Notice Information
Notice Title
Water and Wastewater Services for Rossendale Borough Council Sites
Notice Description
Rossendale Borough Council is procuring a three-year contract for the supply of retail water and wastewater services across multiple Council sites. The contract includes the provision of potable water, wastewater and sewerage services, consolidated monthly billing, and account management support including online portal access. The supplier must meet all statutory requirements and comply with the Council's policies on data protection, modern slavery, ethical conduct, and social value. The estimated contract value is PS250,000-PS300,000 excluding VAT over the contract term.
Procurement Information
The Council's previous water and wastewater contract expired on 7 December 2025. To ensure continuity of service, market testing was undertaken, including a renewal comparison exercise and the publication of an open Invitation to Tender under the Procurement Act 2023. No bids were received, meaning a competitive procedure was attempted but unsuccessful. If no contract is awarded, the Council would move onto deemed rates, resulting in significantly higher ongoing costs. As competition has been sought and exhausted, and to avoid unnecessary financial impact, the Council intends to proceed with a Direct Award in accordance with governance approvals and will publish all required notices.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060af6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005251-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
65 - Public utilities
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
65100000 - Water distribution and related services
90400000 - Sewage services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 3-4 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
- ROSSENDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Kevin Fenton-Clough
- Contact Email
- kevinfentonclough@rossendalebc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BACUP
- Postcode
- OL13 0BB
- Post Town
- Oldham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD46 East Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Rossendale
- Electoral Ward
- Britannia & Lee Mill
- Westminster Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005251-2026
21st January 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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