Water transport services

Tender description

Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) deliver both regulated and non-regulated water and wastewater services, one of 10 in the UK, to over 4 200 000 customers, operating principally in the North East of England and Essex and Suffolk. The business is headquartered in Durham and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the CKI Group, based in Hong Kong. The business turned over 800 000 000 GBP (2016) and has circa 3 000 UK based employees. The business is recognised as a leading customer service organisation with strong ethical values. Northumbrian Water Ltd (NWL) has a requirement for the transportation of water from our Water Treatment Works (WTW) to service reservoirs in our Northern Operating area. The geographical coverage will be the North East of England, from Berwick to the borders of North Yorkshire and from the East Coast to the Cumbrian border, covering Weardale, Teesdale and Kielder. Services for this contract are not required in Essex and Suffolk. The requirement is for both planned and emergency works. The operation involves the use of the NWL operational water tankering fleet and the service provider will be required to provide drivers and tractor units, which must be compatible with the NWL fleet.