--- title: "Supply of Water and Sewerage (Including Trade Effluent) Services to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d0bc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d0bc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d0bc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d0bc.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST" published: "2025-10-21" --- # Supply of Water and Sewerage (Including Trade Effluent) Services to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Buyer: NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d0bc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d0bc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d0bc.json) ## Summary The Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is inviting suppliers to partake in a preliminary market engagement exercise for a forthcoming tender concerning the supply of water and sewerage services, including trade effluent, to its facilities within Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. This procurement is categorised under "Water distribution and related services" and is crucial to ensure compliance with existing standards and legislation for potable water and wastewater services. The current stage of the procurement process is "planning," with the engagement milestone scheduled to be completed by 14th November 2025. Potential suppliers have been encouraged to download the market engagement documents and provide feedback to shape the procurement process through the Trust's e-Tendering portal. The contract period is set to commence on 17th June 2026 and extend to 16th June 2028, with possibilities for renewal until 2031. This procurement represents a substantial opportunity for businesses within the water supply and consultancy services sector, particularly those specialising in water meter maintenance and consultancy services for waste management. The Trust is keen on ensuring that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-positioned to participate, promoting a diverse and competitive bidding environment. Engaging in this market engagement phase could be fruitful for businesses looking to expand their operations and establish a partnership with a significant public sector client. By aligning their capabilities with the Trust's requirements, businesses have the chance to contribute to a major healthcare infrastructure project, thus fostering growth and innovation in the sector. ## Notice The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (The Client) is conducting this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise regarding the provision of a contract for supply of water and wastewater services to its property located in the geographic counties of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire (The Goods). The contract is required to ensure the provision of potable (i.e. drinking) water as well as wastewater including, but not limited to, sewerage, roads and property drainage and trade effluent services in accordance with relevant standards and legislation. The purpose of this PME exercise is to gauge interest from the market, understand its capability to Provide the Goods, mitigate potential barriers to SME's where practical, and seek your views to inform any eventual procurement exercise undertaken by the Trust. The objective is to identify and mitigate any potential issues to help ensure a "right first time" approach to any eventual procurement exercise. ### Planning Information Suppliers are invited to download the PME document via the Client's e-Tendering portal for more information: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Included within the document is a brief questionnaire. Suppliers are encouraged to respond to these questions which will help inform and shape the procurement process. If you have any problems with the Electronic Portal., you should contact the helpdesk on 0800 9956035 or by sending an email to support-health@atamis.co.uk . The helpline is open Monday to Friday between 8 am and 6 pm excluding public and bank holidays. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067114-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Mar 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Jun 2026 - 16 Jun 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £12,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG5 1PB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham | | Local authority | Nottingham | | Electoral ward | Sherwood | | Westminster constituency | Nottingham East | | Delivery location | TLF14 Nottingham, TLF15 North Nottinghamshire, TLF16 South Nottinghamshire, TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 65 - Public utilities - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 38421100 - Water meters - 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters - 65100000 - Water distribution and related services - 65130000 - Operation of water supplies - 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy ## Release History - 21 Oct 2025 at 13:00 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067114-2025 - 21 Oct 2025 at 12:48 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067108-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067114-2025 21st October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067108-2025 21st October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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