Tender

Waste Tankering and Cleaning Services

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

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Tender

02 Sep 2025 at 13:48

Summary of the contracting process

Thames Water Utilities Limited is seeking suppliers for a public procurement process titled "Waste Tankering and Cleaning Services", falling under the services industry category, with a focus on sludge transport services. Located in the United Kingdom, this tender involves service delivery in the Greater London and South East regions. The procurement has reached the tender stage, with a competitive flexible procedure being applied. Prospective suppliers are expected to express their interest by 30 September 2025, with the enquiry period ending on 19 September 2025. The tender envisions the award announcement by 22 January 2026 and services commencement from 1 April 2026. This project includes three lots, allowing direct awards for certain services while encouraging competition for planned works, resulting in diverse service opportunities.

This tender presents significant growth potential for businesses offering waste management and cleaning services, especially those capable of quickly responding to reactive requirements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms with the expertise in flow management and sewage treatment could find valuable opportunities here. The contract encourages direct awards for reactive services and a framework agreement for planned services, highlighting the need for firms adept in flexible service delivery. Businesses operating in the sludge transport sector or possessing the capability to manage sewage treatment works are particularly well-suited to compete, as Thames Water's requirements include laboratory and logistics support, suggesting an advantageous environment for versatile service providers. With potential contract renewals extending to eight years, this tender offers a stable and potentially lucrative opportunity for the relevant market participants.

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Notice Title

Waste Tankering and Cleaning Services

Notice Description

Lot 1 - Flow Management: Waste Tankering Services, mainly reactive works *Direct award only, no mini competitions, panel of 8 suppliers Lot 2 - Sewage Treatment Works and Wet Well Cleans: Flow Management, Cleaning, and Related Works, reactive works as well as planned works *Direct award only, no mini competitions, panel of 6 suppliers Lot 3 - Resilience and Quoted Works: Flow management, Sewage Treatment Works, Wet Well Cleans. Overflow of Lots 1 and 2 and reactive. Thames Water may required utilisation of labour to drive Thames Water vehicles. *Planned Work: Mini competition, additional 8 suppliers together with the suppliers in Lots 1 and 2 *Reactive Work: Direct award to the additional 8 suppliers

Lot Information

Flow Management

Lot 1 Thames Water requires reactive tanker resource and intersiting movements to maintain service across our sites and networks to prevent an escape of sewage into the environment. The Services are normally required and carried out on a reactive basis caused by weather or site events.

Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend by 1 year or longer, up to a maximum overall term of 8 years

Sewage Treatment Works and Wet Well Cleans

Lot 2 Thames Water requires Sewage Treatment Works Cleaning Services and reactive sewage pumping station cleaning services consisting of specialist cleaning activities on wet wells as well as adjacent technical services including flow management, disposal and other works related to the cleaning of pumping station wet wells and tanks across all Thames Water regions.

Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend by 1 year or longer, up to a maximum overall term of 8 years

Resilience and Quoted Works

Lot 3 Thames Water requires specialist cleaning services for Sewage Treatment Works and reactive/planned cleaning of sewage pumping stations. This includes activities such as wet well cleaning, flow management, waste disposal, and other related technical services across all Thames Water regions. Routine maintenance and minor cleaning tasks are typically handled by Thames Water's internal teams, who engage external suppliers on an ad-hoc basis when specialist labour or equipment is needed. In addition, Thames Water requires reactive and planned tanker resources for intersiting movements to support operations across its sites and networks. These services are essential to maintaining performance and preventing environmental incidents such as sewage escapes. Lastly Thames Water may request the supplier to provide labour only HGV drivers to support other workstreams this resource is likely to be seasonal based or incident/event driven.

Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend by 1 year or longer, up to a maximum overall term of 8 years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059256
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053217-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90513700 - Sludge transport services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG1 8DB
Post Town
Reading
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Thames
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

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