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Standpipes Hire

Southern Water Services Limited

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12 Aug 2026 at 10:31

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southern Water Services Limited procured temporary metered standpipe hire services for its external and internal customers across the Southern Water region. The requirement covers supplying standpipes for use on the water distribution network, managing customer accounts, applying service charges, and invoicing for standpipe hire and water consumption. The appointed supplier is also responsible for planning, supervising and managing the resources needed to deliver the service, including procuring, managing, storing and delivering the necessary plant, equipment and materials. The associated goods category is standpipe valves (CPV 42131150). The buying organisation is Southern Water Services Limited, a private water utility based in Worthing. The procurement was arranged as a single completed lot covering the full requirement.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage, with AQUAM water services Ltd selected as supplier. The award has a gross value of £3,600,000 including applicable taxes and was recorded on 12 August 2026. It uses a direct award rather than a competitive tender, on the stated basis that Aquam is a monopoly supplier in the water utilities market for standpipe hire services. The contract period runs from 12 August 2026 to 9 August 2030, with an option to extend by up to four years, to a maximum extent date of 11 August 2034. The award is above the relevant threshold and relates to one completed lot. A future signature milestone was scheduled for 12 August 2026; the award status is recorded as pending.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from a water utility for managed temporary standpipe hire, rather than a simple equipment supply arrangement. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide metered standpipes and associated valves, maintain reliable stock, and manage storage, delivery and other logistics across a water distribution region. It would also need the operational capability to plan and supervise resources, support customers using the equipment, administer service charges, and issue accurate invoices covering both hire and water consumption. Experience serving water utilities or comparable network operators would help demonstrate understanding of distribution-network requirements, customer account administration, consumption charging and dependable field support. Suppliers should also be able to manage the plant, equipment and materials needed for end-to-end delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Standpipes Hire

Notice Description

The services to be provided by the Supplier are: * The external and internal hire of temporary metered standpipes as detailed in section 1.5.3 (Standpipe Specification), to Southern Water external and internal customers for use on the water distribution network, across the Southern Water region, * account management of Southern Water temporary metered standpipe hire customers, * application of service charges and customer invoicing for standpipe hires and water consumption. The services include the following: * The planning, supervision and management of all resources necessary to complete the services, * the procurement, management, storage and delivery of all Plant, Equipment and Materials necessary to complete the services.

Procurement Information

Aquam is a monopoly supplier in the water utilities market for standpipe hire services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e21c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076563-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

42131150 - Standpipe valves

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,600,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
12 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2030 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
Southern Water Services Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORTHING
Postcode
BN13 3NX
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AQUAM water services Ltd

Further Information

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