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P-0127 Provision of Water Services

Manchester City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:46.

Opportunity overview

Manchester City Council are seeking to appoint a single operator Framework for the retail provision of Water Services, Sewerage and Trade Effluent Services, from the Wholesaler, United Utilities. Tenderers should note that, although quantities and descriptions in the tender are those used and required by Manchester City Council, this Framework is open to and may be used by other Northwest Authorities and Manchester Partners. Currently, the Framework is used for the Manchester City Council and Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Operational portfolios and many associated MCC and Bolton MBC educational establishments. The MCC operational portfolio comprises 522 SPIDs, 256 MSNs and approximately 323,000 m3 of combined annual consumption. The Bolton MBC operational portfolio comprises 276 SPIDs, 176 MSNs and approximately 103,000 m3 of combined annual consumption

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.

Contract value
£5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Jan 2025
Award ID
002803-2025-P-0127-1
Status
active
Location
Durham, UKD3, DH1 5FJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV65100000 — Water distribution and related services
  • CPV90400000 — Sewage services

Lots

  • Further details are set out in the procurement documents£5m

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
DN744126
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework was communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the framework. If an appeal regarding the award of a framework has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
21 Oct 2024, 11:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale
The framework will not exceed 4 years.
Maximum Participants
1

Expected award period

Starts
21 Oct 2024, 11:00

Tender Period

Ends
21 Oct 2024, 11:00

Classification

Id
65100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Water distribution and related services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Further details are set out in the procurement documents

Value

Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
There is an option to extend the framework for an additional 2 years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 3
Name
Carbon and Environment
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Entry 2
Region
UKD3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
65100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Water distribution and related services
Entry 2
Id
90400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewage services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-56271
Name
Manchester City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD3
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M60 2LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation), Town Hall Extension, Albert Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Manchester City Council

Contact

Name
Mr Josh Ward
Telephone
+44 1612345000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-24820
Name
The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-136449
Name
Anglian Water Business (National) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD3
Locality
Durham
Postal Code
DH1 5FJ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Anglian Water Business (National) Limited
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-62571
Name
The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Award information

Award 1
Id
002803-2025-P-0127-1
Title
Provision of Water Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136449
Name
Anglian Water Business (National) Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
002803-2025-P-0127-1
Title
Provision of Water Services
Status
active
Award ID
002803-2025-P-0127-1
Date Signed
28 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
4,994,044
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD3 · M60 2LA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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