Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PRO004895 - Flow and Asset Management Surveys including Wastewater surveys

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£20,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 19 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

United Utilities is looking to re-procure its current framework for Flow and Asset Management Surveys. The current extension will end 31st January 2026 and the new framework will look to commence on 1st February 2026. The framework will constitute 2 Lots: Lot 1 - Wastewater Network Asset Surveys Lot 2 - Flow & Water Quality Surveys Services required under the Lots are as follows: Lot 1: a) Manhole Surveys b) Pumping Station Surveys c) Combined Sewer Overflow (“CSO”) Surveys d) Impermeability Surveys e) Drainage Connectivity Surveys Lot 2 services will be required in river, in sewer and in waste water treatment works (WwTW) as follows: a) installing sewer depth and flow monitors, b) river depth monitors, c) river stage boards, d) rain gauges, e) portable wastewater samplers, f) dissolved oxygen/temperature monitors, g) monitoring the equipment either continuously or for wet weather and dry weather events. h) all telemetry raw data, with the exception of rain gauges to be capable of being viewed live via a website and downloaded by the Procurer at all times. i) collection and processing of data in accordance with the requirements of the Call-Off Particulars of the required Survey, and j) production of reports in accordance with the requirements of the Call-Off Particulars of the required Survey. Surveys in a river may include Time of Travel Surveys and river flow gaugings together with continuous monitoring for the following: a) Time of travel surveys b) River flow gauging c) Continuous monitoring of: i) dissolved oxygen (mg/l) ii) dissolved oxygen (% Saturation) iii) temperature iv) phosphorus v) phosphate vi) pH monitoring vii) turbidity viii) chlorophyll ix) conductivity x) ammonium Surveys in WwTW will comprise a combination of flow and quality monitoring. Surveys may be for flow alone or for flow and quality monitoring combined. Surveys may be for sewer, river or treatment works in isolation or in combination The services required are to be provided in Cheshire, Merseyside, Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.

CPV: Added-value database services · Data analysis services · Data capture services · Data collection and collation services · Data storage services · Data supply services · Data transmission services · Drinking-water distribution · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Flow-monitoring services · Operation of a water-purification plant · Operation of water supplies · +9 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs from 2 Feb 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
i

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
  • “PRO004895 - Flow and Asset Management Surveys including Wastewater…” 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
11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
Authority reference
PRO004895
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039141
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Added-value database servicesData analysis servicesData capture servicesData collection and collation servicesData storage servicesData supply servicesData transmission servicesDrinking-water distributionEnvironmental monitoring other than for constructionFlow-monitoring services
+11 moreOperation of a water-purification plantOperation of water supplies
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055d57 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
—

Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
  2. Market engagement
    1 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Tender notice expected
    19 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts269 days ago
    2 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 10:00 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

United Utilities Water Limited

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-PPON: PVVB-5589-BWHX Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, North West, WA5 3LPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure