---
title: "Standpipes Hire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e21c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Southern Water Services Limited"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# Standpipes Hire

Buyer: Southern Water Services Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e21c

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## Summary

Southern Water Services Limited procured temporary metered standpipe hire services for its external and internal customers across the Southern Water region. The requirement covers supplying standpipes for use on the water distribution network, managing customer accounts, applying service charges, and invoicing for standpipe hire and water consumption. The appointed supplier is also responsible for planning, supervising and managing the resources needed to deliver the service, including procuring, managing, storing and delivering the necessary plant, equipment and materials. The associated goods category is standpipe valves (CPV 42131150). The buying organisation is Southern Water Services Limited, a private water utility based in Worthing. The procurement was arranged as a single completed lot covering the full requirement.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage, with AQUAM water services Ltd selected as supplier. The award has a gross value of £3,600,000 including applicable taxes and was recorded on 12 August 2026. It uses a direct award rather than a competitive tender, on the stated basis that Aquam is a monopoly supplier in the water utilities market for standpipe hire services. The contract period runs from 12 August 2026 to 9 August 2030, with an option to extend by up to four years, to a maximum extent date of 11 August 2034. The award is above the relevant threshold and relates to one completed lot. A future signature milestone was scheduled for 12 August 2026; the award status is recorded as pending.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from a water utility for managed temporary standpipe hire, rather than a simple equipment supply arrangement. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide metered standpipes and associated valves, maintain reliable stock, and manage storage, delivery and other logistics across a water distribution region. It would also need the operational capability to plan and supervise resources, support customers using the equipment, administer service charges, and issue accurate invoices covering both hire and water consumption. Experience serving water utilities or comparable network operators would help demonstrate understanding of distribution-network requirements, customer account administration, consumption charging and dependable field support. Suppliers should also be able to manage the plant, equipment and materials needed for end-to-end delivery.

## Notice

The services to be provided by the Supplier are: * The external and internal hire of temporary metered standpipes as detailed in section 1.5.3 (Standpipe Specification), to Southern Water external and internal customers for use on the water distribution network, across the Southern Water region, * account management of Southern Water temporary metered standpipe hire customers, * application of service charges and customer invoicing for standpipe hires and water consumption. The services include the following: * The planning, supervision and management of all resources necessary to complete the services, * the procurement, management, storage and delivery of all Plant, Equipment and Materials necessary to complete the services.

### Procurement Information

Aquam is a monopoly supplier in the water utilities market for standpipe hire services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076563-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,600,000 |
| 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 | Southern Water Services Limited |
| Locality | WORTHING |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN13 3NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Worthing |
| Electoral ward | Northbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Worthing West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AQUAM water services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42131150 - Standpipe valves

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 10:31 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076563-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076563-2026
  12th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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