Notice Information
Notice Title
Waterhelm Desalination trial
Notice Description
The Salinity Department are developing a programme of short trails to research technologies which may be of use when seeking solutions to the problems posed by rising saline mine water. Waterwhelm is a start up company based in the UK, Waterwhelm have designed and developed an efficient "Forward Osmosis" technology which has the potential to deliver large savings when compared against existing "Reverse Osmosis" technology. The prototype they have developed is highly mobile and can be deployed from shipping containers. Following a site visit in June this year, the Salinity team believe this technology is worthy of inclusion in the trials programme. Due to a gap in Waterwhelm's scheduling, a window of opportunity has opened for us to launch the first of these trials. The availability is from October to December of this year The MRA have identified Lynemouth Mine Water Treatment Scheme (MWTS) as the site most suitable to run a Waterwhelm-operated pilot project. Waterwhelm's pilot plant deployed at Lynemouth MWTS will consist of two 20ft stacked shipping containers. These items of plant had previously operated at a capacity of 5m3/day, equivalent to reusing and processing 5,000 litres of wastewater or brackish water per day This award has been made via the Direct Award route. A UK5 Transparency notice reference 2025/S 000-057402 has also been published.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059c66
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057456-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
45 - Construction work
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
42912340 - Desalination apparatus
45232430 - Water-treatment work
65122000 - Water desalination services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £190,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINING REMEDIATION AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Roger Martin
- Contact Email
- procurement@coal.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
- Postcode
- NG18 4RG
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF15 North Nottinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Mansfield
- Electoral Ward
- Berry Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Mansfield
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057456-2025
17th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057402-2025
17th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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