This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a dynamic market modification notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services
Authority: AFFINITY WATER LIMITED·On behalf of: ACHILLES INFORMATION LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUVDB Powered by Achilles is a Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market within the meaning of Section 34 to 40 of the Procurement Act 2023 which allows subscribing utilities to select suppliers for invitation to tender or negotiation and is operated by Achilles Information Ltd for Goods, Works & Services. The UVDB provides a common system for subscribing utility entities to select suppliers for invitation to participate in regulated procurement procedures. The utility entities which subscribe to the scheme are given at the following URL: www.achilles.com/uvdb/ ↗.
UVDB is a community-driven compliant commercial tool designed for regulated utilities in the UK and the wider UK utilities market which provide a list of qualified suppliers that are eligible to participate in future procurements.
It is a collaborative environment where utilities companies and suppliers work together to ensure high standards and compliance with legislative requirements. With an independent chair and equal representation across all utilities, UVDB promotes inclusivity and transparency, making it a trusted platform for both large enterprises and SMEs alike.
UVDB may also be used in the compilation of tender lists below the UK thresholds. The subscribing utility entities may alternatively make separate calls for competition in FTS for certain individual requirements. The UVDB is based on a coding system for works, supplies and services against which suppliers are registered on the system. The full list of UVDB product codes is available at the following URL: www.achilles.com/uvdb-qudm-notice/ ↗
Vendors not already registered on the UVDB should apply to Achilles using the contact details at Section in order to ensure that their details are available to subscribing utility entities or following URL: www.achilles.com/uvdb-powered-by-achi… ↗
Vendors already registered on the UVDB must ensure that their registration details are up to date in order to remain visible to the utility entities subscribing to UVDB. This can be done by visiting my.achilles.com ↗ and logging in using their unique login details.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Agricultural machinery · Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Chemical products · Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Collected and purified water · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work · Education and training services · +31 more
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market · active
- Market period
- 26 Feb 2025 – …
- Buyer regions
- UK
- Buyer types
- utilities
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
UVDB memberships are open to businesses of all sizes including VCSE and SMEs. Suppliers can also go further by adding extras like Verify audits, ethical employment audits and audit non-conformance reviews.
The current subscription rates are available at the following URL: www.achilles.com/features/uvdb-member… ↗
Who may buy through it
UVDB Powered by Achilles mainly covers utility entities in the fields of electricity, gas and water, and utility entities in the fields of port and airport related activities. Utility Contracting Authorities must be subscribers to the UVDB Powered by Achilles community to be able to use the UVDB QUDM.
Further details of all Contracting Authorities/Buying Customers using UVDB post the publishing of notices UK13 & UK14 can be found following URL: www.achilles.com/products/uvdb-qudm-n… ↗
- GD3 Logger Requirements · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED · 14 Oct 2026
- Supply of Specialist Control Valves, for use with actuators, including spares and ancillaries · Anglian Water Services · 13 Oct 2026
- Supply of Valves, Hydrants, Penstocks, Spares and Associated Products · Anglian Water Services · 9 Oct 2026
- Supply of Traffic Management · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED · 16 Sept 2026
- Underwater Pipeline Crossing Surveys & Remedial Works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED · 15 Sept 2026
Notices that name this market as their framework in the official record, latest 5 of 10. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
- Economic & financial standing
We propose to have the following areas as conditions of membership
a. Completion of registration process including
i. Completion of the question set
ii. Payment of fees
iii. Completion of the declaration section
Where necessary undertake an audit process as required by the participating contracting authorities
Verified by: Registration to UVDB Powered by Achilles is the first stage of qualification. You can join via http://www.achilles.com/uvdb Having completed the registration, you will be asked to pay your annual subscription to UVDB. The current subscription rates are available at the following URL: https://www.achilles.com/features/uvdb-membership-pricing-and-features/ Your full pre-qualification questionnaire, once completed can be submitted for validation following payment of your subscription. Validation is undertaken against the responses populated in the UVDB Powered by Achilles questionnaire by registered suppliers to the community. 3rd party validation is undertaken by Achilles Information on behalf of the subscribing Contracting Authorities in order to confirm the quality of the data provided. Methods according to which each of those conditions will be verified: Vendors of products considered to be high risk may be required by individual subscribing utility entities to undergo an independent audit covering health, safety, environment and quality systems under the Verify scheme. Further information, including the types and costs of audit are available via: https://www.achilles.com/uvdb-verify-audit/ In appropriate circumstances some utility contracting entities will apply a minimum scoring mechanism. Verify is not independent and vendors must have a subscription to UVDB. SSE plc have an additional level of risk assessment via their own systems, which links directly to UVDB. http://sse.com/potential-suppliers/ - Technical & professional ability
We propose to have the following areas as conditions of membership
a. Completion of registration process including
i. Completion of the question set
ii. Payment of fees
iii. Completion of the declaration section
Where necessary undertake an audit process as required by the participating contracting authorities
Verified by: Registration to UVDB Powered by Achilles is the first stage of qualification. You can join via http://www.achilles.com/uvdb Having completed the registration, you will be asked to pay your annual subscription to UVDB. The current subscription rates are available at the following URL: https://www.achilles.com/features/uvdb-membership-pricing-and-features/ Your full pre-qualification questionnaire, once completed can be submitted for validation following payment of your subscription. Validation is undertaken against the responses populated in the UVDB Powered by Achilles questionnaire by registered suppliers to the community. 3rd party validation is undertaken by Achilles Information on behalf of the subscribing Contracting Authorities in order to confirm the quality of the data provided. Methods according to which each of those conditions will be verified: Vendors of products considered to be high risk may be required by individual subscribing utility entities to undergo an independent audit covering health, safety, environment and quality systems under the Verify scheme. Further information, including the types and costs of audit are available via: https://www.achilles.com/uvdb-verify-audit/ In appropriate circumstances some utility contracting entities will apply a minimum scoring mechanism. Verify is not independent and vendors must have a subscription to UVDB. SSE plc have an additional level of risk assessment via their own systems, which links directly to UVDB. http://sse.com/potential-suppliers/
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).
