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title: "Supply of permanent nutrient neutrality mitigation in Cumbria via upgrades to septic tanks"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e54b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-02"
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# Supply of permanent nutrient neutrality mitigation in Cumbria via upgrades to septic tanks

Buyer: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e54b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Westmorland and Furness Council seeking the supply of permanent nutrient neutrality mitigation in Cumbria through upgrades to septic tanks. The process is part of a collaboration with Cumberland Council and the Lake District National Park, aimed at addressing nutrient neutrality across several catchments in Cumbria, including River Derwent, Bassenthwaite Lake, River Eden, River Kent, and Esthwaite Water. The procurement, classified under the industry category of plumbing and sanitary works, adopts an open procedure and has advanced to the award stage, with completion of the initial tender process. A significant contract, valued at £10.5 million, was awarded on 30th April 2025 to suppliers including Burrow Environmental and Our Rivers (Cumbria) Ltd, located in the region designated as UKD12.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for businesses specialising in environmental conservation and plumbing infrastructure. The focus on upgrading septic tanks to promote nutrient neutrality not only provides immediate business engagements through contracts but also positions firms to partake in the emergent market for nutrient credit trading, expected to launch in late 2025. Companies with expertise in environmental solutions and infrastructure works, particularly SMEs like those awarded the contract, are ideally suited to compete in similar future opportunities. The collaboration with local authorities highlights the potential for businesses to establish long-term relationships with public sector bodies while contributing to sustainable environmental initiatives in the UK.

## Notice

Westmorland and Furness Council, together with Cumberland Council and the Lake District National Park, established the Nutrient Neutrality North West partnership to drive a Cumbria-wide approach to addressing nutrient neutrality in the four affected catchments (River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake SAC, River Eden SAC, River Kent SAC and Esthwaite Water Ramsar). Two of the main aims are to identify and promote delivery of practical mitigation options in the catchments to unlock new housing developments and establish a process to offer mitigation options through nutrient credit trading. Following the award of a significant grant under the Government's Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund (LNMF), the council is now seeking to procure suitably qualified and experienced contractors to support the delivery of nutrient (phosphorous) credits through a programme of upgrading private septic tanks across the four catchments, which can then be traded through a credit scheme to be launched in the second half of 2025.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Westmorland and Furness Council, together with Cumberland Council and the Lake District National Park, established the Nutrient Neutrality North West partnership to drive a Cumbria-wide approach to addressing nutrient neutrality in the four affected catchments (River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake SAC, River Eden SAC, River Kent SAC and Esthwaite Water Ramsar). Two of the main aims are to identify and promote delivery of practical mitigation options in the catchments to unlock new housing developments and establish a process to offer mitigation options through nutrient credit trading. Following the award of a significant grant under the Government's Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund (LNMF), the council is now seeking to procure suitably qualified and experienced contractors to support the delivery of nutrient (phosphorous) credits through a programme of upgrading private septic tanks across the four catchments, which can then be traded through a credit scheme to be launched in the second half of 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036918-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,500,000 |
| Lots value | £10,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL |
| Locality | KENDAL |
| Post town | Lancaster |
| Postcode | LA9 4DQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Electoral ward | Kendal Strickland and Fell |
| Westminster constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Delivery location | TLD12 East Cumbria |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | BURROW ENVIRONMENTAL; OUR RIVERS (CUMBRIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45330000 - Plumbing and sanitary works

## Release History

- 2 Jul 2025 at 15:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036918-2025
- 20 Feb 2025 at 15:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006338-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.the-chest.org.uk
- https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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