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title: "PRO004877- Tankering & Industrial Cleaning Framework"
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# PRO004877- Tankering & Industrial Cleaning Framework

Buyer: UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a837

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## Summary

United Utilities Water Limited, a private utility company based in Warrington, UK, is currently in the tender stage for the procurement of a comprehensive framework titled "PRO004877- Tankering & Industrial Cleaning Framework". This procurement falls within the services industry category, specifically focusing on sewage, cleaning, and environmental services across various operations including water, wastewater, network, and bioresources. The procurement method being utilised is the competitive flexible procedure to establish a closed multi-lot framework. Key dates include the tender period ending on 26th June 2026, with enquiries open until 19th June 2026. The framework agreement is expected to commence on 26th October 2026 and may extend for up to eight years. The overall estimated contract value is approximately £327 million, with provisions for three distinct lots comprising tankering, industrial cleaning, and water sludge services.

This framework presents a considerable opportunity for businesses in the industrial cleaning and waste management sectors. Companies that specialise in sludge transport, tank-cleaning, and related environmental services are particularly well-suited to compete in this tender. The staged competition will evaluate suppliers based on technical capability, commercial stability, and service quality, providing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with an opportunity to participate and expand their market presence. Being part of this framework could enable suppliers to secure positions as Active Call-off Suppliers, enhancing their potential for increased business volume and market diversification. Moreover, the requirement for ongoing call-off competitions suggests that there could be multiple opportunities to secure specific contracts throughout the framework’s duration.

## Notice

United Utilities Water Limited is procuring a single integrated framework for Tankering, Industrial Cleaning and Water Sludge Cake services across its water, wastewater, network and bioresources operations. The framework will replace existing fragmented legacy arrangements and provide a compliant route to market for planned, reactive and emergency operational services. The services include the collection, movement, transport and discharge of wastewater, sludge, sludge cake, solids and associated materials; industrial cleaning of operational wastewater, network, treatment and bioresources assets; and the collection, haulage, transfer and operational spreading of waterworks sludge cake and liquid sludge. The framework is expected to be split into three lots: Lot 1 Tankering Services, Lot 2 Industrial Cleaning Services, and Lot 3 Water Sludge Cake / Water Sludge Services. Suppliers admitted to the framework will be assessed as meeting United Utilities' minimum technical, operational, commercial, health and safety, environmental, transport and compliance requirements. Admission to the framework will not guarantee work. Specific operational requirements will be allocated through separate call-off competitions, which will determine the Active Call-off Suppliers for relevant service areas, regions, asset types and capacity requirements. Other approved framework suppliers may be used for back-up, resilience, overflow, emergency or continuity requirements where Active Call-off Suppliers cannot meet demand.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 Tankering

Lot 1 covers the provision of Tankering Services across United Utilities' wastewater, network and bioresources operations. Services may include planned, reactive and emergency tankering; loading, collection, transport, transfer and discharge of wastewater, sludge, thickened sludge, sludge cake, solids, grit, screenings and associated materials; interworks sludge transfer; wastewater transfer; process tankering; solids haulage; and operational support during incidents, capacity constraints, maintenance, outages or emergency events.

Renewal: The framework agreement is expected to operate for an initial term of 4 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 2 years each. The maximum total framework term is therefore up to 8 years. Any extension will be at United Utilities' discretion and subject to the final framework terms, ongoing operational requirements, supplier performance, value for money, service continuity, and continued business need.

Lot 2 Industrial Cleaning

Lot 2 covers the provision of Industrial Cleaning Services across United Utilities' wastewater, network, treatment and bioresources operations. Services may include planned, reactive and emergency cleaning; emptying, desilting, de-ragging, de-gritting, washdown, vacuumation, jetting, screening, pumping, removal, containment and clearance of materials from operational wastewater and sludge-related assets.

Renewal: The framework agreement is expected to operate for an initial term of 4 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 2 years each. The maximum total framework term is therefore up to 8 years. Any extension will be at United Utilities' discretion and subject to the final framework terms, ongoing operational requirements, supplier performance, value for money, service continuity, and continued business need.

Lot 3 Water Sludge Cake (1)

Lot 3 covers the provision of Water Sludge Cake / Water Sludge Services across United Utilities' water treatment and bioresources operations. Services may include the collection, loading, transport, haulage, transfer and operational spreading of waterworks sludge cake, liquid sludge and associated sludge materials between United Utilities sites, operational locations and approved destinations.

Renewal: The framework agreement is expected to operate for an initial term of 4 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 2 years each. The maximum total framework term is therefore up to 8 years. Any extension will be at United Utilities' discretion and subject to the final framework terms, ongoing operational requirements, supplier performance, value for money, service continuity, and continued business need.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050656-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £327,000,000 |
| Lots value | £327,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA5 3LP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 34133100 - Tankers
- 34144520 - Sewage tankers
- 34223340 - Tanker trailers
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90470000 - Sewer cleaning services
- 90513600 - Sludge removal services
- 90513700 - Sludge transport services
- 90513900 - Sludge disposal services
- 90913100 - Tank-cleaning services
- 90917000 - Cleaning services of transport equipment

## Release History

- 29 May 2026 at 09:23 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050656-2026
- 28 May 2026 at 17:31 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050543-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050656-2026
  29th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050543-2026
  28th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=105787&TID100110910&B=
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.unitedutilities.com

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