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title: "Professional & Technical Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06adeb"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "AFFINITY WATER LIMITED"
published: "2026-06-04"
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# Professional & Technical Services

Buyer: AFFINITY WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06adeb

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## Summary

Affinity Water Limited, the largest water-only supplier in the UK, is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Professional & Technical Services". This procurement is focused on securing specialist engineering, scientific, and technical expertise for their operations in the southeast of England. This preliminary market engagement notice invites interested suppliers to participate in a session at Affinity Water's head office in Hatfield, UK. The engagement session is scheduled with a deadline for expressing interest by the 31st of July, 2026. The procurement is classified under the services category and involves locations across the UKH, UKI, and UKJ regions, operating under private utility regulations with a procurement framework agreement in place.

This tender process offers significant opportunities for businesses providing engineering, technical testing, and water consultancy services. With a commitment to sustainability and innovation, Affinity Water seeks to enhance its service delivery through additional capacity and specialist skills. Businesses, particularly SMEs supplying consulting services for water-supply and waste management, are well-suited to compete. The procurement, covering the remainder of AMP8 and into AMP9, provides potential business growth opportunities by forming alliances with a major utility player in the UK water sector. The contract is set to begin on 1st January 2027 and may extend up to 2035, offering long-term partnership potential.

## Notice

Affinity Water is the largest water-only supplier in the UK, serving over 3.8 million people across the southeast of England. With a strong focus on sustainability, innovation, and customer service, Affinity Water is committed to securing water supplies for future generations while protecting the environment. Our work includes reducing water leakage, promoting water efficiency, and engaging with communities to ensure a reliable and sustainable water future. Affinity Water requires specialist engineering, scientific and technical expertise to supplement its internal expertise in order to assist Affinity Water to deliver its objectives in the remainder of AMP8 and into AMP9. This support could be to add additional capacity or provide specialist expertise that does not reside within Affinity Water.

### Planning Information

Affinity Water Limited is issuing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice as part of the market engagement for the support requires it requires to procure for the remainder of AMP8 and into AMP9. This step allows suppliers to discover information about Affinity Water's requirements, provide feedback and understand the procedure that will be followed in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024. The engagement process will involve a presentation session from Affinity Water at its head-office in Hatfield for those that express an interest. Those that express an interest and do not attend this in-person session will be provided with the key points from the session afterwards.
If you wish to attend the presentation please express your interest by email to: 
tenders@affinitywater.co.uk
Your email Subject should read:
C-04377

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052977-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | AFFINITY WATER LIMITED |
| Locality | HATFIELD |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL10 9EZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Hatfield Villages |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2026 at 14:53 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052977-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052977-2026
  4th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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