PRO004877- Tankering & Industrial Cleaning Framework
Estimated value
£327.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
3
Published
28 May 2026
Description
United Utilities Water Limited is procuring a single integrated framework for Tankering, Industrial Cleaning and Water Sludge Cake services across its water, wastewater, network and bioresources operations. The framework will replace existing fragmented legacy arrangements and provide a compliant route to market for planned, reactive and emergency operational services. The services include the collection, movement, transport and discharge of wastewater, sludge, sludge cake, solids and associated materials; industrial cleaning of operational wastewater, network, treatment and bioresources assets; and the collection, haulage, transfer and operational spreading of waterworks sludge cake and liquid sludge. The framework is expected to be split into three lots: Lot 1 Tankering Services, Lot 2 Industrial Cleaning Services, and Lot 3 Water Sludge Cake / Water Sludge Services. Suppliers admitted to the framework will be assessed as meeting United Utilities’ minimum technical, operational, commercial, health and safety, environmental, transport and compliance requirements. Admission to the framework will not guarantee work. Specific operational requirements will be allocated through separate call-off competitions, which will determine the Active Call-off Suppliers for relevant service areas, regions, asset types and capacity requirements. Other approved framework suppliers may be used for back-up, resilience, overflow, emergency or continuity requirements where Active Call-off Suppliers cannot meet demand.
Scope
- Reference
- PRO004877
- Total value
- £327,000,000 excluding VAT£392,400,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 26 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2030Possible extension to 25 Oct 2034
The framework agreement is expected to operate for an initial term of 4 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 2 years each. The maximum total framework term is therefore up to 8 years. Any extension will be at United Utilities’ discretion and subject to the final framework terms, ongoing operational requirements, supplier performance, value for money, service continuity, and continued business need.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 90513700341331003414452034223340900000009047000090513600905139009091310090917000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | — | price | 20.00% |
| Technical | — | quality | 80.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 08 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 4:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=105787&TID100110910&B= ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 3 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOT-0001 | Lot 1 Tankering | £160.0m | active |
| LOT-0002 | Lot 2 Industrial Cleaning | £150.0m | active |
| LOT-0003 | Lot 3 Water Sludge Cake (1) | £17.0m | active |