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Water and wastewater services

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

30 Jul 2026 at 16:57

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Award

29 Aug 2025 at 09:17

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

15 Aug 2025 at 15:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

04 Aug 2025 at 12:19

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust procured water and wastewater services, specifically billing services supporting its healthcare operations. The requirement covers public utility services delivered for the Trust in Taunton, Somerset, including activity associated with Musgrove Park Hospital. It is a services contract managed and used by the NHS foundation trust. The procurement was arranged as a single requirement rather than separate service packages, and the named supplier is Water 2 Business Limited, based in Bristol. The work is therefore relevant to water retailers, utility service providers and organisations with systems and operational capability for managing water and wastewater billing for NHS or other large public-sector estates.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award to Water 2 Business Limited. The award was made on 15 August 2025, following a stated rationale that a 12-month contract with the existing supplier would allow time for a tender process. The award value is £876,000 excluding VAT, or £1,051,200 including VAT, for the period from 30 August 2025 to 30 July 2026. A contract was signed on 29 August 2025. The contract record gives a value of £1,022,000 excluding VAT, or £1,226,400 including VAT, and a period from 30 July 2026 to 27 September 2026. The contract is active and the requirement was evaluated through direct award rather than a competitive procedure.

This procurement indicates demand from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for a specialist supplier able to manage water and wastewater billing across a sizeable healthcare estate. A credible future competitor would need established water-sector relationships, reliable billing administration, accurate account and consumption data management, and the operational resilience to maintain essential utility arrangements without interruption. Experience serving NHS bodies or other complex public-sector organisations would help demonstrate understanding of patient-facing operational risk, governance and continuity requirements. The buyer’s rationale describes a highly constrained market and minimal competitive element, so suppliers would need clear evidence of relevant utility capability, dependable service delivery and the capacity to take responsibility for an essential, business-critical billing function.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Water and wastewater services

Notice Description

Water and wastewater services - billing

Procurement Information

12 month contract directly awarded to existing supplier to allow time for tender process to be carried out.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c37
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072399-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

CPV Codes

65000000 - Public utilities

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£876,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£1,022,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20251 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jul 2026 - 27 Sep 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 5DA
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WATER 2 BUSINESS LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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