Ground Investigation Works and Services
- Buyer
- Anglian Water Services Ltd
- Value
- £29,537,750
- Closes
- 27 October 2026
- Where
- Huntingdon
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Anglian Water is setting up a framework agreement for ground investigation work across five lots, covering everything from drilling boreholes and test pits to lab testing and geotechnical consulting. Work will support major water infrastructure projects including two new reservoirs, desalination plants, a water recycling facility, and a 580km strategic pipeline network.
What the buyer wants
• Intrusive site investigations including boreholes, trial pits and probe holes • Drilling services using various methods (cable percussion, rotary, window sampling, slope climbing) • In-situ testing, groundwater monitoring, geophysical testing and field testing • Specialist investigations for contaminated land, embankment dams, peat and mineral workings • Lab testing, surveying, works supervision, reinstatement and daily records • Desk studies, ground modelling and geotechnical consulting • Compliance with Yellow Book Standards
Lots
- Ground Investigation Works (value over £100K)
- Ground Investigation Services (contracts over 100k)
- Ground Investigation Works (contracts below 100k)
- Ground Investigation Services (contracts below 100k)
- Groundwater Investigation Works and Services (contracts below 100k)
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This is a large framework worth approximately £29.5m: most small trades will struggle to bid unless they have significant specialist ground investigation experience, relevant accreditations, and the financial capacity to handle large projects with payment terms of 60-90 days. Lots 1 and 2 explicitly require contract values over £100k, eliminating micro-businesses.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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