Live tenders / Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig
DCC Wastewater Sludge Cake Haulage
What the buyer is asking for
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) is seeking suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide wastewater sludge cake haulage services across four Lots: - **Lot 1 – Intercompany Haulage (North Wales)** - **Lot 2 – Intercompany Haulage (South Wales)** - **Lot 3 – Cake-to-Land Haulage (North Wales)** - **Lot 4 – Cake-to-Land Haulage (South Wales)** Services include planned and ad hoc collection, transportation and delivery of sludge cake between operational sites, treatment facilities, approved agricultural land and other authorised destinations, including associated activities where required. Suppliers may tender for one or more Lots. DCWW intends to appoint Primary Suppliers and may appoint Reserve Suppliers in accordance with the published allocation methodology. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) are expected to apply to this procurement. Relevant TUPE information will be shared with suppliers on **6 November 2026**, subject to receipt of a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The NDA will be issued through the eSourcing Portal by **30 October 2026**, alongside the responses to tender clarification questions. The contract will have an initial term of four years, with four optional one-year extensions, giving a maximum duration of eight years. The procurement will be conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- qualityTechnical Quality40% – Assessment of the Supplier's proposed approach to service delivery, performance, mobilisation, sustainability and operational requirements, in accordance with the Technical Workbook.
- priceEvaluated Haulage Rates55% – Evaluation of submitted haulage rates in accordance with the published Commercial Workbook and pricing methodology.
- costFuel Adjustment Mechanism5% – Evaluation of the proposed fuel adjustment arrangements in accordance with the published fuel assessment methodology.
4 lots
You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.
- Intercompany Haulage North Wales
Provision of planned and ad hoc wastewater sludge cake haulage services between DCWW operational sites, treatment facilities and designated storage locations across North Wales. Services include the safe collection, transportation and delivery of sludge cake using suitable vehicles and DCWW-provided skips and specialist trailers, including associated operational, maintenance and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Intercompany Haulage South Wales
Intercompany Haulage South WalesProvision of planned and ad hoc wastewater sludge cake haulage services between DCWW operational sites, treatment facilities and designated storage locations across South Wales. Services include the safe collection, transportation and delivery of sludge cake using suitable vehicles and DCWW-provided skips and specialist trailers, including associated operational, maintenance and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Cake to land Haulage North Wales
Provision of planned and ad hoc wastewater sludge cake haulage services across North Wales, including transportation and delivery to approved agricultural land, storage facilities and other authorised destinations. Services include associated tipping, stockpile management and ancillary activities where required, together with applicable environmental, safety and regulatory compliance obligations.
- Cake to land Haulage South Wales
Provision of planned and ad hoc wastewater sludge cake haulage services across South Wales, including transportation and delivery to approved agricultural land, storage facilities and other authorised destinations. Services include associated tipping, stockpile management and ancillary activities where required, together with applicable environmental, safety and regulatory compliance obligations.
- Buyer
- Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig
- Value
- Not published
- Submission deadline
- 18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT (12 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by
- 28 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- services
- Lots
- 4
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- CPV codes
- 90513700
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice published15 days ago22 Oct 2026, 21:55 BST
- Clarification questions by7 days ago30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 12 days18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 83 days28 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
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How to bid
https://dwrcymru-welshwater.bravosolution.co.uk Participation instructions — how to express an interest in this opportunity. 1) Register your organisation on the DCC eSourcing Portal (this is only required once so please check whether there is an existing account registered for your organisation — multiple users can be added as required); 2) Express an interest in the opportunity: — log in to the portal with your username and password, — click the 'PQQs/ ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link, — click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content, — click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page — this will move the PQQ/ ITT into your 'My PQQs/ITTs' page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only), — you can now access any attachments by clicking 'Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT details' box. 3) Responding to the Opportunity — click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT details'. You can choose to 'Create response' or 'Decline to Respond', — you can now use the messaging function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification, — note the deadline for completion and follow the onscreen instructions to complete your response — there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform, — you must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. Please Note the following — you must download the documents yourself after you have expressed interest, they will not be sent to you, — expressions of Interest will ONLY be accepted through the eSourcing Portal — all documentation must be returned electronically via the eSourcing Portal, — if you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eSourcing helpdesk using the contract information provided on the home page.
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