Opportunity Overview
This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) is in relation to Anglian Water Service Limited's (AWS's) intention to undertake market engagement activities rather than a specific contract or proposed procurement.
The SRO Fens Reservoir Market Launch Event (the "Event") forms a key part of AWS's market engagement strategy and marks a significant milestone for this critical national infrastructure project.
It offers an opportunity for the programme and the wider supply chain to connect and formally initiate market engagement. Parties are encouraged to register their interest for the Event that will take place on Monday 29th June 2026 via the link provided in this notice.
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, AWS's Water Resources Management Plan 2019 (WRMP19) identified the Fens Reservoir (FR) as one of its Strategic Resource Options.
The reservoir will provide safe, resilient supplies of drinking water, as well as environmental, socioeconomic, leisure, and wellbeing benefits for the communities they serve. FR will be delivered to the benefit of both AWS and Cambridge Water (CWC) customers.
The FR and its 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...
The SRO Fens Reservoir Market Launch Event (the "Event") forms a key part of AWS's market engagement strategy and marks a significant milestone for this critical national infrastructure project.
It offers an opportunity for the programme and the wider supply chain to connect and formally initiate market engagement. Parties are encouraged to register their interest for the Event that will take place on Monday 29th June 2026 via the link provided in this notice.
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, AWS's Water Resources Management Plan 2019 (WRMP19) identified the Fens Reservoir (FR) as one of its Strategic Resource Options.
The reservoir will provide safe, resilient supplies of drinking water, as well as environmental, socioeconomic, leisure, and wellbeing benefits for the communities they serve. FR will be delivered to the benefit of both AWS and Cambridge Water (CWC) customers.
The FR and its 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...
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| Issuing agency | Anglian Water Services Limited |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Category | Government Procurement |
| Published | May 28, 2026 |
| Procurement stage | Request for Proposal (RFP) |
| Response due | Not specified / rolling |
| Status | Open — accepting responses |
| Official source | View original notice |
| Last verified | August 09, 2026 |
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: UK Government (Find a Tender).
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