Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 7 Oct 2026, 10:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Water and Waste Water Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Cumbria (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

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East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£338,360published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Anglian Water Business (National) Limited (trading as Wave Utilities)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Cumbria have moved to an alternative supplier for an existing contract via Framework Agreements for utility provision via TEC Water Framework TECPROC029.

CPV: Operation of water supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Water and waste water services via Framework TECPROC029Awarded

Delivery: North West

65130000 Operation of water supplies

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Oct 2026, 10:41 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2026, 10:41 BST
Authority reference: DA27-10
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-094581
Classification (CPV): Operation of water supplies
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
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South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07824f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This a move to an alternative supplier for an existing contract. The University of Cumbria is a member of The Energy Consortium (TEC) and therefore can access their Framework Agreements for utility provision. This contract is via the TEC Water Framework TECPROC029.

Publisher note: Cost is estimated annual.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £338,3601 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Anglian Water Business (National) Limited (trading as Wave Utilities)	£338,360 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 094581-2026-1 · Anglian Water Business (National) Limited (trading as Wave Utilities)
Signed
7 Oct 2026
Value
£338,360
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 06033238 Fusehill Street, Cumbria, North West, CA12HHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Anglian Water Business(National)Limited Trading as WaveAwarded supplierGB-COH: 3017251 Durham, North East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.