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title: "Combat Water Supply System (CWSS)"
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# Combat Water Supply System (CWSS)

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, LAND EQUIPMENT, OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME (OIP)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fde34831-728e-4162-9965-3ebe14c0ca0c

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence, specifically the Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure Programme based in Bristol, has recently awarded a contract under the title "Combat Water Supply System (CWSS)". This project falls within the goods procurement category, aiming to provide water self-sufficiency for military operations, ensuring the delivery of potable water to various deployed forces globally. The contract was awarded on 20th November 2017, with a total value of £32,250,550, and is set to run until 29th August 2025. The procurement process has reached the award stage, indicating that the contract has been finalised, and no tender period is currently active as it has concluded.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in water filtration and purification technologies, as well as logistics and supply chain management. Companies that manufacture machinery for treating or packaging water, or those that can operate in diverse environments—especially those accustomed to military or expeditionary operations—would be particularly well-suited to engage with this contract. The scale of the contract demonstrates a substantial potential for revenue growth and collaboration with the Ministry of Defence, making it an attractive prospect for large enterprises within the relevant industries.

## Notice

CWSS is a Tri-Service programme that will provide water self-sufficiency for a force operating in the land environment, configured to conduct expeditionary, high tempo operations worldwide, with the ability to undertake 3 (three) concurrent operations . It seeks to provide potable, palatable and packaged water to all components deployed on operations in the Land environment. It includes the capability to source , treat, test, package, store, issue, dispose and manage water from source to point of issue, across the full spectrum of operations including Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear. CWSS will source water as close to the point of need as possible and will have an optimised logistic footprint, minimising the resources required for support. Additional information: To view this notice, register as a supplier here: http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Bristol: Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water.'.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc6a2b7b-8950-43ca-81df-18950bf8c4aa |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Nov 2017 |
| Contract period | 20 Nov 2017 - 29 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £32,250,550 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, LAND EQUIPMENT, OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME (OIP) |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KELLOGG, BROWN & ROOT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42912300 - Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water

## Release History

- 11 Dec 2017 at 11:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc6a2b7b-8950-43ca-81df-18950bf8c4aa

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc6a2b7b-8950-43ca-81df-18950bf8c4aa
  11th December 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier

## Provenance

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