Award

Desalination Technical Partner (DTP)

ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Nov 2025 at 14:41

Tender

30 May 2025 at 10:18

Summary of the contracting process

Anglian Water Services Limited has concluded a significant procurement process aimed at addressing future water supply challenges in the East of England by utilizing desalination technology. The contract, titled "Desalination Technical Partner (DTP)," falls within the category of water desalination services. Conducted under a "competitive flexible procedure," the procurement process underwent its award phase on 19th November 2025, with the planned commencement of the contract starting from 8th December 2025 until 7th December 2030, with potential extensions until 31st March 2035. The awarded value stands at £29 million excluding VAT. The Primary Desalination Technical Partner, a joint venture between TYPSA Limited and Stantec UK Limited, and the Secondary Partner, jointly comprising RSK Environment Limited and Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Limited, will spearhead the development efforts at planned plants located in Norfolk and Lincolnshire.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses specializing in large-scale engineering and technical consulting services, particularly in emerging technologies and environmental management within the utilities sector. The framework agreement allows for future opportunities beyond the initial scope, making it appealing to firms that are prepared to provide innovative solutions and resilience in project execution. Companies with expertise in state-of-the-art desalination processes and the capability to adapt to evolving environmental regulations would find this tender particularly advantageous for expanding their portfolio in the water services industry. The strategic partnership with a leading utility provider like Anglian Water could present substantial growth avenues in both technical collaboration and business development.

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Notice Title

Desalination Technical Partner (DTP)

Notice Description

Anglian Water Services (AWS) WRMP24 has identified significant challenges for the East of England, primarily due to a forecasted reduction in available supply of potable water and an increase in the demand forecast. Without intervention, a daily shortfall of 593 megalitres (Ml) of water is estimated by 2050, which equates to approximately half of the current volume of water entering the network. As a result, two desalination plants have been identified as part of the Adaptive Plan to address the shortfall in Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Both desalination plants will abstract and desalinate seawater from the North Sea. Initial design assumptions are that the desalination plant will include pre-treatment, reverse osmosis, and remineralisation, before the treated water is blended and pumped into supply and the brine waste is discharged via a long outfall to sea. Desalination is a new technology for Anglian Water, therefore we do not have sufficient experience within the business and expertise is limited within our usual supply chain. This was a tender exercise to procure up to two Desalination Technical Partners to support us in the development stages for both sites. We awarded to two partners - a Primary Partner and a Secondary Partner. The Primary Partner will be awarded the minimum scope of work for both sites and any additional work over and above this is to be awarded at Anglian Waters discretion. As a result even though the tender notice value is PS29m (ex VAT), the Primary Partner is only guaranteed the minimum scope spend, estimated to be PS4.7m. The Secondary partner will play a vital role in strengthening the overall framework by providing resilience and continuity. The Primary and Secondary Partners are both joint ventures, as per the below ; Primary - Tyspa Limited & Stantec UK Limited (Bid submitted by Typsa, through Anglian Waters online portal, on behalf of the joint venture) Secondary - RSK Environment Limited & Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey Limited (Bid submitted by Binnies, through Anglian Waters online portal, on behalf of the joint venture. Binnies is a subsidiary of RSK Environment Limited) Please note, due to the formatting of this notice the two successful joint ventures are showing as 4 suppliers. This is because we have the two contracting entities listed per venture.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract term will be up to 10 years, depending on the future need. The initial term will be 5 years with the option, at Anglian Waters discretion, to extend up to another 5 years, totalling a 10 year framework.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052981
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075282-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities


CPV Codes

65122000 - Water desalination services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£29,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£29,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£29,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
8 Dec 2025 - 7 Dec 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
suppliersupport@anglianwater.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 6XU
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire 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, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

GUTTERIDGE HASKINS & DAVEY

RSK ENVIRONMENT

STANTEC

TYPSA

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