Official UK procurement notice
Major Infrastructure Planning and Consents, Support and Advisory Services
Authority: Anglian Water Services (Public body)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTo support Anglian Water Services in the development of its current and future major infrastructure programmes with the following activities:
a) Strategic Consenting Advisory: advice on local and national planning policy, planning routes including in particular Development Consent Order (DCO), consenting strategy, development phase risk management and assurance of the planning development and preparedness for Examination (progressive and independent).
b) Consenting Leadership & Management: Leadership of the projects consenting pathway and across a multi-disciplinary team throughout the pre-application and examination phases in accordance with relevant National Policy Statements, Planning legislation, associated guidance and relevant local policies. Strategic engagement with Local Planning Authorities, planning application for survey and early enabling works and assessment/ monitoring of overlapping planning applications.
c) DCO Application & Examination Management: project and production management of the suite of DCO documents and deliverables integrating content across multi-disciplinary team, ensuring robust definition of deliverables and production management through the review and approval process aligned to schedule. Project and production management for the pre-examination and examination phases ensuring Anglian Water adheres to all procedural and statutory requirements.
d) Specialist advisory services: support for specialist topics including Traffic & Transport planning case development and assessment; regulatory and consenting advice/support aligned to coastal and marine permits, coastal and marine consents application support.
e) Stakeholder and consultation strategy and delivery: expert support for the development and execution of non-statutory and statutory consultation with a range of stakeholders ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation and reputation management.
f) Land and property support and advisory: land agency, referencing, access for surveys, consultation engagement, expert compulsory purchase advice and management associated with DCO planning applications.
g) Environmental Services: expert advisory, strategy development, risk management, assurance and support in specialist areas such as Habitat Regulations Assessment. (The delivery of Environmental Impact Assessment is procured under Anglian Water's Programme Delivery Partner).
h) Post-consent Support: Discharge of requirements, compliance monitoring in the delivery phases and variation management.
The expected full framework agreement value is anticipated to be between approx. £50-99m over an expected 8 year period (4+4 year option).
A bespoke Anglian Water Services Framework Agreement with provision for individual NEC4 PSC/PSSC's call off's (selecting the most appropriate main option for payment based on the activity) shall be utilised.
Work allocation will be based on call off PSC/PSSC contracts via either mini competition or direct award mechanism, details to be provided as part of the the Tender Notice and Tender Documentation.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Phase 1 - RFI (selection stage) including market launch event across all lots, bidders shortlisted and invited to Phase 2 - Q1 2026 Phase 2a - RFP (proposal stage) for Lots 1, 2 and 3 - Q1-Q2 2026 Phase 2b - RFP (proposal stage) for Lots 4 and 5 - Q2-Q3 2026 Phase 3a - Potential final negotiations & submission phase (TBC) for Lots 1, 2 and 3 - Q1-Q2 2026 Phase 3b - Potential final negotiations & submission phase (TBC) for Lots 4 and 5 -Q2-Q3 2026 Phase 4a - Standstill and contract award for Lots 1, 2 and 3 - Q2 2026 Phase 4b - Standstill and contract award for Lots 4 and 5 - Q3 2026 Anglian Water Services reserves the right to review and amend this approach in line with the regulations. Any changes will be formally communicated and captured within the subsequent Tender Notice and associated Instructions to Participants.
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 21 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 6 Sept 2026
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Strategic Consenting Advisory ServicesPlannedRenewalPublished value£13,800,000
Strategic Consenting Advisory: advice on local and national planning policy, planning routes in particular Development Consent Order (DCO), consenting strategy, development phase risk management and assurance of the planning case development and preparedness for Examination (progressive and independent). Includes for provision of coastal and marine consenting to support Anglian Water Services Desalination and Coastal Programmes of work.
Expected lot amount over framework term: £8.6 - 17.2m
- Condition of participationshortlisting
To be communicated as part of the tender notice.
Lot #2Consenting leadership, management and DCO application & examination management servicesPlannedRenewalPublished value£35,000,000
Leadership of the projects consenting pathway and across a multi-disciplinary team throughout the pre-application and examination phases in accordance with relevant National Policy Statements, Planning legislation, associated guidance and relevant local policies.
Strategic engagement with Local Planning Authorities, planning application for survey and early enabling works and assessment/ monitoring of overlapping planning applications.
Project and production management of the suite of DCO deliverables integrating content across multi-disciplinary team, ensuring robust definition of deliverables and production management through the review and approval process aligned to schedule.
Project and production management for the pre-examination and examination phases ensuring Anglian Water adheres to all procedural and statutory requirements.
Discharge of requirements, compliance monitoring in the delivery phases and variation management.
Includes for provision of coastal and marine consenting to support Anglian Waters Desalination and coastal programmes of work.
Expected lot amount over framework term: £22 - 44m
- Condition of participationshortlisting
as per lot 1.
Lot #3Environmental ServicesPlannedRenewalPublished value£1,600,000
Expert advisory, assurance and support in specialist environmental areas such as Habitat Regulations Assessment.
The delivery of Environmental Impact Assessment is not required as will be procured under Anglian Water's Programme Delivery Partner.
Expected lot amount over framework term: between £1 - 2m.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
as per lot 1.
Lot #4Stakeholder and Consultation Support & Advisory ServicesPlannedRenewalPublished value£13,400,000
Stakeholder and consultation strategy and delivery: expert support for the development and execution of non-statutory and statutory consultation with a range of stakeholders ensuring legal compliance (Planning Act 2008 & guidance), risk mitigation, issue resolution and reputation management.
Expected lot amount over framework term: between £8.4 - 16.7m.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
as per lot 1.
Lot #5Land and Property Support & Advisory ServicesPlannedRenewalPublished value£16,000,000
Land and property support and advisory: land agency, referencing, access for surveys, consultation engagement, expert compulsory purchase advice and management associated with DCO and planning applications.
Expected lot amount over framework term: £10-20m.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
as per lot 1.
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- “Major Infrastructure Planning and Consents, Support and Advisory…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 21 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Anglian Water Services buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up
Anglian Water Services’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →
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Lot #1Strategic Consenting Advisory ServicesCPV 7131Published estimate£14m
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Lot #2Consenting leadership, management and DCO application & examination management servicesCPV 7131Published estimate£35m
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Lot #3Environmental ServicesCPV 7131Published estimate£1.6m
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Lot #4Stakeholder and Consultation Support & Advisory ServicesCPV 7131Published estimate£13m
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Lot #5Land and Property Support & Advisory ServicesCPV 70Published estimate£16m
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About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2026
- First published
- 27 Nov 2025, 21:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 16:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
PA-2025-0182- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014930- Accelerated
- Pre-selected tenderers - utilities/not central government
- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eaa9Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
To be communicated as part of the tender notice and documents as applicable.
- How it runs
Phase 1 - RFI (selection stage) including market launch event across all lots, bidders shortlisted and invited to Phase 2 - Q1 2026
Phase 2a - RFP (proposal stage) for Lots 1, 2 and 3 - Q1-Q2 2026
Phase 2b - RFP (proposal stage) for Lots 4 and 5 - Q2-Q3 2026
Phase 3a - Potential final negotiations & submission phase (TBC) for Lots 1, 2 and 3 - Q1-Q2 2026
Phase 3b - Potential final negotiations & submission phase (TBC) for Lots 4 and 5 -Q2-Q3 2026
Phase 4a - Standstill and contract award for Lots 1, 2 and 3 - Q2 2026
Phase 4b - Standstill and contract award for Lots 4 and 5 - Q3 2026
Anglian Water Services reserves the right to review and amend this approach in line with the regulations. Any changes will be formally communicated and captured within the subsequent Tender Notice and associated Instructions to Participants.
- Risks
To be communicated as part of the tender notice and documents as applicable.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Nov 2025 → 6 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published334 days ago27 Nov 2025, 21:33 GMT
- Latest notice published251 days ago18 Feb 2026, 16:03 GMT
- Tender notice expected202 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends188 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by67 days ago21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago6 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025- Planned procurement notice published27 Nov 2025, 21:33 GMTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published1 Dec 2025, 13:53 GMTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published5 Dec 2025, 09:51 GMTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published18 Feb 2026, 16:03 GMTUK3
Published amendments (3)
Updates made to this Planned procurement notice as of 1st December 2025: Deadlines for requests to participate (estimated) amended to 16th February 2025 at 23:59.
Deadlines for requests to participate (estimated) amended to 16th February 2026 at 23:59.
Anglian Water are developing the tender and commercial documentation and will come to market formally in late Q1/April 2026. Anticipated dates have been updated in the PPN.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 27 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender