Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
02366661
Clearwater Court
Reading
RG18DB
UK
E-mail: procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.thameswater.co.uk/
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cyber Security: Testing for Application Software Security and Thames IT infrastructure Security
Reference number: FA2220
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Thames Water Utilities Ltd (TWUL) is intending to award a framework agreement for the supply of security services for its IT and OT environments on a planned and project basis.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Whole of the Thames Water Region
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Application software security including but not limited to; Code Reviews, Static and Dynamic Code Scanning and Code Reviews, Code De-Buggers, Compilers, Configuration Validation.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-001233
Section V: Award of contract
Title: 2-sec Limited
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
2-sec Limited
07800173
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: 3B Data Security Ltd
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
3B Data Security Ltd
10353328
Tunbridge Wells
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: AMR CyberSecurity LTD
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AMR CyberSecurity LTD
11551941
Fareham
UK
NUTS: UKJ3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Avella Security Ltd
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Avella Security Ltd
09393211
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKG3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Bridewell Consulting Limited
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bridewell Consulting Limited
11101195
Reading
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Dionach Limited
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dionach Limited
03908168
Oxfordshire
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Expleo UK Limited
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Expleo UK Limited
01147167
Lancashire
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Halo I.S Ltd
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Halo I.S Ltd
11806111
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UKE2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: MTI Technology Ltd
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MTI Technology Ltd
SC112019
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Red Team Partners Limited
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Red Team Partners Limited
09923929
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Pen Test Partners LLP
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pen Test Partners LLP
OC353362
Buckingham
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement).
From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system. To complete the PQQ you will need to login to the project SharePoint site.
If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection.
Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/07/2026