CHEDDAR 2 RESERVOIR
Exeter - SOUTH WEST WATER
Planning Published: 7th July 2025 14:24:08 PM Find a Tender ServiceAs part of wider plans from the West Country Water and Environment Group (WCWE), two projects are in early planning and development, namely Cheddar 2 Reservoir, and the Poole Water Recycling and Transfer Project. This Planned Procurement Notice refers only to the Cheddar 2 Reservoir, led by South West Water, however a separate Planned Procurement Notice is also concurrently being issued by Wessex Water for the Poole Water Recycling and Transfer Project. This Planned Procurement Notice is being issued to provide advance information to the market of South West Water's intent to procure a Competitively Appointed Provider (CAP) to design, build, finance, and where appropriate, operate and maintain a new reservoir (Cheddar 2 Reservoir), water treatment and transfer scheme under the Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) model. Please note that this Notice is not a call for competition. At this stage, it is intended that the Project scope comprises a new earth embankment reservoir with a useable capacity of 8,200Ml, adjacent to the existing Cheddar Reservoir. The Project also comprises associated ancillary works, including a raw water transfer to a new Water Treatment Works, and approximately 75km of potable water transfer pipeline from South West Water's Bristol area to its customers in Devon. The estimated capital value of the work is approximately £750 million (excluding VAT), and the estimated total expenditure (inclusive of operating and maintenance costs) is c. £1 billion (excluding VAT). South West Water is planning a programme of market engagement for the Cheddar 2 Reservoir Project, [...]