Contract

Purchase and Supply of Electricity

  • SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITED

F06: Contract award notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060737

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d4e8 (view related notices)

Published 30 September 2025, 9:40am



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITED

Peninsula House, Rydon Lane

Exeter

EX27HR

Contact

Sam Woollacott

Email

swoollac@pennon-group.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Companies House

02366665

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southwestwater.co.uk/

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Purchase and Supply of Electricity

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

South West Water Limited is seeking (on behalf of itself and other subsidiaries within the Pennon Group from time to time) to enter into a framework with a single supplier for the flexible supply and management of electricity to both regulated utilities and other subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group for a five year period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The ability to forward purchase volumes as part of the Group hedging strategy is required in the time preceding this period.

The Pennon Group is a large consumer of energy across a portfolio of c. 2500 sites with a range of connections. The Pennon Group's sites provide drinking water and sewerage services to customers within Devon and Cornwall with additional drinking water only services to customers around Bristol, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Sutton and East Surrey.

Current annual supply volumes are c. 450 GWh and it is anticipated that this will increase over the term of the framework due to growth in treatment quality and served population and also potential investments/acquisitions. At the time of this notice, the current subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group whose sites will covered by this procurement are South West Water Limited, Sutton and East Surrey Water plc, but bidders should note that this list of contracting entities which may call off supplies under this framework may change and/or increase over time in the event of further investments/acquisitions by the Pennon Group and/or any group restructuring.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

South West Water Limited is seeking (on behalf of itself and other subsidiaries within the Pennon Group from time to time) to enter into a framework with a single supplier for the flexible supply and management of electricity to both regulated utilities and other subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group for a five year period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The ability to forward purchase volumes as part of the Group hedging strategy is required in the time preceding this period.

The Pennon Group is a large consumer of energy across a portfolio of c. 2500 sites with a range of connections. The Pennon Group's sites provide drinking water and sewerage services to customers within Devon and Cornwall with additional drinking water only services to customers around Bristol, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Sutton and East Surrey.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-001974


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 September 2025


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

TBC

TBC

Country

United Kingdom