Sector · CPV division 65

Public utilities: UK public contracts

64 UK public public utilities contracts awarded in the last 12 months, worth £291m. See who is buying, who is winning, and 34% awarded without competition.

Covers CPV division 65, “Public utilities”. The busiest buyers recently were Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc and UK Research & Innovation.

Follow new awards by RSS

Contracts (last 12 months): 64
Published value: £291mwhere stated
Without competition: 34%22 contracts
Won by SMEs: 25%of 59 with size known

Contracts awarded per month 199 contracts · busiest month May 2025

02550

Dec 24
Mar 25
37
Jun 25
Sep 25
Dec 25
Mar 26
Jun 26
Sep 26

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc 7 contracts · —
UK Research & Innovation 3 contracts · £1.67m
NHS Salisbury Foundation Trust 2 contracts · £5.38m
Ministry of Defence 2 contracts · £602k
South Derbyshire District Council 2 contracts · £423k
Department of Health and Social Care 2 contracts · £378k
Reading Borough Council 1 contract · £203m
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 1 contract · £17.1m
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council 1 contract · £10.2m
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 1 contract · £10m

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

Water Plus Ltd 16 contracts · £20.2m
Scottish Water Business Stream 4 contracts · £11.3m
Anglian Water Business (National) Limited Trading as Wave 4 contracts · £1.8m
Corona Energy 3 contracts · £27.5m
Anglian Water Business (National) Limited SME 3 contracts · £3.42m
Sycous Ltd SME 2 contracts · £2.64m
Anglian Water Business 2 contracts · £2.57m
Switch2 Energy Ltd 2 contracts · £1.95m
Wave Utilities 2 contracts · £614k
Bsi Assurance Uk Limited 2 contracts · £602k

By region

London 12 contracts · £14.7m
South East 11 contracts · £208m
South West 8 contracts · £6.36m
Scotland 7 contracts · —
North East 6 contracts · £29.1m
East Midlands 5 contracts · £12.5m
Yorkshire and the Humber 5 contracts · £14.3m
North West 4 contracts · £4.45m
West Midlands 3 contracts · £602k
East of England 1 contract · £240k

