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# Winter Gritting Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winter-gritting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbb1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** AFFINITY WATER LIMITED: "Winter Gritting Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: intendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [AFFINITY WATER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/affinity-water-limited-GB-COH-02546950)
- **Published Value:** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ice-clearing services, Snow-clearing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH21, UKH23, UKH24, UKH25, UKH3, UKI5, UKJ13, UKJ44
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winter-gritting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbb1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bbb1`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winter-gritting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbb1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [intendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fintendhost.co.uk%2Faffinitywater).)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winter-gritting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbb1#participate

## Description
Affinity Water (AW) has a requirement for the provision of reactive gritting services to support AW's Control Operations team across all AW operational regions.
The Agreement will cover the provision of reactive gritting services across all AW operational areas and associated postcodes in response to adverse winter weather conditions and operational incidents, including burst activity.
Services include:
•	Reactive gritting and salting services.
•	Emergency response attendance during freezing conditions.
•	Treatment of operational sites, access routes, and customer impacted areas where required.
•	Provision of plant, vehicles, operatives and materials necessary to deliver the service.
•	Out-of-hours, weekend and emergency call-out capability.
•	Management reporting and service performance monitoring.
•	Compliance with AW operational processes, site safety requirements and RAMS.
The following services are excluded from scope:
•	Planned gritting services currently managed under separate GM arrangements by Estates.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90620000, 90630000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH, UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £800,000

- **Contract Period:** 18/10/2026 to 18/10/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059221-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-24T08:47:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:04:53.508Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bbb1