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Maintenance, Repair and Operational Materials (MRO)

ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

PlanningUpdate

04 Sep 2026 at 13:07

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

17 Jul 2026 at 16:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Anglian Water Services Limited intends to procure maintenance, repair and operational materials (MRO) to support operational continuity across its asset base. The requirement covers a broad range of goods, including hand and power tools, mechanical and electrical spare parts, lubricants, non-process chemicals, and electrical, instrumentation, control and automation spares. Supply may need to be provided through several routes, such as guided buying, counter collection, credit card purchasing and supplier websites. The buyer is seeking flexibility to source products from different locations across the Anglian Water region, reflecting urgency, technical expertise and product availability. This is a goods requirement for suppliers able to provide a wide-ranging MRO catalogue and responsive distribution to operational sites.

The procurement is at the planning stage: Anglian Water has stated an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The proposed arrangement is a framework agreement, with one planned lot covering the MRO requirement. The anticipated contract period is 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2037. The buyer had planned an online supplier engagement webinar for late August or early September 2026, followed by procurement-strategy approval by its governance board before an invitation to tender; the proposed engagement and webinar have since been cancelled. The process therefore remains subject to strategy approval and later market launch. Interested businesses should treat the stated dates as indicative planning information, not bid deadlines.

This will suit wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers able to supply industrial maintenance products at scale, particularly businesses covering tools, mechanical and electrical spares, lubricants, chemicals, EICA components and related consumables. Strong candidates are likely to have broad product availability, reliable sourcing arrangements and the technical knowledge to identify suitable replacement parts. The requirement also favours suppliers that can support multiple ordering channels, including online catalogues, guided purchasing, credit-card transactions and counter collection. Responsive fulfilment, regional distribution and the ability to handle urgent operational requests will be important, as will dependable stock information and delivery coordination across the buyer’s operating area. Businesses can use the planning period to assess catalogue breadth, fulfilment capacity and framework-readiness before the procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintenance, Repair and Operational Materials (MRO)

Notice Description

The MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) category encompasses a wide range of spare parts, tools and consumables essential to maintaining operational continuity across Anglian Water's asset base. These include hand tools, power tools, mechanical and electrical spares, lubricants, and other non-process chemicals, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (EICA) spares. The intention is to have multiple routes of order and supply, various ordering channels (e.g., guided buying, counter collection, credit card, supplier websites) and to provide flexibility to source from different locations across the Anglian Water region, depending on urgency, technical expertise and product availability.

Planning Information

The intention is to hold an on-line webinar, date to be confirmed, it will be towards the end of August or early September 2026. This is for interested parties to attend, to see a presentation of our requirements, an opportunity to discuss and ask questions and then to follow up with information to assist us in finalising our procurement strategy. The procurement strategy will need to be approved by our governance board, before issuing the ITT to market. If you are interested in attending this event and finding out further details about this procurement, please contact David Johnston at email: dJohnston@anglianwater.co.uk, with a subject line of 'MRO SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT EVENT'.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce40
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083889-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

24951000 - Greases and lubricants

24960000 - Various chemical products

31680000 - Electrical supplies and accessories

34320000 - Mechanical spare parts except engines and engine parts

43830000 - Power tools

44510000 - Tools

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2037 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
ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 6XU
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees, TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, TLF3 Lincolnshire, TLH East (England), TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Further Information

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