Alternative Water Services (AWS) Tender
About Southern Water: Southern Water is responsible for providing, maintaining, and operating water supply and distribution services covering the counties of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and providing services for the maintenance, repair, renewal, or improvement of services forming Southern Water’s water distribution systems. The area in which we supply water and treat wastewater covers a total of some 10,530km² and extends from East Kent in the east, through parts of Sussex, to Hampshire and the I...
Buyer
Southern Water Services Limited
Value
£160,000,000
Published
1 Jul 2026
Closes
30 Jul 2026
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
United Kingdom
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
34144212
Water-tender vehicles
34133100
Tankers
34223340
Tanker trailers
31518200
Emergency lighting equipment
34114100
Emergency vehicles
85312200
Homedelivery of provisions
64121200
Parcel delivery services
34114300
Welfare vehicles
Lots
Lot 1 Managed Service Provider
£56,000,000
All services across Lots 2-5 below • Tankering & Haulage • Supply of Bottled Water • Bottled Water Delivery • Bottled Water Stations (& Traffic management) • Bulk clean water tankering • Planned & emergency response • Pumping system to inject & fill into the network • Water quality compliance, testing, sampling & certification • Full traceability & evidence...
Lot 2 Bulk Water Tankering & Haulage
£48,000,000
• Bulk clean water tankering • Planned & emergency response • Pumping system to inject & fill into the network • Water quality compliance, testing, sampling & certification • Full traceability & evidence of compliance • Telematics & GPS tracking • Optional extra credit for haulage, driver resource & traction only haulage
Lot 3 Supply of Bottled Water
£16,000,000
• Purchase of palletised bottled water • Storage & warehousing of bottled water • Planned & emergency haulage, transport & delivery • Water quality compliance, testing, sampling & traceability
Lot 4 Bottled Water Delivery
£24,000,000
• Collection of bottled water from Southern Water stores, vehicles or contractors • Distribution of bottled water direct to customer doorsteps • Proof of Delivery system • Water quality & hygiene compliance • Planned & emergency response
Lot 5 Bottled Water Stations (Inc. Traffic Management)
£16,000,000
• Traffic management at bottled water stations and other incident locations • Manned security services & guarding • Welfare, portaloo’s, shelter & portable tower lighting • General waste management • Site assessment, technical drawings & preparation
Documents
Unlock document linkTender notice on Find a Tender
1 Jul 2026
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Tender notice · UK4 · Web page
Tender notice on Find a Tender
1 Jul 2026
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Tender notice · UK4 · Web page
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
15 Jan 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Market engagement notice · UK2 · Web page
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