Official UK procurement notice
Water Hygiene Maintenance Services
Authority: Buckingham Palace (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSummary of Contract Scope for Water Hygiene Services
The contract shall contain a number of sites across London & Windsor.
Applicants must be technically able to deliver against the contract scope as follows:
a. Planned maintenance according to the water risk assessment written schemes across all sites.
b. Reactive water hygiene remedials arising from water sampling results across all sites detailed above.
c. Routine maintenance of plant equipment, including magnetic filters, Orca copper silver systems, water softeners, ENWA filtration units, and swimming pools.
d. Improvement, corrections and adjustments to water systems, as recommended under the risk assessment.
e. Additional plumbing works, as agreed.
f. Additional water hygiene sampling and other services, as agreed.
g. Receive, update, and close out work using the RHPS CAFM system.
h. Performance of all maintenance services in accordance with regulatory requirements and recommendations (e.g. O&M manuals and manufacturer’s recommendations), as appropriate to each Royal Household Property.
i.Maintain industry standards and best practice maintenance and operation throughout the Royal Household Estates.
j.Undertake full safety checks on all relevant systems, plant and equipment to ensure full compliance with European and British Standards, Building and Fire Safety Regulations, other statutory and legislative minimum standards, the requirements of the RHPS, and any other relevant technical publications.
k.Perform asset list validation and asset tagging of water system assets in the first 90 days of the contract via the RHPS CAFM system. This includes updating relevant schematics and drawings to reflect updates / changes.
l.Record and publish findings in regular service reports, including identifying low-use outlets, vacant properties and out of bounds / construction areas that could pose increased risk to water hygiene.
m.Maintain all systems appropriate to the operating parameters of the Royal Household Property and assets.
n.Provide training tools and materials to RHPS personnel, including for flushing and other agreed activities.
o.Endeavour to prolong system life and recommend to the RHPS any variations to system requirements, that would reflect improved value for money. The first report will be six (6) months post the commencement date of the contract.
p.Identify to the RHPS team energy and water optimization and reduced utility consumption opportunities. The first report will be six (6) months post the commencement date of the contract.
q.Identify potential system risks, and suggest innovative improvements or solutions.
r.Propose improved control mechanisms and additional equipment to improve the systems.
s.Identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
t.Maintain all work areas in a clean, tidy and safe condition free from oil, grease, dust, debris, foreign objects, inappropriate storage and rubbish which will include keeping all work areas in an orderly state.
u.Regular reporting to the RHPS, where the contract will be reviewed against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
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CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction · Installation services of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water · Repair and maintenance services of water meters · Water plumbing work · Water softening services · Water-treatment work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
- Authority reference
0046_PPTO- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067207- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 6 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published371 days ago21 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
- Tender notice expected357 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Market engagement357 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
The Royal Household will be hosting a brief, virtual session which is aimed to introduce the project & invite suggestions for innovation & improvement. This session is scheduled for Monday 3rd November, time TBC, please contact procurement@royal.uk for the invitation.
- Contract starts204 days ago6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Oct 2025, 16:05 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender