Planning

Southern Water Littlehampton & Medway Water Recycling Plants

SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

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19 Dec 2025 at 09:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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18 Dec 2025 at 17:25

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southern Water Services Limited is in the planning stage of a significant procurement process titled "Southern Water Littlehampton & Medway Water Recycling Plants," focusing on the construction and water-treatment industry segment. Located in Worthing, UK, this private utility initiative aims to implement strategic water recycling schemes at Littlehampton and Medway, enhancing drought resilience by providing purified recycled water. A market engagement request for information (RFI) runs from 18th December to 15th January, with the potential to extend if required. This procurement is part of Southern Water's alignment with Environmental Agency directives and regional planning under the WRSE and WRMP24, aimed at reducing river system abstraction.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specializing in water treatment and construction work within water projects. Companies with expertise in environmental management and water recycling technologies are well-positioned to compete. As the process is currently in the planning phase with no firm procurement strategy yet undertaken, businesses can influence future procurement decisions by participating in the RFI and subsequent engagement events. Involvement in this project can significantly boost a company's profile within the utility sector, offering long-term contracts that could last until 2048. The engagement offers insight into Southern Water's aims to deliver value for money and sustainable solutions, highlighting the importance of innovation and reliability in prospective suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Southern Water Littlehampton & Medway Water Recycling Plants

Notice Description

Southern Water is advancing two strategic water recycling schemes, Medway and Littlehampton, to deliver up to 33.4 million litres per day of purified recycled water during drought conditions. These schemes will reduce abstraction from sensitive river systems, support environmental destinations, and ensure resilient water supplies for future generations. The Projects respond to Environment Agency directives to reduce abstraction and to regional forecasts of supply deficits under Water Resource South East (WRSE) and Water Resource Management Plan 2024 (WRMP24) planning scenarios. The schemes are essential to meeting Southern Water's obligations under the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and are expected to contribute to achieving environmental destination outcomes in sensitive catchments.

Planning Information

SWS are running a request for information relating to this project. To take part in this engagement please follow this link: https://southernwater.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60586 and if not registered, register for SWS sourcing portal to access the RFI. For the avoidance of doubt, the purpose of the market engagement notice and Request for Information (RFI) is to conduct a market testing exercise only, and will not formally begin the procurement nor constitute any commitment by Southern Water to undertake any procurement exercise nor form a commercial strategy in a particular form. Any follow-up discussions are solely for information and planning purposes. The answers you provide will be invaluable to informing Southern Water's understanding of the market and provide insight as to how we best deliver value for money to our customers. The RFI will run from Thursday 18th December to Thursday 15th January, this period may be extended if SWS feel it beneficial to do so. Any changes to the timings will be communicated via our portal to parties who have expressed an interest and on our opportunity board. We may undertake more targeted engagement with interested suppliers by interview. We may run subsequent market engagement events as required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f9b7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084725-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45232430 - Water-treatment work

45240000 - Construction work for water projects

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Feb 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jan 2028 - 31 Jan 2048 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
james.hope@southernwater.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WORTHING
Postcode
BN13 3NX
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Worthing
Electoral Ward
Northbrook
Westminster Constituency
Worthing West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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