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Open tender · Notice 105389-2026

St Edmunds College Water Waste and Pump Service Contract

St Edmund's College Cambridge

Value
Value not stated
Closes
19 Nov 2026 (11 days)
Where
East of England
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029

In plain English

St Edmund's College, Cambridge (through its agent SSC Partnership) wants a supplier for water waste and pump services, covering sewage and wastewater pumps and related maintenance. The contract is set to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, and the place of work and value are not stated.

Good fit for: Firms that service and maintain pumps and wastewater or sewage systems, including tanker work.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Bids close at 12 noon on 19 November The deadline for submissions of the tender will be 19th November at 12 noon.
  • Must complete both a questionnaire and the tender response Bids must comprise both the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and ITT response documents
  • Late bids will not be accepted late returns will not be permitted

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

SSC Partnership (the Agent) on behalf of St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge are currently out to tender for the provision of Water Waste and Pump Services. This procurement is being run under the open procedure, which is a formal bidding procedure, under which the contract is advertised, and all interested organisation/consortium can bid. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting bids. All Bidders are required to complete the ITT document in order to submit their completed Bid. Bids must comprise both the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and ITT response documents . All aspects of the ITT should be completed in full and submitted as part of a Bid. The ITT aims to: Provide information to Bidders on the Procurement and the opportunities available; Set out clearly the Authority’s requirements; Provide information on the Authority’s approach to the open procedure process; Set out the deliverables required from Bidders; and Set out the evaluation criteria and weightings that the Authority will use to assess Bids. Following the submission of Bids, the Authority expects to undertake an evaluation process to identify which Bid is the most advantageous tender (MAT) and will be put forward for consideration to be awarded the Contract. The Agent on behalf of the Authority is using the In-Tend portal for the Procurement Process. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sscpartnership (“the Procurement Portal”). Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which the will be given access to the full tender documentation delivery through this e-tendering system. When the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents …

Getting the documents

in-tendhost.co.uk/sscpartnership (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).

Procedure: Below threshold - open competition (Open: anyone can bid (a lower-value contract with lighter rules)). Published 5 Nov 2026.

What similar contracts went for

Similar contracts went for £338k to £571k (3 since 2026; 1 won by small firms).

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Water and Waste Water Services
The University of Cumbria
Anglian Water Business(National)Limited Trading as Wave£338k7 Oct
Water & Waste Water & Associated Ancillary Services
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Water Plus Limited£571k18 Aug
Routine Maintenance and Emptying and Disposal of Waste Water Treatment Works, Septic Tanks and Pumping Stations (WwTW) and Responsive Maintenance and Reinvestment Works
Coastline Housing Limited
Pdas Proactive Ltd SME£370k15 May

From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.

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