AwardedAwarded 23 October 2025

PRO004799-Works-Framework-Ground Investigations

United Utilities Water Limited · Private utility

In brief

United Utilities Water Limited has awarded construction and architecture and engineering work on 23 October 2025.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

What the notice says

Ground Investigations to support AMP8 and AMP9 construction activity (indicative project value £60k-£1.8m) to meet the Client’s ongoing regulatory commitments.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
What this lot covers

Lot 1 predominately relates to Works pertaining to the Client’s Ground Investigations programmes to manage United Utilities ground risk and includes the following elements: • Boreholes, including Cable Percussive, Rotary, Sonic etc to investigate ground and groundwater conditions • Trial Pits, Window and Windowless sampling to investigate ground and groundwater conditions • Installation of/monitoring a range of Geotechnical /Geo-environmental instrumentation • Downhole and surface geophysics • Cone Penetration investigations • Other in situ testing (pumping tests, down hole and surface tests) • Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental laboratory testing • Specialist site access arrangements • Reporting; including GIR, GDR, Geo-environmental reports, AGS format reporting etc

Architecture and engineering—
Lot 2 - Offshore Geophysical Services
What this lot covers

Lot 2 predominately relates to Works pertaining to the Client’s Ground Investigations programmes associated with offshore geophysical surveying and includes the following elements: • Multi beam Bathymetry surveys, reduction and analysis, plus ability to create digital thematic mapping and difference charts from past and present electronic data. • Magnetometer surveys and associated analysis • Sub bottom profiling with interpretation for geophysics and pipe locating • Topographic surveys of inter tidal zone • Correlation of Geophysical surveys results compared to intrusive investigation • Stratigraphy and interpretation • Reporting, ground section and chart production

Architecture and engineering—
Lot 3 - Hydrogeological Drilling & Well Services
What this lot covers

Lot 3 predominately relates to Works pertaining to the Client’s Ground Investigations programmes associated with Hydrogeological services and well drilling and includes the following elements: • Rotary drilling works (including 500 to 1000mm diameter holes) • Well hole development • Well hole logging • Well maintenance • Reporting

Architecture and engineering—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Not statedLot 1 - Ground Investigation Works—
Not statedLot 2 - Offshore Geophysical Services—
Not statedLot 3 - Hydrogeological Drilling & Well Services—
Not statedLot 1 - Ground Investigation Works—
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Not statedLot 1 - Ground Investigation Works—
Not statedLot 1 - Ground Investigation Works—
Not statedLot 2 - Offshore Geophysical Services—
Not statedLot 3 - Hydrogeological Drilling & Well Services—
Not statedLot 1 - Ground Investigation Works—
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Not statedLot 1 - Ground Investigation Works—
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Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 079429-2025

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From notice 079429-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 3 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.