Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Membranes · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Water
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR) / Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) approved membranes and ancillary equipment including installation and maintenance.
CPV: Drinking water · Filtration plant equipment · Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water · Water filtration apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
- Authority reference
SW25/W&WTE/1520- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026353- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06719dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Scottish Water (SW) intends to purchase DWQR/DWI approved membranes and ancillary parts, equipment, installation and maintenance of membranes from Dupont de Nemours Inc as required to suit SW business needs. Dupont de Nemours Inc are the manufacturer of the membranes. SW will purchase these membranes and services via the manufacturer's nominated distribution route for the products and services. Currently the manufacturer's sole UK distributor is FilmTec Water UK Ltd (previously Specialty Electronic Materials Ltd). The purchase of these membranes and ancillary services will enable Scottish Water to continue to meet its regulatory requirements to provide safe drinking water which complies with DWQR regulations by utilising DWI compliant membranes in its water treatment works. The products can only be provided by the stated supplier due to the exclusive rights of supply that is held by them and the requirement for DWQR/DWI compliance.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FilmTec Water UK Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026353-2026-1 · FilmTec Water UK Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FilmTec Water UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.