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North Wooton Pump and Pre-Cast Concrete Units Supply

Kings Lynn Internal Drainage Board · Local or regional public body

In brief

Kings Lynn Internal Drainage Board has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £390,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 10 months, starting 6 November 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?

Key dates

Questions by
1pm, Monday 12 October 2026
Bids by
1pm, Tuesday 20 October 2026

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for similar contracts in this region (from 1764 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This procurement covers the design, manufacture, fabrication, providing, supplying and delivery of two pumps and pre-cast concrete units (PCCU) that form the pump sump, support and inlet structure for the new pumping station for the North Wootton pumping station replacement project. The value is estimated at circa £390,000 total. These figures are exclusive of VAT. The pumps will have high efficiency, low maintenance requirements and will deliver a broad range of flow rates at their design heads. The pumps will provide safe passage for eels and fish and deliver a Best Achievable Eel Protection (BAEP) solution that reduces the killing and injury of fish, improving downstream passage. The requirement is: The design, manufacture, fabrication, providing, supplying and delivery of pumps for North Wootton pumping station. This includes Design, Testing and providing the required information for the Health and Safety File and Operations and Maintenance Manual. The Water Management Alliance (WMA) will oversee this procurement on behalf of the King’s Lynn Internal Drainage Board working with Turner & Townsend as advisors.

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. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: turnerandtownsend.bravosolution.com.
  4. Send clarification questions before 1pm, Monday 12 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 1pm, Tuesday 20 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 088613-2026

About the buyer

From notice 088613-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.