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Published 1 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Habitat Restoration Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£120,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 3 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southern Water have an upcoming tender requirement for a Framework for Habitat Restoration. The Framework will support Southern Waters AMP8 commitments to improve environmental and water quality in partnership with environmental Non-Governmental Organisations and commercial organisations across the Region.

CPV: Environmental services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Habitat Restoration Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
Authority reference
Prj_
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061482
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a638 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

1 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
  2. Market engagement369 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Questionnaire to return by 10th Oct 2025. Pre-Market Engagement Session to be held on 17th Oct 2025 (in person or online).

  3. Tender notice expected359 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts211 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Water Services Limited

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-PPON: PBJQ-2231-ZRPG Southern Water, Southern House, Worthing, South East, Bn13 3NXContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure