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Southern Water Services Ltd.

Southern Water Services Ltd. is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£3.7bn

Total spend

170

Contract awards

142

Unique suppliers

£26.5M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Southern Water Services Ltd. has awarded 170 contracts worth £3.7bn to 142 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £26.5M, with the top five suppliers holding 52% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Southern Water Services Ltd.

Top-five suppliers hold 52% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
SmartestEnergy Limited1£1.0bn
Horizon Water Infrastructure Limited1£300.0M
Lanes Group Plc2£298.0M
Cappagh Browne Utilities Limited2£174.5M
Clancy Docwra Limited2£136.1M
J Browne Construction Limited1£96.0M
Morrisons Water Services Limited1£96.0M
SELWOOD LTD1£76.0M
ERIKS Industrial Services Ltd2£72.0M
MTS CLEANSING SERVICES LIMITED2£71.6M
Barhale Limited1£70.0M
United Living Infrastructure Services1£70.0M
AAA BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERS LIMITED1£60.0M
MID KENT ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED2£58.6M
Biomarsh Environmental Ltd1£54.5M
FGS Organics Limited1£54.5M
Lanes Group Limited1£54.5M
Austin Contract Services Limited - ACS1£49.0M
Knowlton and Newman Ltd1£48.0M
McAllister Bros. Ltd1£48.0M

Procurement categories

What Southern Water Services Ltd. buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Industrial machinery

42
41 awards£373.7M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
23 awards£99.3M

Construction work

45
18 awards£937.1M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
16 awards£356.0M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
14 awards£129.9M

Chemical products

24
9 awards£86.8M

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
9 awards£141.9M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
9 awards£88.6M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
8 awards£0

Repair and maintenance services

50
5 awards£72.5M

Education and training services

80
5 awards£850K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
3 awards£52.8M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
3 awards£3.0M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£1.0bn

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
1 award£7.5M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£300.0M

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£663K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£1.0M

Health and social work services

85
1 award£313K

Recent contracts

Latest Southern Water Services Ltd. contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Marketing Procurement

East Sussex College · 2026-11-06

£300K

Construction in a Built Environment

University of Brighton · 2026-11-06

£100K

Digital

Capella Associates Ltd · 2026-11-06

£200K

Legal Finance Accounting

HTFT Partnership Ltd · 2026-11-06

£50K

Business Administration

Weston College of Further and Higher Education · 2026-11-06

£200K

Andover Link Main Deisgn & Build

Clancy Docwra Limited · 2026-11-02

£39.4M

Hydraulic Model Verification

Hydraulic Analysis Limited · 2026-10-06

£1.2M

Isle of Wight Water Recycling Plant Biodiversity Net Gain

Harry Ferguson Farms Limited · 2026-09-30

£2.1M

Natural Gas Supply

Brook Green Supply Limited · 2026-09-15

£3.6M

Hire of primary treatment equipment (lamella)

Siltbuster Limited · 2026-09-11

£1.6M

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1

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7

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20

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Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

47

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Market analysis

Bidding into Southern Water Services Ltd. — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

66%

Awards to SMEs

52%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 66% of Southern Water Services Ltd.’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Southern Water Services Ltd.

How much does Southern Water Services Ltd. spend on procurement?

Southern Water Services Ltd. awarded 170 contracts totalling £3.7bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 142 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £26.5M.

Who are Southern Water Services Ltd.'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Southern Water Services Ltd. by total award value are SmartestEnergy Limited, Horizon Water Infrastructure Limited, Lanes Group Plc. The top five suppliers together hold 52% of contract value.

What does Southern Water Services Ltd. buy from suppliers?

Southern Water Services Ltd.'s procurement is concentrated in industrial machinery, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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