Award

Safe Water Projects

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Jan 2026 at 16:00

Tender

01 Dec 2025 at 11:00

Summary of the contracting process

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has completed the procurement process for the "Safe Water Projects" initiative, which falls under the services industry category. This initiative focuses on developing sustainable water solutions in East Africa, including countries like Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia. The contract was awarded on 20th January 2026 to Wateraid, a large supplier based in London, with a gross contract value of £3,600,000. The "Open" procurement method was employed, which allowed for a competitive bidding process. The contract period is scheduled from 2nd February 2026 to 31st January 2030.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in water distribution, infrastructure development, and community action programmes. Companies with expertise in water filtration systems, rainwater harvesting, and water-well drilling are particularly well-suited to engage with similar future projects. Furthermore, organisations specialising in community education and socio-economic development in collaboration with local stakeholders will find these types of tenders beneficial for growth and showcasing their capabilities in large-scale international development initiatives.

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Notice Title

Safe Water Projects

Notice Description

LSHTM / SCIF has an ongoing requirement for support in developing, delivering and monitoring safe water projects in East Africa. Safe Water Projects - To provide safe clean water to communities bringing defunct boreholes back into use within an ongoing management regime involving local stakeholders, developing production wells, rainwater harvesting, water filtration systems, water catchment protection and other related nature-based climate mitigation and adaptation measures. In addition, providing education and increasing awareness of how best to use and maintain the water sources, to drive hygiene and sanitation behavioral change in the local communities, with young people and in schools. This includes capacity building and providing socio-economic opportunities for communities and other beneficiaries of the SCIF infrastructure. All projects carried out must be scoped and co-created through on-going community engagement and effective outreach activities (e.g. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) promotion, behavioral change campaigns, community training and mobilization). The projects will be undertaken in the East Africa block i.e. Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebbf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004965-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

65 - Public utilities

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

45262220 - Water-well drilling

65100000 - Water distribution and related services

65111000 - Drinking-water distribution

85322000 - Community action programme

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
20 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jan 20261 months ago
Contract Period
2 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE
Contact Name
Paul Pester
Contact Email
paul.pester@lshtm.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 02079272471

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC1E 7HT
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Bloomsbury
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WATERAID

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