Goods-Framework-Water Industry Fittings

What the buyer is asking for

The planned procurement is for water industry fittings, predominantly focused on mechanical fittings for purposes of connection and maintenance. The tender will be for the purpose of awarding tri-partite framework agreements with successful contractors and there will be multiple awarded contractors on each lot. The scope includes the design, manufacture, delivery to and off-loading at site, provision of drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, technical data sheets and factory test certification. The scope covers the supply and delivery of Mechanical Fittings for sizes ranging from 80mm – 1200mm (3 inch – 48 inch). The tender will contain five lots, each lot with specific core product ranges within to form a categorised lotting structure. The lotting structure is contained below: Lot 1 Mechanical Couplings & Connection Fittings Lot 2 Mechanical Repair & Maintenance Fittings Lot 3 Ferrules and Saddles Fittings Lot 4 Plastic Service Fittings Lot 5 Mechanical Bespoke and Fabricated Fittings

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%costCommercial Bid
• 40%qualityTechnical Capability

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Must pass financial assessment criteria as per the ITN document

• technical

  Must have the ability to adhere to the technical scope as detailed in Requirements Scopebook

5 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Lot 1-Mechanical Couplings & Connection Fittings£2.1m

  Mechanical Coupling and Connection Fittings The fittings types covered are detailed below: • Adapters • Couplings • Reducers / Step Couplings • Bushes • Under Pressure Tees • Flanges • Dismantling Joints

• Lot 2-Mechanical Repair & Maintenance Fittings£1.6m

  The fittings types covered are detailed below: • Repair Clamps & Taps • Encapsulation Collars • Hydrant Clamps

• Lot 3-Ferrules and Saddles Fittings£300k

  This lot covers ferrules, ferrule straps and pipe saddles used to create service connections from distribution mains.

• Lot 4-Plastic Service Fittings£500k

  The fittings types covered are small-diameter service fittings such as nipples, bushes, spacers, adaptors, tees and elbows predominantly small sizes for the purposes of repair and swap outs

• Lot 5-Mechanical Bespoke and Fabricated Fittings£500k

  The fittings type covered are bespoke products for the purposes of a specific need, usually for repair or overhaul work whereby an off-the-shelf product does not exist.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published3 days ago

   3 Nov 2026, 10:34 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 10 days

   17 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 65 days

   11 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 115 days

   1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice3 Nov 2026, 10:34 GMT104063-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender