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Water and Wastewater Retail Services Dynamic Purchasing System

Issued by Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · via UK Contracts Finder

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Published
29 May 2025
Open to join until
23 Feb 2029, 23:59 UTC
Reference
tender_272529/964262
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Water & Environment
Type
services

At a glance

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in United Kingdom has published an open-admission purchasing arrangement in water & environment: “Water and Wastewater Retail Services Dynamic Purchasing System”. Suppliers can apply to join until 23 February 2029. Quote reference tender_272529/964262 in any correspondence with the buyer. 3 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 16 notices from this buyer since 2025, 14 of them currently open. There are 255 open water & environment notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Contracts Finder, not through FreeTender.

Details

The DPS will cover Water and Waste-water Retail Services to eligible non-household customers as described in the document "DPS10 Outline Specification."

This DPS will operate four separate Lots:

- Lot 1: Supply of core Water and Waste-water Retail Services in England and Wales

- Lot 2: Supply of core Water and Waste-water Retail Services in Scotland

- Lot 3: Supply of Water and Waste-water Retail Services and associated water management

and business continuity services in England and Wales

- Lot 4: Supply of Water and Waste-water Retail Services and associated water management and business continuity services in Scotland

Suppliers may apply to one or more Lots.

Additional information:

The period of validity of the DPS will be extended for 2 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to the DPS ending no later than 23rd February 2029.

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract. Contract summary Industry - Water distribution and related services - 65100000 Location of contract North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales Value of contract £0 Procurement reference tender_272529/964262 Published date 21 May 2021 Closing date 23 February 2029 Closing time

11: 59pm

Contract start date 24 February 2029 Contract end date 24 February 2029 Contract type Service contract Procedure type Restricted procedure (above threshold) Contract is suitable for SMEs? Yes Contract is suitable for VCSEs? No Description The DPS will cover Water and Waste-water Retail Services to eligible non-household customers as described in the document "DPS10 Outline Specification." This DPS will operate four separate Lots:

- Lot 1: Supply of core Water and Waste-water Retail Services in England and Wales

- Lot 2: Supply of core Water and Waste-water Retail Services in Scotland

- Lot 3: Supply of Water and Waste-water Retail Services and associated water management

and business continuity services in England and Wales

- Lot 4: Supply of Water and Waste-water Retail Services and associated water management and business continuity services in Scotland

Suppliers may apply to one or more Lots. More information - Links -

- https: //health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

- The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at -

- https: //www.coch-cps.co.uk/frameworks/energy-services-frameworks/#DPS10

- The eligible users of the proposed dynamic purchasing system are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: - Additional text - The period of validity of the DPS will be extended for 2 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to the DPS ending no later than 23rd February 2029. How to apply Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Address Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chester CH2 1UL England Website

Closing: 23 February 2029, 11:59pm

Context for bidders

We hold 16 notices from Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, going back to May 2025 — 14 of them still open. They buy mostly in Healthcare & Pharma, Financial & Professional Services and Water & Environment. There are 255 open Water & Environment tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 856 days.

Documents

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
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  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
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