Notice Information
Notice Title
Professional & Technical Services
Notice Description
Affinity Water is the largest water-only supplier in the UK, serving over 3.8 million people across the southeast of England. With a strong focus on sustainability, innovation, and customer service, Affinity Water is committed to securing water supplies for future generations while protecting the environment. Our work includes reducing water leakage, promoting water efficiency, and engaging with communities to ensure a reliable and sustainable water future. Affinity Water requires specialist engineering, scientific and technical expertise to supplement its internal expertise in order to assist Affinity Water to deliver its objectives in the remainder of AMP8 and into AMP9. This support could be to add additional capacity or provide specialist expertise that does not reside within Affinity Water.
Planning Information
Affinity Water Limited is issuing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice as part of the market engagement for the support requires it requires to procure for the remainder of AMP8 and into AMP9. This step allows suppliers to discover information about Affinity Water's requirements, provide feedback and understand the procedure that will be followed in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024. The engagement process will involve a presentation session from Affinity Water at its head-office in Hatfield for those that express an interest. Those that express an interest and do not attend this in-person session will be provided with the key points from the session afterwards. If you wish to attend the presentation please express your interest by email to: tenders@affinitywater.co.uk Your email Subject should read: C-04377
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06adeb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052977-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71300000 - Engineering services
71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jun 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jul 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
- AFFINITY WATER LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HATFIELD
- Postcode
- AL10 9EZ
- Post Town
- St Albans
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Electoral Ward
- Hatfield Villages
- Westminster Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052977-2026
4th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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