Scope
Reference
2025 0187
Description
Anglian Water Services Limited intends to establish a Major Infrastructure Delivery Framework agreement to support 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, and enable flexible call-offs 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.
All dates provided are estimates - subject to further development.
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
Description of possible extension:
The framework agreement is structured with an initial term of 5 years, commencing July 2026, with the option to extend by up to 5 years, subject to business need and supplier performance. This allows for a maximum total duration of 10 years, ending no later than July 2036.
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
- 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
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
29 January 2026
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
27 February 2026, 11:59pm
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
3 July 2026
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Competitive flexible procedure description
A staged procurement exercise will comprise:
A Request for Information (RFI) to seek information by means of targeted questions to understand capability, capacity and experience related to the different aspects of Anglian Water's requirements.
Responses to the RFI will be evaluated and shortlisted in accordance with the criteria set out within the RFI documentation, and only suppliers that are shortlisted will be invited to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP).
The RFP is to be used to evaluate and understand how suppliers intend to deliver the requirements to Anglian Water and the associated costs. This stage may include interviews and site sites, as well as a written response.
RFP elements will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria set out within the RFP documentation to determine an overall RFP evaluation score.
Anglian Water's decision to award will be made on the basis of the most advantageous tender.
Full details of the process that will be followed are provided within the RFI and RFP documents.
Reduced tendering period
Yes
Qualifying planned procurement notice - minimum 10 days
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