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Planned procurement · Notice 088598-2026

Anglian Water Fens and Lincolnshire Reservoirs Early Works Partner (EWP)

Anglian Water Services Ltd

Value
Value not stated
Stage
Early notice
Where
East of England
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
31 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2032

In plain English

Anglian Water is looking ahead to appointing an Early Works Partner to run preparatory site work for two proposed new reservoirs in the Fens and Lincolnshire — acting as principal contractor for site set-up, surveys (ground, ecological, archaeological, UXO, topographical), environmental mitigation, demolition, traffic management and trial earthworks before planning consent is granted. The contract is expected to start May 2027 and run to mid-2032, with options to extend to eight years; value is indicated at £60m–£80m. This is an early market notice, with the questionnaire expected November 2026 and tender January 2027.

Good fit for: Large civil engineering contractors able to act as principal contractor on major infrastructure; specialist survey and ground investigation firms as subcontractors.

Watch out: Single lot worth an anticipated £60m–£80m — no smaller packages advertised; Winner must take on principal contractor duties under CDM, including overall site health and safety; Very broad scope spanning construction, surveys, ecology, archaeology and demolition; Long timeline: selection questionnaire not due until November 2026, award May 2027

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What the buyer says

AWS is facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, population growth and environmental constraints. These challenges include more frequent droughts, increased demand for water, and the need to reduce water abstraction from environmentally sensitive areas. To address these challenges, the Water Resources East regional planning and the Water Resource Management Planning of Anglian Water and Cambridge Water have selected the Fens Reservoirs (FR) and Lincolnshire reservoir (LR) schemes as low-regret Strategic Resource Options (SRO) to improve water security and meet societal and environmental outcomes. The reservoirs will provide safe, resilient supplies of drinking water, as well as environmental, socioeconomic, leisure, and wellbeing benefits for the communities they serve. FR and LR will be delivered to the benefit of both AWS and Cambridge Water (CWC) customers. The FR and LR and associated assets (abstraction, treatment and transfers) are being progressed through the fast-tracked delivery framework overseen by the Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID), and each is proposed to be a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) seeking consent through the Development Consent Order (DCO) regime. Due to the size and complexity of the programme, Specified Infrastructure Project Regulations (SIPR) is the preferred delivery model for the reservoirs. SIPR was introduced by the UK Government in 2013 as a mechanism for an alternative approach to financing and delivering large and complex water and sewerage infrastructure projects. Under SIPR, the Secretary of State (SoS) or Ofwat (under delegation from the SoS) may specify an infrastructure project for delivery under a "project licence" by a third party where certain conditions…

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Procedure: not stated. Published 18 Sep 2026.

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