--- title: "2026 WS3201649050 OT Network Services (Routers, Switches)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077bde" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077bde" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077bde.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077bde.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2026-09-28" --- # 2026 WS3201649050 OT Network Services (Routers, Switches) Buyer: ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077bde [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077bde) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077bde.json) ## Summary Anglian Water Services Ltd intends to establish a strategic panel of resellers for operational technology network equipment and services, including routers and switches. The planned scope covers supplying, integrating and supporting technologies used across Anglian Water’s operational technology network and wider operational environment. The aim is to support critical operations and the continuing development, maintenance and refresh of network infrastructure. Resellers may contribute technical support, integration and lifecycle management, as well as vendor expertise and related added-value services. The equipment and services are intended for delivery across the East of England. This is a utilities procurement focused on network goods and reseller services; the buyer is seeking market insight to shape the eventual sourcing approach before inviting suppliers to compete. The process is at planning and early market engagement; there is no invitation to tender yet. Anglian Water expects to publish a future procurement notice on 9 November 2026. It requested responses to a separate pre-market engagement questionnaire by 26 October 2026, with questions submitted through the engagement system and answers shared with interested parties unless treated as confidential. The planned procurement is a single-lot framework agreement, with an estimated value of £1.25 million excluding VAT and £1.5 million including VAT. The expected contract period runs from 2 August 2027 to 2 August 2030, with a possible extension to 2 August 2032. No procurement procedure or award criteria are set out at this planning stage. The future panel is intended for resellers able to supply, integrate and support operational technology network equipment, particularly routers and switches. Suppliers with responsive technical support, integration capability and ongoing lifecycle management are aligned with the buyer’s stated needs. Anglian Water is also seeking access to accredited technical expertise and vendor specialisms, and values services that improve the performance, security and reliability of its operational technology estate. Relevant experience in resilient supply, technology refresh and supporting digitalisation and interconnected operational assets will be useful. The buyer wants solutions and expertise that support operational and cyber resilience and align with the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework and wider industry practice. Small and medium-sized businesses are considered suitable for the procurement. The engagement is intended to inform how these capabilities are assessed in the future competition. ## Notice Anglian Water is undertaking early market engagement to inform the future procurement of Operational Technology (OT) Reseller Services. Through this engagement, we are seeking insight from the market to better understand supplier capabilities, service offerings, delivery models, and emerging innovations that can support the continued development and operation of our OT network infrastructure. The objective is to establish a strategic panel of qualified resellers capable of supplying, integrating, and supporting key OT technologies across our operational environment. The insights gathered will help shape our future sourcing strategy and ensure we secure a commercially robust, resilient, and scalable solution that supports critical operations, regulatory compliance, and long-term business objectives. Our key objectives for a future approach include: Securing competitive and sustainable commercial arrangements that deliver long-term value and support evolving business requirements. Ensuring resilience of supply through access to trusted partners with the capability to provide responsive technical support, integration services, and ongoing lifecycle management. Strengthening operational and cyber resilience through solutions and expertise aligned with the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018, the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), and wider industry best practice. Providing access to accredited technical expertise, vendor specialisms, and value-added services that enhance the performance, security, and reliability of our OT estate. Establishing future-ready partnerships that support innovation, technology refresh, and the increasing digitalisation and interconnectivity of operational assets. Your input will play a key role in helping Anglian Water understand current market capabilities and opportunities, ensuring that our future procurement approach supports operational continuity, improves asset visibility and control, and enables us to respond effectively to evolving business, regulatory, and cybersecurity challenges. ### Planning Information Interested parties are requested to return the separate pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire via the SAP Ariba system by 11pm on 26th October 2026. To ensure that all parties receive the same information, please submit any questions or requests for clarification using the messaging function. Responses to all questions will be shared with all interested parties via SAP Ariba unless the information is deemed by Anglian Water at its discretion to be confidential to a particular party. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091604-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Aug 2027 - 2 Aug 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,250,000 | | 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 | ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Postcode area | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE29 6XU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | Huntingdon North | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ### Codes - 32400000 - Networks ## Release History - 28 Sep 2026 at 17:38 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091604-2026 - 28 Sep 2026 at 16:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091591-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091604-2026 28th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091591-2026 28th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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