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RM6306 · PCR15 Framework

# Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services 3

This framework agreement provides retail services for water supply and wastewater (sewerage), along with essential ancillary services.

Closed to new suppliers New suppliers can only get on when it is re-tendered. It runs until 8 Jul 2028.

[Get call-off alerts](https://tendernation.io/register) [Official page on gca.gov.uk](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6306)

- [9 suppliers on it](#suppliers)
- [3 lots](#lots)
- Jul 2028 agreement ends

    Jul 2024 to Jul 2028 · 57% through

## What is RM6306?

RM6306 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services 3 is a framework run by the Government Commercial Agency (formerly Crown Commercial Service), in its Energy category. It has 3 lots and 9 suppliers. It runs from 9 July 2024 to 8 July 2028.

How to join: New suppliers cannot join it now. The next chance is when it is re-tendered, before it ends on 8 July 2028.

We have matched 34 published award notices to RM6306, from 32 buyers.

### Buyers that have used it

- [Nottinghamshire County Council 2 awards](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council)
- [Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust 2 awards](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sussex-community-nhs-foundation-trust)
- [Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust 1 award](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-community-services-nhs-trust)
- [Crown Commercial Service 1 award](https://tendernation.io/buyers/crown-commercial-service)
- [East & North Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust 1 award](https://tendernation.io/buyers/east-north-hertfordshire-teaching-hospital-nhs-trust)
- [Essex County Council 1 award](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council)

## About this framework

This agreement is a renewal of RM6178 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services 2 and will run for 4 years.

This framework helps you get water retail services, including:

- Managed water billing
- Customer service
- Optional services to help you use less water, save money and reduce carbon emissions

Public sector organisations with non-residential premises in England and Wales can use this agreement.

This includes:

- Schools
- NHS trusts
- Local authorities

Organisations served by a water supplier in Wales can only switch water retailers if they use more than 50 million litres (ML) of water a year.

if you use more than 50 ML a year: you can choose to switch retailer or stay with your current supplier

if you use 50 ML or less a year: you will continue to get services from your regional water company and cannot switch using this framework

Contract options

You can set up a contract with a supplier at any time while the framework agreement is active.

Contracts can last for a maximum of 4 years. This is usually an initial 3-year period with an option to extend for 1 more year from when your supply starts.

To get a a contract you can:

- Run a further competition (sometimes called a mini-tender)
- Join an aggregated procurement run by Government Commercial Agency (GCA)

### Why buyers use it

- Access to aggregated competitions (collective buying)
- Accurate management information: consumption and billing data are supplied to your request, including self-service online
- Optional water efficiency programmes can be accessed when you need them
- Financial savings: on average customers achieved a 4% reduction against the average retail margin using RM6178 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services 2 with some customers achieving up to a 10% reduction
- A dedicated account manager that offers a personalised service
- A dedicated customer service team for improved support and query management
- A dedicated GCA commercial team
- Choice of billing format (consolidated billing, electronic billing and paper billing)
- Quality service with suppliers monitored against framework Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), this now includes social value
- Time and resource savings through simplified procurement process and supplier rationalisation

### Key facts

Agreement number

RM6306

Type

PCR15 Framework

Category

Energy

Pillar

Estates

Status

Live

Started

9 Jul 2024

Ends

8 Jul 2028

From the Government Commercial Agency (formerly Crown Commercial Service). Buyer guides, documents and how to buy are on the [official RM6306 page](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6306).

## Lots

3 lots. Suppliers win a place on a lot, and buyers call off work from the lot that fits their need.

1. Lot 1

    Water and Wastewater
2. Lot 2

    Ancillary Services
3. Lot 3

    One Stop Shop

## Open call-offs

Live notices that mention RM6306. Only suppliers already on the framework can bid for these.

No open notice mentions RM6306 right now.

Most call-offs run privately between the buyer and framework suppliers, so few are published. We check every new notice and can email you when one appears.

[Get call-off alerts](https://tendernation.io/register)

## Suppliers 9

Companies with a place on RM6306. 7 have contract awards we have tracked; open one to see what they win.

All9 With tracked awards7

- [ADVANCED DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/advanced-demand-side-management)
- [AQUACLEAR SC LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/aquaclear-sc)
- [Business Stream](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/business-stream)
- [SMARTA WATER LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/smarta-water)
- Source for Business
- VEOLIA WATER RETAIL (UK) LIMITED
- [WATER PLUS LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/water-plus)
- [WATERSCAN LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/waterscan)
- [Wave Utilities](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/wave-utilities)

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