Award

Purchase and Supply of Electricity

SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Sep 2025 at 08:40

Tender

21 Jan 2025 at 09:53

Summary of the contracting process

South West Water Limited, part of the Pennon Group, is overseeing a procurement process titled "Purchase and Supply of Electricity," classified under the industry category of electricity, heating, solar, and nuclear energy (CPV: 09300000). This process aims to establish a framework with a single supplier for managing electricity supply across approximately 2,500 sites within the group, servicing regions such as Devon, Cornwall, Bristol, and more, from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The initiative, under the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, encompassed a tender period ending on 4 February 2025 and is currently at the award stage as of 30 September 2025. The process includes flexible purchasing aligned with the group's hedging strategy and anticipates increased electricity volumes over time due to regional growth and infrastructure expansion.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specializing in energy supply management, particularly those capable of supporting large-scale utility frameworks. Given the scale and growth projections of the Pennon Group’s energy requirements, this framework could be lucrative for suppliers looking to expand within the utility sector. Businesses with the capability to manage flexible supply and forward purchasing options would find this opportunity particularly advantageous. The procurement process also suggests potential for involvement in further acquisitions and restructuring within the group, presenting additional avenues for increased business engagement.

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Notice Title

Purchase and Supply of Electricity

Notice Description

South West Water Limited is seeking (on behalf of itself and other subsidiaries within the Pennon Group from time to time) to enter into a framework with a single supplier for the flexible supply and management of electricity to both regulated utilities and other subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group for a five year period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The ability to forward purchase volumes as part of the Group hedging strategy is required in the time preceding this period. The Pennon Group is a large consumer of energy across a portfolio of c. 2500 sites with a range of connections. The Pennon Group's sites provide drinking water and sewerage services to customers within Devon and Cornwall with additional drinking water only services to customers around Bristol, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Sutton and East Surrey. Current annual supply volumes are c. 450 GWh and it is anticipated that this will increase over the term of the framework due to growth in treatment quality and served population and also potential investments/acquisitions. At the time of this notice, the current subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group whose sites will covered by this procurement are South West Water Limited, Sutton and East Surrey Water plc, but bidders should note that this list of contracting entities which may call off supplies under this framework may change and/or increase over time in the event of further investments/acquisitions by the Pennon Group and/or any group restructuring.

Lot Information

Lot 1

South West Water Limited is seeking (on behalf of itself and other subsidiaries within the Pennon Group from time to time) to enter into a framework with a single supplier for the flexible supply and management of electricity to both regulated utilities and other subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group for a five year period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The ability to forward purchase volumes as part of the Group hedging strategy is required in the time preceding this period. The Pennon Group is a large consumer of energy across a portfolio of c. 2500 sites with a range of connections. The Pennon Group's sites provide drinking water and sewerage services to customers within Devon and Cornwall with additional drinking water only services to customers around Bristol, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Sutton and East Surrey.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d4e8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060737-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy


CPV Codes

09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITED
Contact Name
Sam Woollacott
Contact Email
swoollac@pennon-group.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 7HR
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLI6 Outer London - South, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
St Loyes
Westminster Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East

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