Tender

Sewer Mapping

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

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Tender

10 Sep 2025 at 14:10

Summary of the contracting process

Thames Water Utilities Limited, a private utility company based in Reading, is currently in the tender stage for a contract titled "Sewer Mapping," focusing on sewer survey services within Greater London and the Thames Valley. The initiative, launched under the legal basis UKPGA 2023/54, aims to enhance the mapped sewer network to mitigate blockages, flooding, and pollution. Scheduled milestones include a Contract Notice and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire release in September 2025, followed by various negotiation stages, with a contract award anticipated in February 2026. This competitive flexible procedure includes three main lots: Aerial Mapping, Asset Detection, and Sewer Inferencing, each with distinct objectives spanning from imagery capture to automated sewer detection, with the procurement method being selective to maintain high resilience and risk spread.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in aerial mapping, asset detection, and automated sewer technology, offering a chance to contribute to Thames Water's Pollution Incident Reduction Plan during AMP8. Suitable candidates are expected to have demonstrated experience at the required scale and meet extensive technical and financial criteria, including insurance requirements. With a gross value of approximately £7,195,200 and potential for extension, the contract promotes business growth, particularly for SMEs that can effectively deliver innovative, accurate, and sustainable solutions. Companies that meet the technical and commercial criteria, as well as those capable of milestone-based pricing and risk management, would be well-suited to compete for this tender.

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Notice Title

Sewer Mapping

Notice Description

Thames Water is seeking to develop the mapped sewer network throughout Greater London and the Thames Valley area, in order to reduce blockages, internal and external floods and pollution. Unmapped sewers lead to a delay in Thames Water locating and attending blockages, floods and pollution, affecting local communities and the environment. The objective of FA2241 is to map any unmapped sewer networks at scale, speed and accuracy, directly supporting the Pollution Incident Reduction Plan (PIRP) that Thames Water is working towards during AMP8. Lot 1 - Aerial Mapping: Capture of 2,484 km2 across 71 Sewer Drainage Area Catchments (SDACs) using manned aircraft, delivering georeferenced 2D, oblique 2D, and 3D imagery. Lot 2 - Asset Detection: Detection of manholes, gullies, rainwater downpipes, soil stacks, misconnections, and outfalls with confidence grading. Lot 3 - Sewer Inferencing: Semi-/automated inferencing of unmapped sewers, laterals, drains, rising mains, and selected SPSs, achieving >=80% accuracy.

Lot Information

Aerial Mapping

Capture of 2D, oblique 2D, and 3D georeferenced imagery for 2,484 km2 across 71 Sewer Drainage Area Catchments (SDACs), phased delivery by 2028, conducted by manned aircraft.

Options: The full scope of the services to be provided and any options that may be considered throughout the term of the agreement, is set out in the Specification issued within the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document.

Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 4 years with options to extend by 2 years, up to a maximum overall term of 6 years. Additional purchases of aerial survey services may be considered during the contract term, subject to ITN specification.

Asset Detection

Detection of manholes, rainwater downpipes, surface water outfalls, gullies, soil stacks, and misconnections, with confidence grading. PS5m Product Liability will also be required,

Options: The full scope of the services to be provided and any options that may be considered throughout the term of the agreement, is set out in the Specification issued within the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document.

Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 4 years with options to extend by 2 years, up to a maximum overall term of 6 years. Additional purchases of aerial survey services may be considered during the contract term, subject to ITN specification.

Sewer Inferencing

Lot 3 - Sewer Inferencing: Semi-/automated inferencing of unmapped sewers, laterals, drains, rising mains, and selected SPSs, achieving >=80% accuracy. PS5m Product Liability will also be required,

Options: The full scope of the services to be provided and any options that may be considered throughout the term of the agreement, is set out in the Specification issued within the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document.

Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 4 years with options to extend by 2 years, up to a maximum overall term of 6 years. Additional purchases of aerial survey services may be considered during the contract term, subject to ITN specification.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0597b6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055461-2025
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

90491000 - Sewer survey services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,996,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,996,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2030 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
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
Not specified

Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Thames
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

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