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WINEP Peatland Requirements

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 21:16.

Opportunity overview

United Utilities (UU) has several regulatory obligations across multiple work packages, including: • Colour Investigations (Regulatory Date: March 2027) • Net-Zero Enhancement (Peatland Restoration) (Regulatory Date: March 2030) • WINEP Restoration Pipeline (Regulatory Date: March 2030) • Hodder Stocks Colour Phase 2 (Regulatory Date: March 2030) By awarding this contract to Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Wildlife Trust, United Utilities can leverage their existing landowner relationships, historic data already available, and seek out appropriate grant funding. Award splits are as follows: 2 x Direct Awards with Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT) and Lancashire County Council (LCC) LWT £1,183,886.19 LCC £1,064,716.98

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
13 Apr 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00731548
Location
Preston, UKD47, PR5 6BY, United Kingdom
Published award value
£1.1m
Awarded
13 Apr 2026
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBBJ-2179-TNXM
Location
Preston, UKD45, PR1 0LD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06817a
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The requirement is a continuation of services that have already been delivered under partnership arrangements and re-tendering these services or appointing a new supplier would disrupt delivery and compromise the integrity of ongoing programmes.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02366678

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02366678

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVVB-5589-BWHX

Address

Street Address
Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue
Locality
Great Sankey
Postal Code
WA5 3LP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD61

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 2
Name
THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LTD
Id
GB-COH-00731548

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00731548

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMCY-8294-VBWN

Address

Street Address
The Barn, Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge
Locality
Preston
Postal Code
PR5 6BY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD47

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Lancashire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBBJ-2179-TNXM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBBJ-2179-TNXM

Address

Street Address
PO Box 100, County Hall
Locality
Preston
Postal Code
PR1 0LD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD45

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
14 Apr 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90713000
Description
Environmental issues consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,440,000
Amount
1,200,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00731548
Name
THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LTD

Contract period

Starts
30 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035166-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Apr 2026, 12:43
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Date
14 Apr 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90713000
Description
Environmental issues consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,320,000
Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBBJ-2179-TNXM
Name
Lancashire County Council

Contract period

Starts
30 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035166-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Apr 2026, 12:43
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Great Sankey · UKD61 · WA5 3LP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 033514-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 035166-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·