Scope
Reference
2025 0187
Description
Anglian Water Services Limited is seeking engagement from interested suppliers for a new strategic delivery framework (namely a "Major Infrastructure Delivery Framework") to support in the delivery of its capital investment in the East of England, necessary for adaptations to climate change and anticipated population growth.
This Major Infrastructure Delivery Framework will provide for an integrated and collaborative partner to deliver selected programmes and projects successfully, achieving outcomes to enable Anglian Water to meet the needs of our customers, stakeholders, shareholders, investors and the specific outcomes required by the regulator. While achieving the highest levels of safety, health and wellbeing in the delivery of its works.
The Major Infrastructure Delivery Framework will set out the broad scope of capabilities that may be required over the life of the agreement, being that of early contractor involvement (ECI) advisory services, design, construction and CDM (Principal Designer and Principal Contractor) duties. Initial projects to be delivered by this framework include programmes of work related to Coastal Waters Improvements Works and will consist of grey and green civils work, process technology and storage ..
This notice is being published to advertise a market engagement webcast that conveys more information about Anglian Water, its objectives and the Major Infrastructure Delivery Framework requirements.
Anglian Water is approaching the market under section 16 (1) of the Procurement Act 2023. In line with section 16 (1) of the Procurement Act 2023 which lists the permitted purposes of preliminary market engagement, this notice fulfils the requirement for a preliminary market engagement notice to be issued under the Procurement Act 2023.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £1,500,000,000 excluding VAT
- £1,800,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 28 July 2026 to 27 July 2031
- Possible extension to 27 July 2036
- 10 years
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45240000 - Construction work for water projects
- 45252100 - Sewage-treatment plant construction work
- 45252120 - Water-treatment plant construction work
- 65100000 - Water distribution and related services
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
- 71322200 - Pipeline-design services
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
- 71520000 - Construction supervision services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
Contract locations
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
Engagement
Engagement deadline
5 January 2026
Engagement process description
Interested suppliers must initially register, via the above link to this Preliminary Market Engagement notice, through our procurement portal Scanmarket (U4). A recorded market engagement webcast will be shared with all suppliers that register.
A market engagement questionnaire will also be available to suppliers that register to review and respond to. Anglian Water welcomes completed market engagement questionnaire from suppliers by the questionnaire submission deadline of 5th January 2026.
Suppliers which do not wish to complete and respond to the market engagement questionnaire will not be precluded from participating in future events relating to this procurement.
Once questionnaires have been received and a thorough review and analysis of the responses has been conducted, Anglian Water may invite suppliers to attend meetings to follow up and clarify responses to the market engagement questionnaire. Discussions and any feedback from suppliers obtained are solely intended to assist Anglian Water in taking an informed view as to the framing of this future procurement.
At the same time, any decisions about the framing of the future procurement rests solely with Anglian Water. Amongst other things, feedback that suppliers may provide should not be interpreted as committing Anglian Water to the adoption of any particular approach in relation to this future procurement.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
29 January 2026
Procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Contracting authority
ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
- Companies House: 02366656
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMZW-7779-DCNZ
Lancaster House Lancaster Way
Huntingdon
PE29 6XU
United Kingdom
Email: suppliersupport@anglianwater.co.uk
Website: https://www.anglianwater.co.uk
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Organisation type: Private utility