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Bran Sands Long Sea Outfall

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:00.

Opportunity overview

Project Scope: - The objective of this project is to reduce nitrogen loadings in the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast Special Protection Area (SPA) by 1st April 2030. This will be achieved by removing the Bran Sands discharge from the River Tees and discharging directly to the North Sea to improve dispersion and dilution. - A Long Sea Outfall for Bran Sands has been supported and approved by Ofwat in the final determination of NWG's PR24 (business plan). - The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act (2023) requires Technically Achievable Limit of Total Nitrogen of 10mg/l at 'designated STWs' that serve a population equivalent of more than 2,000 people by 1 April 2030 and are within the Nutrient Neutrality area. - To deliver this, the driver was included in the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) under the Habitats Directive for Nutrient Neutrality. Project Brief - Option Detail: - The project indicatively consists of three works packages outlined below: - Onshore Headworks/Pumping Station - Onshore pipeline - 3km 2m diameter - Offshore pipeline - 4.5km 2m diameter The packages may be tendered and awarded individually or in combination. Types of work under the packages may include (but are not limited to): - Design of pumped marine outfall pipeline systems - Early Contractor Involvement and/or Works Contractor(s) - Onshore environmental, geotechnical and geophysical surveys - Offshore environmental, geotechnical and geophysical surveys - Onshore tunnelling (tbc) - Offshore tunnelling (tbc) - Flow collection chamber/Pumping station and/or Headworks pumping station - civil, mechanical, electrical and ICA - Dredged outfall installation - long length large diameter PE with concrete ballast - Marine structures - outfall diffuser and diffuser protection

Classification

  • CPV44161400 — Underwater pipeline
  • CPV44161410 — Subsea pipelines
  • CPV44162300 — Outfall piping
  • CPV44163130 — Sewer pipes
  • CPV45221247 — Tunnelling works
  • CPV45231100 — General construction work for pipelines
  • CPV45231300 — Construction work for water and sewage pipelines
  • CPV45232152 — Pumping station construction work
  • CPV45232400 — Sewer construction work
  • CPV45232410 — Sewerage work
  • CPV45232411 — Foul-water piping construction work
  • CPV45232420 — Sewage work
  • CPV45232421 — Sewage treatment works
  • CPV45232423 — Sewage pumping stations construction work
  • CPV45232424 — Sewage outfall construction work
  • CPV45232431 — Wastewater pumping station
  • CPV45232440 — Construction work for sewage pipes
  • CPV45252124 — Dredging and pumping works
  • CPV71311100 — Civil engineering support services
  • CPV71311300 — Infrastructure works consultancy services
  • CPV71313400 — Environmental impact assessment for construction
  • CPV71322200 — Pipeline-design services
  • CPV71332000 — Geotechnical engineering services
  • CPV71351200 — Geological and geophysical consultancy services
  • CPV71351210 — Geophysical consultancy services
  • CPV71351220 — Geological consultancy services
  • CPV71351500 — Ground investigation services
  • CPV71351810 — Topographical services
  • CPV71351900 — Geology, oceanography and hydrology services
  • CPV71351910 — Geology services
  • CPV71354500 — Marine survey services

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
FA08-19
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
2 Mar 2026, 23:59

