Award

Water Efficiency Campaign (WEC)

  • AFFINITY WATER LIMITED
  • ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
  • DWR CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG
  • HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEDIG
  • NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED
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  • PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITED
  • SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
  • SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
  • SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED
  • SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER PLC
  • SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITED
  • SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER PLC
  • THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
  • UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
  • Wessex Water Services Ltd
  • YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-080375

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0550fa (view related notices)

Published 5 December 2025, 6:15pm



Scope

Reference

PROC.0100

Description

We are pleased to announce that a successful tenderer has been identified to lead the Water Efficiency Campaign (WEC) for England and Wales, a significant milestone in the sector's long-term strategy to transform public water use.

This follows a competitive procurement process led by Ofwat, working with the water companies, the Environment Agency (EA) and Defra.

Subject to completion of the standstill period and final contract award, the contract will cover the design and delivery of a nationwide behaviour-change campaign to help households and businesses across England and Wales use water more efficiently.

Further details regarding the successful tenderer and programme timelines for the WEC will be released in due course.


Contract 1. Water Efficiency Campaign (WEC)

Supplier

Contract value

  • £75,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £90,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

1 December 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

1 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 16 December 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

17 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 17 December 2025 to 31 March 2030
  • 4 years, 3 months, 15 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79341000 - Advertising services

Contract locations

  • 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)
  • UKL - Wales

Submission

Submission type

Requests to participate


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Supplier

23RED LIMITED

  • Companies House: 03974936
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDVJ-6687-HPWZ

95 Queen Victoria Street

London

EC4V 4HN

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Water Efficiency Campaign (WEC)


Contracting authorities

AFFINITY WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02546950
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMRZ-1695-VBDV

Tamblin Way

Hatfield

AL10 9EZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Organisation type: Private utility

ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366656
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMZW-7779-DCNZ

Lancaster House Lancaster Way

Huntingdon

PE29 6XU

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Organisation type: Private utility

DWR CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG

  • Companies House: 02366777
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLQZ-5134-YYJN

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Linea, Fortran Road

Cardiff

CF3 0LT

United Kingdom

Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Organisation type: Private utility

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEDIG

  • Companies House: 03527628
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWGQ-2543-XWCR

Packsaddle Wrexham Road

Wrexham

LL14 4EH

United Kingdom

Region: UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

Organisation type: Private utility

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366703
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRLG-5541-VHHG

Northumbria House

Pity Me

DH1 5FJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKC14 - Durham CC

Organisation type: Private utility

PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02536455
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTQG-7125-BLXM

Brockhampton Springs

Havant

PO9 1LG

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ35 - South Hampshire

Organisation type: Private utility

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366686
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQQN-5222-QDXR

Severn Trent Centre

Coventry

CV1 2LZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKG33 - Coventry

Organisation type: Private utility

SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366670
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBJQ-2231-ZRPG

Southern House, Yeoman Road

Worthing

BN13 3NX

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)

Organisation type: Private utility

SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02679874
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJPW-3982-PJZX

South East Water Limited, Rocfort Road, Snodland

Kent

ME6 5AH

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ46 - West Kent

Organisation type: Private utility

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER PLC

  • Companies House: 02662742
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHTV-9327-JLNH

Green Lane

West Midlands

WS2 7PD

United Kingdom

Region: UKG38 - Walsall

Organisation type: Private utility

SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366665
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQQD-9198-RDHP

Peninsula House, Rydon Lane

Exeter

EX2 7HR

United Kingdom

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Organisation type: Private utility

SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER PLC

  • Companies House: 02447875
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZLM-4811-WTQD

66-74 London Road

Surrey

RH1 1LJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ26 - East Surrey

Organisation type: Private utility

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366661
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNQQ-4647-DTCV

Clearwater Court

Reading

RG1 8DB

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Organisation type: Private utility

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366678
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVVB-5589-BWHX

Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue

Great Sankey

WA5 3LP

United Kingdom

Region: UKD61 - Warrington

Organisation type: Private utility

Wessex Water Services Ltd

  • Companies House: 2366648
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPVH-1185-WPZP

Wessex Water Services Ltd

Bath

BA2 7WW

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Private utility

YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366682
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXGT-3622-WXBQ

Western House

Bradford

BD6 2SZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKE41 - Bradford

Organisation type: Private utility


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

The Water Services Regulation Authority

Summary of their role in this procurement: Facilitating the procurement process

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPCX-7855-VXBT

Ofwat, Centre City Tower, 7 Hill Street

Birmingham

B5 4UA

United Kingdom

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham


Contact organisation

Contact The Water Services Regulation Authority for any enquiries.