Planning

Innovation Partnership - United Utilities Innovation Lab 4

  • United Utilities Water Limited

F04: Periodic indicative notice – utilities (periodic indicative notice only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-014626

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02c095

Published 27 June 2021, 8:36pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

United Utilities Water Limited

Lingley Mere Business Park

Warrington

WA5 3LP

Contact

Michael Jones

Email

michael.jones2@uuplc.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7384241361

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD - North West (England)

National registration number

02366678

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.unitedutilities.com

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/43984

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Innovation Partnership - United Utilities Innovation Lab 4

Reference number

PRO004518

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The process will follow the innovation partnership procedure & is intended to encourage innovative businesses to help United Utilities tackle key efficiency, safety & customer challenges in innovative ways

APPROACH: Successful applicants will be co-located (where possible, subject to local Covid/travel restrictions) & work closely with UU to test, develop, improve & demonstrate their product/service in live customer environments - with opportunities for contractual relationships for further ongoing testing &/or roll-out.

The Company offers project managers & resources to design & run the best trial conditions for the best ideas – either a 12-week testing programme or different trial design. Each trial will accelerate & improve the chance for large-scale roll-out

Applicants will be invited to put forward proposals in the following key areas;

-Systems Thinking

-Low carbon & Natural Solutions

-Digitising the water & wastewater network

-Customer Service Excellence

- WildCard

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34152000 - Training simulators
  • 35113000 - Safety equipment
  • 35113100 - Site-safety equipment
  • 35125100 - Sensors
  • 38421100 - Water meters
  • 48326000 - Mapping software package
  • 48326100 - Digital mapping system
  • 48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package
  • 48920000 - Office automation software package
  • 48931000 - Training software package
  • 71353200 - Dimensional surveying services
  • 71631430 - Leak-testing services
  • 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72212326 - Mapping software development services
  • 72212460 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services
  • 72212461 - Analytical or scientific software development services
  • 72222300 - Information technology services
  • 98330000 - Physical well-being services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

United Utilities want to tackle our key business challenges so we can provide better, more cost effective services for customers. That means building relationships with businesses who share our vision, ambition and appetite for innovation.

The Innovation Lab 4 programme will be run in collaboration with corporate innovation specialist L Marks and successful applicants will be mentored by senior United Utilities business leaders and get access to test and demonstrate your product/service in live customer environments. Businesses will be invited to put forward proposals in the following key areas:

- Systems Thinking

- Low carbon and Natural Solutions,

- Digitising the water & wastewater network

- Customer Service Excellence

- Wild Card.

All proposals must be in line with our business principles.

More information about this opportunity can be found at the following address www.unitedutilities.com/innovation

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

27 July 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

UU will be working with L Marks in the delivery of this procurement process. Documents including a step-by-step guide and how to use the Portal have been included within the documents folder and more information can be found on the website at www.unitedutilities.com/innovation.