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Habitat Restoration Framework

Southern Water Services Limited · Private utility

In brief

Southern Water Services Limited has announced plans to buy environmental work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £120,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for environmental contracts across the UK (from 258 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £120,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Southern Water have an upcoming tender requirement for a Framework for Habitat Restoration. The Framework will support Southern Waters AMP8 commitments to improve environmental and water quality in partnership with environmental Non-Governmental Organisations and commercial organisations across the Region.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 061779-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

52

Awards

16

Suppliers it has used most for environmental

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From notice 061779-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 2 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.