Official UK procurement notice
West Cannock Pumping Test and Treatment
Authority: Mining Remediation Authority (Central government)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Published estimate£1,200,000£1,200,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2025
Next notice expected 30 May 2025
Contract term 6 mostarts 5 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority invites you to tender for a contract for the provision to undertake a 3-month pumping test with a discharge of up to 10 litres per second from our existing borehole at our West Cannock coalfield. The mine water will require temporary treatment to remove, primarily zinc, iron and suspended solids, and achieve compliance with environmental permit. Then, the discharge of the mine water into the local watercourse from the treatment plant using a combination of overland pipes and an abandoned culvert.
The process will be managed through the Authority's e-Tendering portal, which provides a secure delivery mechanism and an auditable record of the process. There is no cost associated to using the e-Tendering portal and merely requires a short registration process.
As part of the Procurement Act 2023 there is a requirement for Contractors to provide Contractor information on the Central Digital Platform. This Contractors information will be required for a Contractors to submit a compliant tender as part of the process for this opportunity.
CPV: Dredging and pumping works · Pumping station construction work · Water-treatment work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£1,200,000
- Value
- £1,200,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
45232152 Pumping station construction work45232430 Water-treatment work45252124 Dredging and pumping works
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality — 70%
- Commercial — 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial — The total costs for each Contractor will be calculated. Price will be evaluated against the following methodology. The lowest TOTAL TENDERED COST (as identified in the Activity Schedule) would receive the full price percentage, with other tendered prices pro rata from this.
- Quality — Tenders will be assessed to ascertain the Contractor's ability to meet the technical requirements and will be scored in line with the 'Marking Criteria' below and a score out of 70 can be achieved.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Authority reference
CA18/05688- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e9baFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
In order to register for this opportunity please log onto - inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/ ↗. Once a Contractor is registered and you have been notified of your log in details, you will be able to log into the system and review the documentation for this project.
Timeline
8 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published5 Mar 2025, 11:43 GMT
- Next notice expected30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published383 days ago5 Sept 2025, 15:14 BST
- Clarification questions by358 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline341 days ago17 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by299 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts262 days ago5 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT
- Latest notice published222 days ago13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 13 Feb 2026 | CancelledThe Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) has taken the decision to formally abandon the current tender process for the West Cannock Pumping project. Following the closure of the tender for the West Cannock Pumping Test, the MRA has identified additional constraints and received information from the Environment Agency permitting team on likely consent requirements. These have provided further risks and constraints beyond those envisaged in the tender scope for the adequate treatment of the mine water. As such, a range of additional requirements must now be included to ensure that the treatment scheme can meet the proposed environmental permit requirements and mitigate associated risks to an acceptable level to be granted a permit by the regulator. The key additional risks and constraints are: 1. Imposition of a numerical concentration consent for ammoniacal nitrogen at 3 mg/L. No previous coal mine water treatment scheme has had a numerical concentration consent for this parameter. 2. Issues relating to dissolved nickel and manganese levels in the treated mine water requiring mitigation. 3. Concerns about the treatment process potentially increasing the salinity of the discharge by increasing chloride or sulphate levels. The above additional risks / constraints are not adequately addressed within the previous scope and therefore proceeding would expose the MRA to an unacceptable level of risk in relation to permit compliance failures and/or failure to obtain a permit. These additional risks require the following adjustments to the scope: 1. Inclusion of ammoniacal nitrogen management as an option within the overall treatment design (not previously included in the scope). 2. Inclusion of dissolved nickel and manganese management within the overall treatment design (not previously included in the scope). 3. Restriction on pH adjustment technologies to those that do not increase chloride or sulphate levels (exclusion of mineral acid addition - permitted by the previous tender). Bidders are reminded that, as stated in Section 18 (Acceptance Procedure) of the ITT, the Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and will not be responsible for, nor pay for, any expenses or losses incurred in the preparation of tenders. No guarantee can be given as to the value of any work or services that may be placed under any contract resulting from the tender process. The MRA intends to issue a revised tender reflecting the updated scope, which is anticipated to go live in early March. |
Notice history
12 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2025- Procurement termination notice published13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMTUK12
- Published value updated13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMTwas £1,200,000
- Status changed to complete13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Deadline withdrawn13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 15:17 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 15:14 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,200,0005 Sept 2025, 15:14 BST
- Status changed to active5 Sept 2025, 15:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 17 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST5 Sept 2025, 15:14 BST+91 days · was 18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Planned procurement notice published5 Mar 2025, 11:43 GMTUK3
Published amendments (1)
Missed the "T" out of treatment in the title.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 5 Mar 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender