Official UK procurement notice
MIEX · UK public procurement notice
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£3,765,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 18 Nov 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ixom Miex UK Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMIEX DOC and MIEX Gold resins (polymers with magnetised components) are used at Yorkshire Water sites in an advanced ion exchange process to disinfect and remove dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from raw water, addressing issues of colour, odour and taste.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- 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
- 10 Nov 2025, 17:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 17:46 GMT
- Authority reference
C3345- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074983- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de1fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The supplier has a patent for the product.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Nov 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published342 days ago18 Nov 2025, 17:46 GMT
- Standstill ends333 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published10 Nov 2025, 17:50 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Nov 2025, 17:46 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected29 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £3,765,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ixom Miex UK LtdCM3345 MIEX1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: Possible 1 year extension. | £3,765,000 | 18 Nov 2025standstill to 27 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MIEX UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender