United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for Flow and Asset Management Surveys, including Wastewater Surveys, worth an estimated £28.8 million inc VAT).
United Utilities is looking to re-procure its current framework for Flow and Asset Management Surveys in two separate Lots as follows:
Lot 1 - Wastewater Network Asset Surveys
Services required under Lot 1 are:
- Manhole Surveys
- Pumping Station Surveys
- Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Surveys
- Impermeability Surveys
- Drainage Connectivity Surveys
Lot 2 - Flow & Water Quality Surveys
Services under Lot 2 will be required in river, in sewer and in waste water treatment works (WwTW) as follows:
- installing sewer depth and flow monitors
- river depth monitors
- river stage boards
- rain gauges
- portable wastewater samplers
- dissolved
- oxygen/temperature monitors
- monitoring the equipment either continuously or for wet weather and dry weather events
- all telemetry raw data, with the exception of rain gauges, must be capable of being viewed live via a website and downloaded by the utilityat all times
- collection and processing of data in accordance with the requirements of the Call-Off Particulars of the required Survey
- production of reports in accordance with the requirements of the Call-Off Particulars of the required Survey.
Surveys in a river may include Time of Travel Surveys and river flow gaugings together with continuous monitoring for the following:
- Time of travel surveys
- River flow gauging
- Continuous monitoring of: i) dissolved oxygen (mg/l) ii) dissolved oxygen (% Saturation) iii) temperature iv) phosphorus v) phosphate vi) pH monitoring vii) turbidity viii) chlorophyll ix) conductivity x) ammonium
Surveys in waste water treatment works will comprise a combination of flow and quality monitoring. Surveys may be for flow alone or for flow and quality monitoring combined. Surveys may be for sewer, river or treatment works in isolation or in combination
The services are to be provided in Cheshire, Merseyside, Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.
Current estimated start and end contract dates are 15 June 2026 to 15 June 2029 with further possible extension options to 15 June 2034.
United Utilities is looking to appont up to eight suppliers to the framework. Work will be awarded under the framework via call off contracts either with or without competition.
Deadline for submission of enquiries about the tender is 4:00pm on 2 December 2025, and the tender submission deadline is 4:00pm on 16 February 2026.
Award decision date is currently expected in 16 May 2026.
Submission address and any special instructions is https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=100203&TID105461&B=
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