Awarded contract

Winter Gritting Services

Details

Value
£960,000
Duration
2 years
Topic
Snow-clearing services
Published
23 October 2026

Tender description

The provision of reactive gritting and salting services to support Affinity Water's operational requirements during freezing weather conditions. Services will be provided on an ad hoc, demand-led basis and will include emergency response attendance, treatment of operational sites, access routes and customer-impacted locations, as required. The supplier will be responsible for providing all necessary labour, vehicles, plant, equipment and materials to deliver the services, including out-of-hours, weekend and bank holiday emergency call-outs. Services must be delivered in accordance with Affinity Water's operational procedures, site safety requirements and approved Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), with appropriate service reporting and performance monitoring. The volume of services required will be dependent on weather conditions and operational demand, with no guaranteed minimum quantity. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date8 October 2026
  2. Completed: Award published23 October 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date3 November 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Affinity Water Limited buys as a utility from its base in Hatfield. Purchases above set thresholds fall under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. Category managers work directly with contracted suppliers to manage spend areas. A pre-qualification questionnaire may be used to shortlist suppliers before tenders are issued. A panel of stakeholders then scores each tender against predetermined criteria. A standstill period applies before any higher-value contracts are signed.

Over the past 5 years, most of Affinity Water Limited's contract awards have been in construction materials, public utilities and business services.

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