How to win: Reinstatement Services

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IMPORTANT: Please read this section before deciding whether you wish to register for this event. This section provides you with information regarding the scope of this procurement and details some of the key requirements that a successful applicant MUST be able to deliver. Thames Water is seeking to appoint qualified suppliers to deliver comprehensive reinstatement services across its clean water network asset base. Following operational interventions including reactive repairs, planned maintenance, mains renewals, and meter installations, the successful suppliers will assume responsibility for restoring all disrupted highways, footways, and private verges. The scope demands end-to-end workflow execution, spanning initial site assessment, backfilling, sub-base preparation, and final surface courses, alongside seamless integration with the utility's digital management systems. All operations must comply with the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) and local highway authority specifications. Suppliers must demonstrate robust capabilities in dynamic street works permitting to eliminate Section 74 overstay charges. Thames Water is seeking to appoint experienced reinstatement

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £126,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 25 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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