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Prj_8061 Student Placements RFI
Southern Water Services Limited · Private utility
In brief
Southern Water Services Limited has announced plans to buy recruitment work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £500,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 1 day, starting 31 July 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for recruitment contracts in this region (from 29 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
SW looks to support student placements as part of our Early Careers offering. These student placements provide potential feeder pipelines into our Graduate programmes. Over the last 2 years SW has facilitated around 10-15 students per calendar year to utilise a placement within our business. We look to build both volume, quality and sustainability of our Early Careers programmes going forward. Delivery of our student placement opportunities by a procured provider helps support our Early Careers strategy through AMP8.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 002927-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 002931-2026
About the buyer
Southern Water Services LimitedLast 12 months
Procurements
54Awards
17From notice 002927-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 14 January 2026, last updated 14 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.