Anchor Hanover Group is procuring water hygiene servicing, remedial works and planned preventative maintenance across a large national portfolio. With an estimated value of £18m excluding VAT and three separate lots covering risk assessments and regional PPM and remedials, this is a significant opportunity for specialist water hygiene and Legionella control contractors.
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Contract overview
The tender uses a separated delivery model with three independent suppliers expected across three lots:
- Lot 1: Risk Assessments - National, covering water safety and Legionella risk assessments across the portfolio.
- Lot 2: PPM and Remedials - North, covering planned preventative maintenance, remedial works, sampling and reactive response in the northern region.
- Lot 3: PPM and Remedials - South, covering the equivalent operational scope in the southern region.
The estimated value is £18m excluding VAT, or £21.6m including VAT. The contract period is expected to run from March 2027 to March 2031.
Key procurement details
- Buyer: Anchor Hanover Group
- Estimated value: £18m excluding VAT; £21.6m including VAT
- Lots: national risk assessments; northern PPM and remedials; southern PPM and remedials
- PSQ and conditions of participation deadline: 30 June 2026 at 12:00 noon
- Enquiry deadline: 23 June 2026
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Who should consider bidding?
This opportunity is most relevant to water hygiene, Legionella control and compliance contractors with the capacity to deliver safely across a large property portfolio. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate technical competence, strong reporting, responsive remedial works capability and a clear understanding of compliance obligations in residential, supported housing or similar environments.
The tender has similarities with wider facilities and compliance procurements, where buyers need confidence in planned maintenance, reactive response, records, auditability and risk management. Thornton & Lowe’s guidance on facilities management tenders is useful background for suppliers that need to strengthen their approach to operational evidence and contract management.
Bid preparation priorities
Suppliers should align their evidence to the lot they are targeting. A national risk assessment lot will require a different emphasis from a regional PPM and remedials lot. For risk assessment, buyers will expect technical rigour, consistency, reporting quality and clear prioritisation of remedial recommendations. For PPM and remedials, they will also expect mobilisation capacity, engineer availability, response times, parts and subcontractor control.
Evidence should be specific, recent and relevant to comparable portfolios. Useful proof points include audit results, contract KPIs, compliance reporting examples, mobilisation plans, escalation routes and examples of managing urgent remedial works.
Final thoughts
This is a sizeable compliance-led opportunity for specialist water hygiene and Legionella control providers. A strong response should give Anchor confidence that your team can deliver technical quality, responsive service and auditable compliance across a complex property estate. Thornton & Lowe can help you sharpen that evidence and present it in a way that scores.
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