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Published 23 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Warehouse racking supply maintenance and inspection

Official notice

Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Industrial machinery (42)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ2)
Published estimate£800,000≈ £200k / year · £960,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2026
Contract term 4 yrsends 13 Dec 2030 · up to 12 Dec 2034 with extensions · starts 15 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The nature of the work required is to design, supply, erect, install, inspect, remove, manage H&S regs (but not limited to) of all Warehouse racking, install and certification requirements for Southern Water.

CPV: Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport · Construction work for warehouses · Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings · Racking · Warehouse management system · Warehouse stores construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 yrsSMEPublished value£800,000
Contract period: 15 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 12 Dec 2034 with extensionsValue: £800,000 exc. VAT · £960,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: a 4 year contract with the option to extend up to another 4 years
39151100 Racking42965100 Warehouse management system45213000 Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport45213200 Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings45213220 Construction work for warehouses45213221 Warehouse stores construction work

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30%
  • Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: Technical questions to assess quality of product and services
  • Commercial: A commercial bid sheet to assess overall costs of product and services.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
Last source update
7 Sept 2026, 08:21 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Dec 2026
Authority reference
8
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084176
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transportConstruction work for warehousesConstruction work for warehouses and industrial buildingsRackingWarehouse management systemWarehouse stores construction work
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d283 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 Sept 2026, 08:02 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

View and join this event at: supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events ↗

Timeline

23 Oct 2025 → 15 Dec 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published369 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
  2. Market engagement353 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Request For Information to gauge market ability and services available

  3. Tender notice published50 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 08:21 BST
  4. Clarification questions by38 days ago
    19 Sept 2026, 08:02 BST
  5. Submission deadline20 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  7. Contract startsin 48 days
    15 Dec 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 49 days
    15 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    7 Sept 2026, 08:21 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £800,000
    7 Sept 2026, 08:21 BST
    was £210,000
  4. Status changed to active
    7 Sept 2026, 08:21 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    7 Sept 2026, 08:21 BST
  6. Deadline published: 7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    7 Sept 2026, 08:21 BST

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, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure