Planning

Planned Procurement Notice - Defence Water Services Programme - UK3

  • Defence Infrastructure Organisation

UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-083764

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f7ad

Published 17 December 2025, 11:52am



Scope

Reference

714602450

Description

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), is looking to secure the provision of end to end Water and Wastewater services including the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the MoD's private water network through a single, national Managed Service Provider (MSP).

More information about the services and MSP is included in the updated DWSP Concept Paper ( V1.4) available at: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60136

If you wish to provide feedback or comments on this Concept Paper please send them to DIODCT-PFIRP@mod.gov.uk .

This Notice is intended to notify industry of the planned procurement dates alongside the MSP Concept Paper, that has been designed to provide insight to MoD`s proposed design of arrangements, to be utilised and implemented by the selected Managed Service Provider.

In issuing this Notice, DIO is not committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the requirements stated in this Notice.

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,300,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £2,760,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 February 2028 to 31 January 2035
  • Possible extension to 31 January 2038
  • 10 years

Description of possible extension:

There is 1 (one) 3 (three) year extension that may be taken at the Authority's discretion.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 65110000 - Water distribution
  • 50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
  • 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters
  • 45232450 - Drainage construction works
  • 71900000 - Laboratory services
  • 44482200 - Fire hydrants
  • 48444100 - Billing system
  • 44163100 - Pipes
  • 79993000 - Building and facilities management services

Contract locations

  • UKL - Wales
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKJ - South East (England)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

5 January 2026

Enquiry deadline

9 March 2026, 12:00pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

16 March 2026, 12:00pm

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

2 August 2027


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Documents

Documents to be provided after the tender notice

Documents will be uploaded via the Defence Sourcing Portal for the PSQ.


Contracting authority

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPWG-8368-RJMG

St George's House, DMS Whittington

Lichfield

WS149PY

United Kingdom

Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government