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title: "Net Zero Site - Elovac"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038bca"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED"
published: "2022-12-08"
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# Net Zero Site - Elovac

Buyer: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038bca

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## Summary

Severn Trent Water Limited is planning a tender for a procurement process titled "Net Zero Site - Elovac" in the goods industry category related to machinery for the treatment of sewage. The organisation aims to transform a wastewater treatment works into the first net carbon neutral site in the UK by March 2024. The tender stage is currently in the planning phase, with key dates indicating the launch of a Prior Information Notice on 8th December 2022 and a deadline for supplier submissions by noon on 3rd January 2023. Businesses specialising in environmental technology and sewage treatment solutions are well-suited to compete for this opportunity.

The tender by Severn Trent Water offers growth opportunities for businesses capable of providing innovative technologies to achieve carbon neutrality in wastewater treatment. Suppliers need to demonstrate expertise in vacuum degassing, methane reduction, and optional phosphorus precipitation technologies. The organisation's emphasis on sustainability creates a market for circular economy technologies aligned with reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Interested businesses must engage via SAP Ariba, with no guarantee of subsequent procurement exercises after the conclusion of the current PIN notice. This procurement process provides a chance for technology-focused companies to contribute to achieving net zero environmental objectives within the UK's water treatment sector.

## Notice

1. Introduction & Background 1.1 Severn Trent Water Company Profile Severn Trent Water Ltd (Severn Trent) serves over eight million people in the heart of the UK, supplying nearly two billion litres of drinking water a day to the highest standards in Europe. Severn Trent take away used water and treats it at over 1,000 sewage works and put it safely back into rivers and streams. Severn Trent operates in an area of more than 21,000 square kilometres, stretching from the Bristol Channel to the Humber estuary and along the Welsh boarder to the East Midlands. This area takes in the basins of the rivers Severn and Trent, from which the company derives its name, and includes Birmingham and ten other major industrial cities. For further information on Severn Trent and Procurement including detail of the company structure and area of operation please visit our web site www.stwater.co.uk 1.2 Severn Trent Water and its Supply Chain * Severn Trent aim to transform one of our large wastewater treatment works into the first net carbon neutral wastewater treatment works in the UK by the End of March 2024. * We will achieve this by installing a combination of innovative technologies that will reduce, remove or offset carbon emissions. Severn Trent would like to obtain support from the market to understand what Technologies currently exists under the following targeted Net Zero areas: * Reduce & Remove Technologies (RRT) aligned to the Project or Intervention Accounting: Quantified GHG emissions reduction or removal impacts of projects or interventions which are credited for GHG claims to be transferred between entities * Circular Economy Technologies (CET) aligned to both the above and Inventory Accounting: Emissions and removals in the GHG inventory. These occur in a company's operations and value chain (Reduce/Remove of Scope 1, 2, 3) Within these targeted areas STW has identified the following type of Technology which we may wish to implement on the Net Zero site. This document details the PIN Notice process we are conducting and guidance for engagement during this process. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION

### Lot Information

Lot 1

1.3 Technology Requirements RRT Desired Technology - ELOVAC 1. Required Outputs of Technology 1.1Vacuum degassing of digested sludge, to increase the amount of biogas captured. 1.2Reduces uncontrolled methane release. 1.3 Optional extra of magnesium dosing to precipitate phosphorus. 2. Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 2.1 Technology must currently be TRL 9 3.Technology - Contracted & Delivered on site 3.1Technology must be capable of being installed and operational on site by the End of March 2024 1.4 Supplier Interest Suppliers who feel that they can meet the requirements of the desired Technology should provide written confirmation via SAP Ariba that they can meet the following requirements: 1. Technology Outputs 2. Meet the TRL level 3. Technology could be installed and operational on site by the End of March 2024 Severn Trent will evaluate the written confirmation, before requesting further information & evidence from the supplier to further validate the supplier confirmation. Following the conclusion of the PIN notice Severn Trent may, at its discretion run a full procurement exercise. Please note that there will be no obligation on Severn Trent to launch such an exercise nor does participation in this PIN notice guarantee that Severn Trent will enter into any contractual relationship with any individual companies. 1.5 Indicative Timetable Key dates within this process are shown below: * Prior Information Notice launch- 08/12/2022 * Deadline for suppliers to submit a completed record of interest - noon 03/01/2023 All dates are indicative only and may be subject to change where necessary. 1.6 Queries & Contact Information All queries about this process must be submitted via SAP Ariba Any communication attempt made by a supplier that is not made via SAP Ariba eSourcing messaging tool will not be responded to. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034762-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2LZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42996000 - Machinery for the treatment of sewage

## Release History

- 8 Dec 2022 at 11:38 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034762-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/14845376
- http://www.stwater.co.uk

## Provenance

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