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Southern Water S&I - Site Information & Conditional Surveys Framework

Southern Water Services Ltd.

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

12 Sep 2025 at 16:00

Award Notice
Tender

28 Jun 2024 at 15:03

Tender Notice
Planning

21 Dec 2022 at 10:45

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southern Water Services Ltd., based in Worthing, UK, is overseeing the procurement process titled "Southern Water S&I - Site Information & Conditional Surveys Framework", focusing on architectural, engineering, and surveying services. The primary procurement category is services, covering topographical surveys and aerial survey services. The framework includes two lots: Topographic and below ground surveys, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and above ground surveys. This procurement operates under a selective method with a negotiated procedure following a prior call for competition. The tender process initiated with the award stage, as contracts have been actively signed, completed by September 2025. The contract value totals several million GBP, with a possible framework agreement duration of up to 8 years.

This procurement framework presents significant growth opportunities for businesses engaged in surveying services, particularly those specialising in UAV technology or ground surveys. The process, offering a substantial financial commitment from Southern Water, favours businesses with technical expertise in geospatial and mapping services. Given the selective procedure and emphasis on quality, SMEs with a proven track record in delivering high-quality surveying and data capture services stand to benefit significantly. Participating businesses could secure long-term engagements, enhancing their market presence and capacity for service delivery in the United Kingdom's water infrastructure sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Southern Water S&I - Site Information & Conditional Surveys Framework

Notice Description

Area of interest is Topographical surveys, below ground assets- utility/services identification surveys, unmanned aerial vehicle surveys and above ground assets - point cloud surveys (laser / 3d surveys). Southern Water has carried out a Market Engagement exercise on the Site Information & Conditional Surveys and would now like to invite potential suppliers to respond to this opportunity. This framework is broken down into two lots: Lot 1 - Topographical and below ground surveys Lot 2 - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Surveys and Above Ground Surveys

Lot Information

Topographic surveys

Topographic surveys The topographic survey shall be carried out using ground survey methods. The requirements should also cover: - Cabinet - Kiosks - Ground Profiles / cross-sections - Schedule of Permanent Benchmarks used - Schedule of Temporary Benchmarks used - Schedule of Station Positions used The surveys required for utilities are as followed below: - Physical exposure / identification survey - Geophysical survey - Utility plotting from record data - Desktop utility record search

Renewal: initial framework term of 4 years, with an option to extend each Contract / Framework at SWS' discretion by a further period of up to 4 years in increments of 1 year, giving an overall term of 8 years (4 years +1+1+1+1).

Aerial surveys

Manned aerial surveys undertaken via conventional aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle surveys (UAV); the latter referred to in some places as "drone" surveys. The intention is that data would be captured via photogrammetry, but LiDAR surveys may also be undertaken if they meet the project objectives and required accuracies.

Renewal: initial term of 4 years, with an option to extend each Contract / Framework at SWS' discretion by a further period of up to 4 years in increments of 1 year, giving an overall term of 8 years (4 years +1+1+1+1).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039334
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056309-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

60440000 - Aerial and related services

71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services

71351810 - Topographical services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,800,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£10,800,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£908,300 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Sep 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
28 Mar 2023Expired
Award Date
29 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Southern Water Services Ltd.
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORTHING
Postcode
BN13 3NX
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Worthing
Electoral Ward
Northbrook
Westminster Constituency
Worthing West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Murphy Geospatial UK Limited

RPS Environmental Management Limited

SOCOTEC UK LIMITED

Texo Group Limited

WSP UK Limited

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