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title: "MCERTS Inspection Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ea38"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED"
published: "2026-03-19"
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# MCERTS Inspection Services

Buyer: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ea38

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## Summary

Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) has awarded the contract for "MCERTS Inspection Services" to SIRIS Flow Inspections Ltd, following a competitive flexible procedure. The procurement belongs to the services category and the inspections are set to commence across 215 sites, ensuring regulatory compliance for flowmeters dispersed over regions including the North East Coast and up to the Scottish Borders. The contract award was made on 19th March 2026, with the official contract period beginning on 1st April 2026 and concluding on 31st March 2031. The standstill period ends on the 30th March 2026, marking the transition into the contract execution phase.

This tender provides significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in flow-monitoring, testing, and compliance assessments within the utilities sector. The procurement method emphasises flexibility, with stages ranging from invitations to participate, dialogues, and best-final-offer submissions, allowing suppliers to engage dynamically throughout the process. Enterprises capable of delivering high-quality audits and MCERTS certifications would find themselves well-positioned to compete, contributing to the overarching compliance strategy of NWL. The involvement of SIRIS Flow Inspections Ltd, who are established as an SME, highlights the contract's suitability for small and medium-sized enterprises aiming to expand their footprint in utility service sectors.

## Notice

Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) operate flowmeters (Discharge Flow, Flow Pass Forward and Event Duration Monitoring) across 215 sites that require MCERTs Inspections to comply with regulatory requirements. Each site must be re-inspected every 5 years by a registered MCERTs Inspector. The programme is designed so that roughly one fifth of the sites will be inspected in each contract year. It is expected over AMP8 new sites and additional MCERTS instruments will be added to the schedule of inspecting.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025111-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,100,000 |
| Lots value | £1,100,000 |
| Awards value | £1,030,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED |
| Locality | PITY ME |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham, TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SIRIS FLOW INSPECTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 38421110 - Flowmeters
- 50433000 - Calibration services
- 71631440 - Flow-monitoring services

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2026 at 11:57 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025111-2026
- 27 Nov 2025 at 14:13 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077713-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025111-2026
  19th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077713-2025
  27th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://s1.ariba.com

## Notice URLs

- http://www.siris.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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