Latest contracts

Date	Contract	Buyer	Supplier	Value
7 Oct 2026	Water and Waste Water Services No competition	University of Cumbria	Anglian Water Business (National) Limited trading as Wave	£338k
1 Oct 2026	Water Services Contract No competition	Central Bedfordshire Council	Anglian Water Business	£372k
25 Sep 2026	GB-St. Helens: Contract Award Notice - Billing and Metering for Heat Networks	Torus Group	Switch2 Energy Ltd SME	£218k
1 Sep 2026	Water Retail Services	Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire	Water Plus Ltd	—
18 Aug 2026	Water & Waste Water & Associated Ancillary Services No competition	Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Water Plus Ltd	£571k
17 Aug 2026	South Derbyshire Growth Zone - Cadent Gas No competition	Derbyshire County Council	Cadent Gas	£118k
10 Aug 2026	Supply of Water & Sewage Services	Dover District Council	Business Stream	£933k
10 Aug 2026	Independent Water Commission (IWC) Transition and Migration Services Discovery	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs	PACE-XL Ltd	£4m
10 Aug 2026	GB-Milton Keynes: Provision of Mains Water and Wastewater Services	Amplius Living	Wave Utilities	£191k
6 Aug 2026	Total Energy - Daventry Leisure Centre No competition	West Northamptonshire Council	Total Energy Gas Supplies Limited	£642k
31 Jul 2026	Water Management Service	The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust	Tecs Specialist Water Limited SME	£1.43m
28 Jul 2026	UKETS Verification Services	Ministry of Defence	Bsi Assurance Uk Limited	£301k
28 Jul 2026	N/A	Ministry of Defence	Bsi Assurance Uk Limited	£301k
27 Jul 2026	NCC1921 - Seahouses Primary School Heating Decarbonation Works	Northumberland County Council	EQUANS Regeneration Ltd	£581k
24 Jul 2026	Water Hygiene Systems Servicing and Reactive Maintenance No competition	University of Gloucestershire	Churchill Environmental Services Limited SME	£300k
23 Jul 2026	Corporate Water Supply No competition	London Borough of Hackney	Anglian Water Business (National) Ltd, trading as Wave Utilities	£1.8m
29 Jun 2026	V4SDDC054 Water	South Derbyshire District Council	Anglian Water Business (National) Limited SME	£282k
29 Jun 2026	V4SDDC054 Water	South Derbyshire District Council	Anglian Water Business (National) Limited SME	£141k
25 Jun 2026	Water, Wastewater and ancillary services - Ashfield District Council No competition	Nottinghamshire County Council	Water Plus Ltd	£550k
23 Jun 2026	Metering and Billing	Leeds City Council	Switch2 Energy Ltd SME	£1.73m
15 Jun 2026	FW Services - Overarching Agreement Flexibility Services - Multisite 0534	Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc	Field Gerrards Cross Ltd SME	—
11 Jun 2026	Award Notice for TEC Water Services Call Off Contract Under the TEC Water Framework Reference TECPROC029	University of Chester	Anglian Water Business (National) Limited trading as Wave	£700k
8 Jun 2026	Provision of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services	NHS Salisbury Foundation Trust	Water Plus Ltd	£2.69m
4 Jun 2026	Water & Wastewater - England No competition	Post Office	Water Plus Ltd	£506k
20 May 2026	FW Services - Overarching Agreement Flexibility Services - Multisite 0534	Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc	MSP Decoy Limited SME	—
10 May 2026	Provision of Water Supply and Wastewater Services 2026 - 2030	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	Water Plus Ltd	£10m
8 May 2026	WCC P547 Contract for Water Retail Services No competition	Westminster City Council	Anglian Water Business (National) Limited (trading as Wave Utilities)	£1.53m
8 May 2026	Water and Wastewater supply	Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	Scottish Water Business Stream	£440k
5 May 2026	Provision of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services	NHS Salisbury Foundation Trust	Water Plus Ltd	£2.69m
5 May 2026	Call off from GCA (former CCS) framework RM6306 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services 3 / Lot 3	Royal Armouries Museum	Water Plus Ltd	£370k
9 Apr 2026	Water Utility Contract for Corporate and Housing Supplies No competition	The London Borough of Enfield	Anglian Water Business (National) T/A Wave Utilities	£2m
7 Apr 2026	FW Services - Overarching Agreement Flexibility Services - Multisite 0344	Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc	Octopus Energy Limited	—
1 Apr 2026	Meter Operator Services MOP	Cornwall Council	Stark Software	£326k
30 Mar 2026	FW Services - Overarching Agreement Flexibility Services - Multisite 0434	Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc	Ampverve Ltd SME	—
30 Mar 2026	UKRI-5982 BOC Liquid Nitrogen Tank Rental & Product FY 26-27	UK Research & Innovation	Boc Limited	£85,000
30 Mar 2026	UKRI-5936 BOC Gas Tank Rental & Deliveries	UK Research & Innovation	Boc Limited	£85,000
27 Mar 2026	LAS Water Utilities	London Ambulance Service NHS Trust	Wave Utilities	£423k
23 Mar 2026	Further Competition via YPO DPS - 1056 District Heat Network Meters and Metering & Billing Services No competition	The Council of the Borough of Kirklees	Sycous Ltd SME	£1.32m
23 Mar 2026	DHSC - GOps - Water and Wastewater Services	Department of Health and Social Care	Water Plus Ltd	£189k
23 Mar 2026	DHSC - GOps - Water and Wastewater Services	Department of Health and Social Care	Water Plus Ltd	£189k
23 Mar 2026	Further Competition via YPO DPS - 1056 District Heat Network Meters and Metering & Billing Services	Kirklees Council	Sycous Ltd SME	£1.32m
19 Mar 2026	Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services	The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames	Anglian Water Business	£2.2m
17 Mar 2026	Supply of Gas No competition	Stockton on Tees Borough Council	Corona Energy	£17.1m
17 Mar 2026	Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services No competition	Chesterfield Borough Council	Water Plus Ltd	£1.19m
12 Mar 2026	Gas Supply No competition	Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority	Corona Energy	£229k
2 Mar 2026	Water Supply	The National Archives	Water Plus Ltd	£150k
16 Feb 2026	UKRI-5767 STFC All Sites Gas	UK Research & Innovation	TotalEnergies Gas & Power Limited	£1.5m
12 Feb 2026	Supply of Water	St Helens College	Water Plus Ltd	£528k
9 Feb 2026	Water Supply and Sewerage Services	Ashford Borough Council	Anglian Water Business (National) Limited trading as Wave	£303k
1 Feb 2026	GB-Bristol: Office for Students - Provision of Water	Office for Students	Water Plus Ltd	£16,000