- Economic & financial standing
We propose to have the following areas as conditions of membership
a. Completion of registration process including
i. Completion of the question set
ii. Payment of fees
iii. Completion of the declaration section
Where necessary undertake an audit process as required by the participating contracting authorities
Verified by: Registration to UVDB Powered by Achilles is the first stage of qualification. You can join via http://www.achilles.com/uvdb Having completed the registration, you will be asked to pay your annual subscription to UVDB. The current subscription rates are available at the following URL: https://www.achilles.com/features/uvdb-membership-pricing-and-features/ Your full pre-qualification questionnaire, once completed can be submitted for validation following payment of your subscription. Validation is undertaken against the responses populated in the UVDB Powered by Achilles questionnaire by registered suppliers to the community. 3rd party validation is undertaken by Achilles Information on behalf of the subscribing Contracting Authorities in order to confirm the quality of the data provided. Methods according to which each of those conditions will be verified: Vendors of products considered to be high risk may be required by individual subscribing utility entities to undergo an independent audit covering health, safety, environment and quality systems under the Verify scheme. Further information, including the types and costs of audit are available via: https://www.achilles.com/uvdb-verify-audit/ In appropriate circumstances some utility contracting entities will apply a minimum scoring mechanism. Verify is not independent and vendors must have a subscription to UVDB. SSE plc have an additional level of risk assessment via their own systems, which links directly to UVDB. http://sse.com/potential-suppliers/ - Technical & professional ability
We propose to have the following areas as conditions of membership
a. Completion of registration process including
i. Completion of the question set
ii. Payment of fees
iii. Completion of the declaration section
Where necessary undertake an audit process as required by the participating contracting authorities
Verified by: Registration to UVDB Powered by Achilles is the first stage of qualification. You can join via http://www.achilles.com/uvdb Having completed the registration, you will be asked to pay your annual subscription to UVDB. The current subscription rates are available at the following URL: https://www.achilles.com/features/uvdb-membership-pricing-and-features/ Your full pre-qualification questionnaire, once completed can be submitted for validation following payment of your subscription. Validation is undertaken against the responses populated in the UVDB Powered by Achilles questionnaire by registered suppliers to the community. 3rd party validation is undertaken by Achilles Information on behalf of the subscribing Contracting Authorities in order to confirm the quality of the data provided. Methods according to which each of those conditions will be verified: Vendors of products considered to be high risk may be required by individual subscribing utility entities to undergo an independent audit covering health, safety, environment and quality systems under the Verify scheme. Further information, including the types and costs of audit are available via: https://www.achilles.com/uvdb-verify-audit/ In appropriate circumstances some utility contracting entities will apply a minimum scoring mechanism. Verify is not independent and vendors must have a subscription to UVDB. SSE plc have an additional level of risk assessment via their own systems, which links directly to UVDB. http://sse.com/potential-suppliers/
- “UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Dynamic market
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
UVDB Powered by Achilles mainly covers utility entities in the fields of electricity, gas and water, and utility entities in the fields of port and airport related activities. Utility Contracting Authorities must be subscribers to the UVDB Powered by Achilles community to be able to use the UVDB QUDM.
Further details of all Contracting Authorities/Buying Customers using UVDB post the publishing of notices UK13 & UK14 can be found following URL: www.achilles.com/products/uvdb-qudm-n… ↗
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Feb 2025, 17:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 16:14 BST
- Authority reference
UVDB Powered by Achilles- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007099- Latest notice
- Dynamic market modification notice (UK15)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e7a8Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Achilles Supply Chain & Utilities- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Admission period ends
- —
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
submission fee · UVDB memberships are open to businesses of all sizes including VCSE and SMEs. Suppliers can also go further by adding extras like Verify audits, ethical employment audits and audit non-conformance reviews.
