Anglian Water is seeking market input ahead of going out to tender next year with a £700 million desalination programme – the water company is looking to develop up to three Desalination Plants in its region.
Anglian Water is currently planning on running two tenders for this requirement one tender for two technical partners to assist with the development and design of two Desalination Plants (Bacton & Mablethorpe) and another tender for a Competitively Appointed Provider (CAP) to deliver the Bacton project.
The utility is now looking to test the market interest for the development, design, build, financing, operation and maintenance of the projects and is inviting interested providers to respond to a Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN).
The water company wants to appoint Desalination Technical Providers in 2025, while the expected date for the CAP tender launch is circa late 2027/early 2028.
The CAP date is currently contingent upon:
- the procurement strategy selected following the market engagement
- the required in-service date for the project which will be confirmed by early to mid 2027
The CAP will be procured using Ofwat's Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) approach.
Lots in the first tender will be as follows:
Lot 1 Desalination Technical Provider Bacton
Anglian Water is planning to deliver a Desalination Plant in Norfolk (Bacton) to provide long-term water supply resilience to the region.
This will be a tender for the development and design desalination technical provider.
Lot 2 Desalination Technical Provider Mablethorpe
Anglian Water is planning to deliver a Desalination Plant in Lincolnshire (Mablethorpe) to provide long-term water supply resilience to the region.
This will be a tender for the development and design desalination technical provider.
A declaration of interest and more information on the two Desalination Technical Partner projects can be provided to PIN respondents by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Anglian Water is also looking to engage in respect of the wider procurement strategy including for the DPC for the CAP.
The utility is emphasising that the PIN notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-market engagement to gauge capability and interest in the market to assist in the decision making for both requirements. This is not a call for competition and Anglian Water reserves the right not to run any competition for the services.
Anglian are also pointing out that parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this request and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement.
Anglian Water is inviting organisations with experience in either the financing of construction schemes for DPC, PFI or PPP projects and/or experience of construction of water treatment works in accordance with UK water industry standards to get in touch and register their interest by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the following information ;
Company name
Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address
Main point of contact and the position you hold in the company
Primary business of company
Anglian Water says it would welcome responses as soon as possible as it intends to start meeting with respondents in the new year. The PIN itself will remain open until 24th January 2025.
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