Yarra Valley Water's 2025-26 Annual Procurement Activity Plan lists 7 planned procurements, and two of them target its water losses: active leak detection and mains cleaning by air scouring, both planned for release as requests for tender in October 2025. Water lost from its supply system was 9.6% in 2025-26, against a target below 7.3%.
Seven planned tenders
Six of the seven procurements sit with Asset Services. The others planned for 2025-26 were sludge and general waste removal from sewage treatment plants (June 2025), grounds and minor building maintenance (January 2026), and chemical supply and cathodic protection services (both March 2026). A finance systems replacement, owned by the Service Futures group, was planned as an expression of interest in October 2025, open only to bidders on the eServices Register.
The last of those release dates was March 2026, so as at 10 November 2026 all have passed; check eProcure for award status and re-tender dates. The plan states that planned procurements are "subject to revision or cancellation".
One gate
As at 10 November 2026, Yarra Valley Water advertises all public tenders on eProcure and accepts bids only through its electronic Tender Box there. Tenders sent by phone, fax or email are not accepted.
The leak problem
Losses were 10.4% in 2024-25, so the target has now been missed in consecutive years. Digital meters have helped resolve over 8,500 leaks, with more than 50,000 installed by May 2026 toward about 900,000 by mid-2032.
The brief sets out who already holds Yarra Valley Water's major work, which projects are open, emerging or strategic, and which supplier categories rank highest. The full report, Yarra Valley Water: Utility Account Brief, is available for USD 499. For a free overview, read the Yarra Valley Water Utility Snapshot.