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United Utilities Water Limited

PRO005075-Goods-Framework-Water Industry Fittings

Construction MaterialsCPV 44163200
Value£57.0m
Deadline31 Mar 2027
Published26 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 26 Aug 2026216 days leftCloses 31 Mar 2027
Who to contact
Ryan Seddon
ryan.seddon@uuplc.co.uk
+44 7771396216

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Contract value in context
£57.0mtotal contract value
median £135k
this tender£0£61.6m

This is a large award for Construction Materials & Structures — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 10,341 valued Construction Materials & Structures tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The planned procurement is for water industry fittings, predominantly focused on mechanical fittings for purposes of connection and maintenance.

The tender will be for the purpose of awarding tri-partite framework agreements with successful contractors and there will be multiple awarded contractors on each lot.

The scope includes the design, manufacture, delivery to and off-loading at site, provision of drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, technical data sheets and factory test certification.

The scope covers the supply and delivery of Mechanical Fittings for sizes ranging from 80mm – 1200mm (3 inch – 48 inch).

The tender will contain five lots, each lot with specific core product ranges within to form a categorised lotting structure.

The lotting structure is contained below: Lot 1 Mechanical Couplings & Connection Fittings Lot 2 Mechanical Repair & Maintenance Fittings Lot 3 Ferrules and Saddles Fittings Lot 4 Plastic Service Fittings Lot 5 Mechanical Bespoke and Fabricated Fittings

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The scope covers the supply and delivery

The scope covers the supply and delivery of Mechanical Fittings for sizes ranging from 80mm.

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What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed04
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
081513-2026
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