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Pump Lifting Chains

YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Jul 2026 at 17:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

13 Oct 2025 at 10:07

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Yorkshire Water Services Limited is procuring technical inspection and testing services for pump lifting chains across the United Kingdom. The requirement covers risk-based inspection of approximately 7,500 chains, aligned with the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). The appointed supplier is expected to clean each chain, inspect it, reinstall it and recertify it. This is a services requirement for a regulated water utility, with the work focused on maintaining the safety, compliance and operational readiness of pump lifting equipment. The procurement is a single requirement rather than a range of separately described service packages, and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a selective competitive flexible procedure. Yorkshire Water Services Limited awarded the requirement to Ross-Shire Engineering Limited on 22 July 2026. The awarded value is £3,000,000 excluding VAT, or £3,600,000 including VAT. The awarded contract period is 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2030, with a possible four-year extension, giving a maximum extent date of 1 October 2034. Evaluation used two commercial assessment rounds and one qualitative assessment, including interviews or presentations with key personnel. Price carried 70% of the score and quality 30%. Suppliers expressing interest were invited to the Selection Questionnaire stage, with English-language electronic submission allowed.

This award demonstrates a substantial, recurring requirement for specialist lifting-equipment inspection and compliance services within Yorkshire Water’s operations. A credible future supplier would need to manage a large distributed asset base, carrying out risk-based inspection, cleaning, safe reinstallation and recertification of pump lifting chains in a controlled and repeatable way. Practical understanding of LOLER and PUWER requirements would be central, alongside the technical capacity to handle approximately 7,500 chains and maintain reliable inspection records. The evaluation also shows that buyers will assess both commercial competitiveness and service quality, including the capability of key personnel through interviews or presentations. Suppliers able to combine regulated-equipment expertise, operational scale and a clear quality-led delivery approach would be well placed for comparable work with this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pump Lifting Chains

Notice Description

This initiative involves Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) of pump lifting chains, aligned with LOLER and PUWER regulations, and will include the cleaning, inspection, reinstallation, and recertification of ~7,500 pump lifting chains

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extensions: 4 years total (1+1+1+1) Flexible extension options to enable service continuity for statutory compliance requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ade9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069367-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
25 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 1 Oct 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD6 2SZ
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Royds
Westminster Constituency
Bradford South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROSS-SHIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED

Further Information

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