The current subscription rates are available at the following URL: www.achilles.com/features/uvdb-member… ↗
Contracts awarded by subscribing utility entities will be mainly for performance within the UK, although contracts may be awarded for other locations.
To join or enquire about the UVDB Powered by Achilles, please visit www.achilles.com/uvdb ↗
Contracting Authority UVDB members will provide, in their procurement event documentation, how submissions are to be made on an event-by-event basis.
Timeline
24 Feb 2025 → 19 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Tender notice published24 Feb 2025, 17:17 GMT
- Latest notice published64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 16:14 BST
Notice history
12 events · 11 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2025- Dynamic market intention notice published24 Feb 2025, 17:17 GMTUK13
- Dynamic market establishment notice published26 Feb 2025, 16:31 GMTUK14
- Dynamic market modification notice published9 Apr 2025, 10:35 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published18 Jul 2025, 10:18 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published18 Jul 2025, 10:23 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published23 Jul 2025, 12:32 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published23 Jul 2025, 13:33 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published24 Jun 2026, 12:57 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published6 Aug 2026, 12:10 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published6 Aug 2026, 12:13 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published6 Aug 2026, 12:16 BSTUK15
- Dynamic market modification notice published19 Aug 2026, 16:14 BSTUK15
Published amendments (10)
10 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (11)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 24 Jun 2026
- 2025-07: 4 releases · 18 Jul 2025, 23 Jul 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 9 Apr 2025
- 2025-02: 2 releases · 24 Feb 2025, 26 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awardsAwards so far
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
25 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- ACHILLES INFORMATION LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entitySystem provider to a supplier prequalification tool for compliant and efficient procurement
- ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- ARDROSSAN HARBOUR COMPANY LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utilityScottish devolved regulations apply
- CADENT GAS LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- CLYDEPORT OPERATIONS LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utilityScottish devolved regulations apply
- DWR CYMRU CYFYNGEDIGContracting authorityPrivate utilityWelsh devolved regulations apply
- EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCContracting authorityPrivate utility
- HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEDIGContracting authorityPrivate utilityWelsh devolved regulations apply
- HEYSHAM PORT LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCContracting authorityPrivate utility
- NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY NETWORKS LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utilityNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- PENNON GROUP PLCContracting authorityPrivate utility
- PORT OF SHEERNESS LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLCContracting authorityPrivate utility
- SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLCContracting authorityPrivate utility
- SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- SOUTH EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCContracting authorityPrivate utility
- SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLCContracting authorityPrivate utility
- SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
551 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 551 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 1SPATIAL GROUP LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- 1ST CHOICE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- 2 RENT UK LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- 24/7 POWER SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- 2I LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- 2JCP LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- 3D WEB TECHNOLOGIES LTDAdmitted to the market
- 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAdmitted to the market
- 3T TRAINING SERVICES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- 4-RAIL Services LimitedAdmitted to the market
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- 4-SITE POWER & FIBRE NETWORKS LTDAdmitted to the market
- 4RECYCLING LTDAdmitted to the market
- 6 Alpha Associates ltdAdmitted to the market
- A & M DEFENCE & MARINE SERVICES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A & M GENERATORS LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A & S INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A BETTER SERVICE LTDAdmitted to the market
- A CAMPBELL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTDAdmitted to the market
- A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A E YATES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A F HOWLAND ASSOCIATES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A I & Z A GRANT LTDAdmitted to the market
- A L S CIVIL ENGINEERS LTD.Admitted to the market
- A N WALLIS & COMPANY LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A R DEMOLITION LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A. I. G. ENGINEERING LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A.H.U.S. TRENCHLESS SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A.Hak Groep B.V.Admitted to the market
- A.P.B. GROUP LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- A1 WOKINGHAM WET WASTE LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- AAT WIND ENERGY LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- AB PIPELINES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ABACUS SHUTTERS LTDAdmitted to the market
- ABB LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LTDAdmitted to the market
- ABCO DIVERS LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ABEL ALARM COMPANY LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ABLE INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ABP MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ABRIOX LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ABS COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ABTECH LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ACASTER SAFETY MANAGEMENT LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ACCENT MARKETING AND RESEARCH LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ACCESS ALL AREAS (ROPE ACCESS) LTDAdmitted to the market
- ACCESS DIRECT SITE SERVICES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ACEDA LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- ACHILLES INFORMATION LIMITED (supplier)Admitted to the market
- ACTAVO (P.D.C.) LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (13)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Dynamic market modification notice Dynamic market modification notice on Find a Tender
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