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Waterhelm Desalination trial

Mining Remediation Authority · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:26.

Opportunity overview

The Salinity Department are developing a programme of short trails to research technologies which may be of use when seeking solutions to the problems posed by rising saline mine water. Waterwhelm is a start up company based in the UK, Waterwhelm have designed and developed an efficient "Forward Osmosis" technology which has the potential to deliver large savings when compared against existing "Reverse Osmosis" technology. The prototype they have developed is highly mobile and can be deployed from shipping containers. Following a site visit in June this year, the Salinity team believe this technology is worthy of inclusion in the trials programme. Due to a gap in Waterwhelm's scheduling, a window of opportunity has opened for us to launch the first of these trials. The availability is from October to December of this year The MRA have identified Lynemouth Mine Water Treatment Scheme (MWTS) as the site most suitable to run a Waterwhelm-operated pilot project. Waterwhelm's pilot plant deployed at Lynemouth MWTS will consist of two 20ft stacked shipping containers. These items of plant had previously operated at a capacity of 5m3/day, equivalent to reusing and processing 5,000 litres of wastewater or brackish water per day This award has been made via the Direct Award route. A UK5 Transparency notice reference 2025/S 000-057402 has also been published.

Awarded to

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Waterwhelm

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£190k
Awarded
16 Sept 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM75, EH4 2HS, United Kingdom

waterwhelm

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£190k
Awarded
16 Sept 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM75, EH4 2HS, 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
CA18/2/31/3
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRPD-5825-QDVY
Name
Mining Remediation Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF15
Country
GB
Locality
Nottinghamshire
Postal Code
NG18 4RG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
200 Lichfield Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PRPD-5825-QDVY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Roger Martin
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-161170
Name
Waterwhelm

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM75
Country
GB
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH4 2HS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Suite 2, Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-161198
Name
waterwhelm

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM75
Country
GB
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH4 2HS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Suite 2, Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
17 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
works

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 15
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 16
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 17
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 18
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
42912340
Scheme
CPV
Description
Desalination apparatus
Entry 2
Id
45232430
Scheme
CPV
Description
Water-treatment work
Entry 3
Id
65122000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Water desalination services

Value

Amount
190,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
228,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057402-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Sept 2025, 15:02
Entry 2
Id
057456-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Sept 2025, 15:59

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-161170
Name
Waterwhelm
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-161198
Name
waterwhelm

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Nottinghamshire · UKF15 · NG18 4RG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059c66-2025-09-17T15:59:40+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·