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Alternative Water & Incident Management - Request for Information (RFI)

Descriptions

Southern Water (SW) is seeking information from suppliers in relation to a potential procurement exercise. The information is not part of the procurement exercise, but your input will be critical in the development of the sourcing strategy and tender documentation. Southern Water is responsible for providing, maintaining, and operating water supply and distribution services covering the counties of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and providing services for the maintenance, repair, renewal, or improvement of services forming Southern Water’s water distribution systems. Southern Water is seeking information on solutions for Alternative Water Supply and Incident Management to ensure continuity of service during clean water supply interruptions. In the event of an outage, whether planned or unplanned, Southern Water have a statutory obligation to provide customers with access to potable water through alternative means. We are exploring options that can help us respond quickly, maintain customer welfare, and meet regulatory requirements during such incidents. Objective of this procurement: Supply goods and/or services to provide (or support) in a means of alternative water of an approved quality and quantity to, or made available to, affected customers within a defined response time. The service is to be available 24/7/365 across Southern Water’s operational areas (Kent, Sussex, Hampshire & Isle of Wight) Summary Scope: 1. Clean Bulk Water Tankering 2. Traction Only Haulage & Driver Resource 3. Static Container Deployments 4. Supply of Bottled Water 5. Bottled Water Delivery to Vulnerable Customers 6. Bottled Water Stations 7. Incident Management System A more detailed breakdown of each service element is contained within the request for information documentation on the jaggaer sourcing platform, instructions on how to access the documents are in this notice. The objectives of this RFI are to: 1. To inform the contract specification 2. To inform the procurement structure 3. To inform the contractual agreement 4. To understand the markets technical capabilities 5. To understand the markets commercial structures 6. To understand other services that may be of offered or of interest to Southern Water

Timeline

Published Date :

15th Jan 2026 Yesterday

Deadline :

2nd Feb 2026 in a 17 days

Contract Start :

1st Nov 2026

Contract End :

31st Oct 2030

Keywords

bottles

mineral water

water containers

signal heads

mains water

water tanker

welfare vehicles

traffic signals

tap water

meal delivery

traffic sensors

evacuation lamp

plumbing tanks

tank semi

backup lighting

lab bottles

mobile reservoir

spring water

tanker trailer

exit sign light

cistern tanks

DMS solution

speed cameras

grocery delivery

water pumper

bottled mineral

tap water supply

tanker lorry

traffic signs

road tanker

rescue vehicles

potable water

fluid trailer

haulage tanker

water tanks

soda water

emergency LED

fuel truck

rainwater tanks

beverage bottles

traffic lights

drinking water

sample bottles

water jerry cans

cistern carrier

liquid carrier

liquid trailer

fire tanker

home provisions

freight vehicle rental

outreach vehicles

traffic sign lights

lighted road signs

digital traffic signs

paperless office system

active traffic control

rural fire tender

drinking water delivery

boat rental with crew

secure document library

intersection signals

fire brigade tanker

backlit traffic signs

road signal systems

clean water services

water reservoir vessels

bulk fluid vehicle

delivery of essentials

flat mineral water

community welfare buses

bulk water carrier

LED traffic signage

drinking water supply

plant vehicle rental

crewed water transport

road tanker trailer

human consumption water

records management suite

transport truck service

water utility services

utility vehicle service

emergency vehicle

red yellow green lights

small goods van hire

hydrant support truck

heavy parcel courier

workflow-enabled DMS

signal controllers

articulated truck rental

marine water tanks

chemical transporter

road control equipment

therapeutic water

vehicle flow regulation

emergency light fixture

crewed ship leasing

urgent-response vehicles

camping water containers

shuttle van provision

logistics truck hire

fuel carrier trailer

care transport vehicles

bottled drinking water

version control software

parcel courier service

courier van leasing

sparkling mineral water

container bottles

field water tanks

plastic water containers

pressure zone management

water main upkeep

carbonated mineral water

elevated water tanks

potable water storage

public water delivery

van rental with driver

water reservoir units

forklift lorry hire

tracked parcel dispatch

treated potable water

document indexing tool

pressurized trailer

staffed vessel charter

road traffic direction

container truck hire

LED traffic signals

natural mineral water

social service vans

municipal water network

bulk liquid transporter

water network monitoring

safe drinking water

utility water operations

mobile water tanks

guided boat charter

road movement control

electronic filing system

water storage vessels

public drinking water

next-day parcel delivery

water shuttle unit

delivery van with driver

parcel trolley delivery

truck hire with driver

freight parcel drop-off

traffic-light systems

clean water provisioning

municipal water supply

lane signal management

gas delivery lorry

variable message signs

water storage units

pressure vessel vehicle

metadata-driven DMS

fizzy mineral water

lorry and driver service

potable water tanks

bottled still water

commercial van charter

manned watercraft hire

food bank delivery

still mineral water

passenger van rental

crewed vessel charter

road safety equipment

traffic signal operation

industrial vehicle leasing

maritime equipment charter

document lifecycle manager

haulage vehicle with driver

industrial water containers

welfare provisions delivery

driver-operated equipment hire

drinking water distribution

potable water network maintenance

crewed marine transport rental

urban traffic coordination

automated document capture

reflective traffic indicators

support services transport

goods transport lorry service

bulk package distribution

industrial transport service

household supplies drop-off

in-home goods distribution

emergency provision service

minivan transport service

regulated records management

enterprise content management

on-site industrial vehicle rental

drinkable water containers

material handling truck hire

hydrant operation service

lighted directional signs

firefighting supply vehicle

traffic enforcement coordination

light commercial vehicle hire

chartered marine craft hire

electronic traffic signage

parcel sorting and delivering

compliance document storage

enterprise document platform

traffic management devices

heavy goods vehicle rental

heavy machinery transport rental

safe drinking-water provision

pipeline water distribution

emergency response vehicles

non-carbonated mineral water

liquid distribution truck

factory transport provisioning

domestic water distribution

road traffic-control equipment

care-home shopping service

highway signage illumination

warehouse vehicle with driver

suppression support truck

potable water distribution

signalized junction oversight

water supply infrastructure

audit-friendly document tracker

intersection traffic management

e-commerce parcel logistics

illuminated traffic signs

pedestrian crossing signals

document archiving software

collaborative document portal

scalable document infrastructure

digital document repository

non-letter delivery service

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Framework

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk