scotland.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 3 of 13 known-location awards · market: CPV 4416 · Scotland, n=11
23%27%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Scotland.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: division 44 · UK-wide, n=45
—82 days

Half of these awards were announced within 82 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 2 procurements with awards; rival share unknown · market: division 44 · UK-wide, n=90
—22%

Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer5 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 44
0% had one bid
The market5 lots with bid counts · CPV 4416 · Scotland
0% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid0% / 0%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts.
2–360% / 60%
Buyer: 3 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 5 lots with published bid counts.
4–640% / 40%
Buyer: 2 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 5 lots with published bid counts.
7+0% / 0%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.

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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

The matcher links this notice to “The Provision of Service Fittings, Collars and UP Valves” of this authority, but none of the 5 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.

Lot #1PE PipesCPV 4416300095 monthsPublished estimate£30m
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

4expected bids1% single-bid risk
forecast from 4 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid1%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 1%. This is a forecast.
2–353%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 53%. This is a forecast.
4–639%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 39%. This is a forecast.
7+8%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 8%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
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Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueMatch
Aliaxis UK LimitedEarlier contractProvision of Barrier Pipe and Fittingsnotice published Oct 2023——54% match
ID Systems UK LtdWorked for this buyerSupply of Water Sampling Kiosksnotice published Nov 2024——79% match
FPP Scotland LtdWorked for this buyerThe Provision of Service Fittings, Collars and UP Valvesnotice published Nov 2025Service Fittings—77% match
R2M LtdWorked for this buyerThe Provision of Service Fittings, Collars and UP Valvesnotice published Nov 2025Service Fittings—77% match
Atlantic Plastics LimitedWorked for this buyerThe Provision of Service Fittings, Collars and UP Valvesnotice published Nov 2025Service Fittings—77% match

Who could compete for this lot?
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Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Restricted route (Stage 2 ITT / Shortlist): Bidding is restricted to invited candidates who qualified at Stage 1. Uninvited suppliers cannot participate in this round.
SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Earlier contract2 wins in Scotland3 panel places
2 awards in 36m · last 11 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
1 win in Scotland9 panel places
£4.3m19 awards in 36m · last this month3 live · £148k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=4
£77m7 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago5 live · £52m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

28% below n=2
10 panel places
£2.5m11 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago4 live · £16m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
11 panel places
£6.3m21 awards in 36m · last 1 months agoNone on file3% below n=4
Lot #2PE FittingsCPV 4416300095 monthsPublished estimate£3.0m
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

4expected bids1% single-bid risk
forecast from 4 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid1%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 1%. This is a forecast.
2–354%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 54%. This is a forecast.
4–640%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 40%. This is a forecast.
7+5%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 5%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueMatch
Aliaxis UK LimitedEarlier contractProvision of Barrier Pipe and Fittingsnotice published Oct 2023——54% match
FPP Scotland LtdWorked for this buyerThe Provision of Service Fittings, Collars and UP Valvesnotice published Nov 2025Service Fittings—79% match
Atlantic Plastics LimitedWorked for this buyerThe Provision of Service Fittings, Collars and UP Valvesnotice published Nov 2025Service Fittings—79% match
R2M LtdWorked for this buyerThe Provision of Service Fittings, Collars and UP Valvesnotice published Nov 2025Service Fittings—79% match
ID Systems UK LtdWorked for this buyerSupply of Water Sampling Kiosksnotice published Nov 2024——78% match

Who could compete for this lot?
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Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Restricted route (Stage 2 ITT / Shortlist): Bidding is restricted to invited candidates who qualified at Stage 1. Uninvited suppliers cannot participate in this round.
SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Earlier contract2 wins in Scotland3 panel places
2 awards in 36m · last 11 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
1 win in Scotland9 panel places
£4.3m19 awards in 36m · last this month3 live · £148k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=4
£77m7 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago5 live · £52m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

28% below n=2
10 panel places
£2.5m11 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago4 live · £16m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
11 panel places
£6.3m21 awards in 36m · last 1 months agoNone on file3% below n=4
About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Oct 2026, 11:36 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 11:36 BST
Authority reference
SW26/INF/1546
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096913
Classification (CPV)
Pipe fittingsPipesPipes and fittings
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078755 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

See Procurement Documents for further information

Publisher note: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projects

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via Atamis (Health Family)
Submission portal named on this notice: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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Requests to participate (first stage)
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Appointment period ends
14 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
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Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2026 → 14 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published1 day ago
    14 Oct 2026, 11:36 BST
  2. Today
    15 Oct 2026
  3. Admission / appointment period endsin 30 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    14 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Water

Contracting authorityWater The Bridge, 6 Buchanan Gate, Stepps, Glasgow, Scotland, G33 6FBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria