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title: "Gritting"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-048903"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD."
published: "2024-10-02"
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# Gritting

Buyer: SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD.  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048903

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## Summary

Southern Water Services Ltd., based in Worthing, UK, is seeking tenders for their "Gritting" project, classified under the Winter-maintenance materials industry category. The tender involves providing winter gritting and potential snow clearance services for various operational water and waste sites, triggered by Met Office forecasts. This procurement is at the tender stage, with recent updates indicating that the final deadline for submissions has been moved to January 2025. The service period is specified as active 7 days a week from 6 pm to 6 am, and must be ready for use at multiple sites, which may increase during the contract term. The total estimated value of this procurement is £1,200,000 GBP.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in winter maintenance, snow-clearing services, road salt provision, and related industries. Companies with a robust infrastructure capable of servicing multiple sites, along with a communications portal for efficient coordination, will be particularly well-suited to this opportunity. Moreover, businesses must ensure that their vehicles are clean, roadworthy, licenced, and insured to meet the specific requirements laid out by Southern Water Services. This contract offers an excellent growth opportunity through substantial engagement with a major utility company.

## Notice

Winter gritting and if required snow clearance services for a number of operational water and waste sites. Service to be triggered by Met Office forecast (0 degrees road temp and red weather warning).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Operational site gritting service activated on days when the Met Office forecast is that the road surface temperature for the coming night will fall below an agreed trigger point (0 degrees with a red weather warning). Service is required 7 days a week between 6pm and 6am. Activities required - * Salting roads and other designated areas on sites access roads. * Snow clearance if required. * The services is needed at a number of locations (currently for 118 sites but the list is not exhaustive and other sites may be included throughout the contract). The service provider must provide a communications portal to hold all site details eg location, contacts, site gritting maps and to be the communications hub for notifications of gritting events and to hold records of each event (time stamped). Please note - Gritting Vehicles MUST NOT enter a Water site if they have entered a waste site earlier in the night to avoid contamination. Gritting vehicles must be clean, road worthy, licenced and fully insured at all times.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031509-2024 |
| 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, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,200,000 |
| 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 | SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD. |
| Locality | WORTHING |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN13 3NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Worthing |
| Electoral ward | Northbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Worthing West |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 34927100 - Road salt
- 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services
- 90630000 - Ice-clearing services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2024 at 10:26 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031509-2024
- 8 Aug 2024 at 14:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025073-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southernwater.co.uk
- https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/

## Provenance

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