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
31 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
44161400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Underwater pipeline
Entry 2
Id
44161410
Scheme
CPV
Description
Subsea pipelines
Entry 3
Id
44162300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Outfall piping
Entry 4
Id
44163130
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewer pipes
Entry 5
Id
45221247
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tunnelling works
Entry 6
Id
45231100
Scheme
CPV
Description
General construction work for pipelines
Entry 7
Id
45231300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for water and sewage pipelines
Entry 8
Id
45232152
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pumping station construction work
Entry 9
Id
45232400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewer construction work
Entry 10
Id
45232410
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewerage work
Entry 11
Id
45232411
Scheme
CPV
Description
Foul-water piping construction work
Entry 12
Id
45232420
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewage work
Entry 13
Id
45232421
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewage treatment works
Entry 14
Id
45232423
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewage pumping stations construction work
Entry 15
Id
45232424
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewage outfall construction work
Entry 16
Id
45232431
Scheme
CPV
Description
Wastewater pumping station
Entry 17
Id
45232440
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for sewage pipes
Entry 18
Id
45252124
Scheme
CPV
Description
Dredging and pumping works
Entry 19
Id
71311100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Civil engineering support services
Entry 20
Id
71311300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Infrastructure works consultancy services
Entry 21
Id
71313400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental impact assessment for construction
Entry 22
Id
71322200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pipeline-design services
Entry 23
Id
71332000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geotechnical engineering services
Entry 24
Id
71351200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geological and geophysical consultancy services
Entry 25
Id
71351210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geophysical consultancy services
Entry 26
Id
71351220
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geological consultancy services
Entry 27
Id
71351500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation services
Entry 28
Id
71351810
Scheme
CPV
Description
Topographical services
Entry 29
Id
71351900
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geology, oceanography and hydrology services
Entry 30
Id
71351910
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geology services
Entry 31
Id
71354500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Marine survey services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
045677-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Aug 2025, 14:34
Entry 2
Id
046931-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
7 Aug 2025, 14:03

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
General Information: It is mandatory for any interested suppliers to register on the new CENTRAL DIGITAL PLATFORM which is part of the enhanced Find a Tender Service (Procurement Act 2023). NWG welcomes interest from all suitable contractors / suppliers Contractors may have expertise in any of the three distinct packages of work. At this stage, NWG expect individual entity responses to this notice. Once procurement strategy has been defined, it is appreciated that delivery approaches may involve responses from JVs/Consortium Project Brief - Option Detail: The project indicatively consists of three works packages: - Onshore Headworks/Pumping Station - Onshore pipeline - 3km 2m diameter - Offshore pipeline - 4.5km 2m diameter Aims of Market Engagement: - Understand current market conditions and appetite for schemes of this nature - Understanding supplier's capability and capacity to deliver schemes of this nature - Understand and develop the procurement strategy for the project, which could include exclusive use of the Client's established framework partners or a mix of Client's framework partners and open market competition - Reviewing how work could be packaged and advertised to the market (i.e splitting into lots, advertising as one scheme etc) to deliver best value - Seeking feedback from the market to understand how NWG can be an attractive client, ensuring the procurement process is proportionate to the size and complexity of the project Market Engagement Process: - Initial Conditions of Participation to exclude any suppliers who are on Debarment List or are not registered on Central Digital Platform - Completion of contractor questionnaire via Microsoft Forms requesting information on contractor capabilities, previous experience of a similar nature, how contractors can add value to the market engagement process - NWG will review questionnaire returns and select the most suitable suppliers to attend the engagement session. Preference will be given to those suppliers with a recent demonstrable track record of delivering long length large-diameter outfall pipeline projects (or part thereof) of this nature - In-person workshop / round table session with all invited participants (expect to invite c15). Provisional date: Wednesday 18th September 2025. - Upon completion of market engagement, the Client will develop a procurement strategy to deliver the project, if this results in an open market competition, any material shared during the engagement process will be included within the tender documents. Call to Action: Expressions of interest to complete the questionnaire must be sent to the e-mail address amp8procurement@nwl.co.uk before the deadline date of 20/08/2025 at Midday. Once the expression of interest window has closed, a link to the questionnaire will be sent to the email address you provide on 21/08/2025. The deadline for completing the questionnaire is 04/09/2025 at 5pm. When sending expression of interest, applicants must provide the following information: 1) Full company name, 2) Key contact (name, email address to receive the questionnaire link, mobile number) 3) Type of company: - D&C organisation, - Specialist service provider (please detail: eg Tunnelling (offshore/onshore)/Specialist Surveys/Marine Structures), - Other (please detail) Those suppliers selected for further engagement may be invited to an in-person workshop on Thursday 18th September. Further details will be provided following receipt of questionnaires.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-02366703
Name
NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC14
Country
GB
Locality
Pity Me
Postal Code
DH1 5FJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Northumbria House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
privateUtility
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Private utility

Identifier

Id
02366703
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Holli Crawford

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PRLG-5541-VHHG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Pity Me · UKC14 · DH1 5FJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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