Award

GIS Platform Upgrade - Detailed Design Phase

  • UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-021086

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f9dd (view related notices)

Published 9 March 2026, 5:44pm



Scope

Description

The authority currently operates a Geographic Information System (GIS) based on ESRI software which is a mission critical system.

The authority intends to undertake an upgrade of it's ESRI GIS platform. ESRI retains exclusive intellectual property rights over ArcGIS Software.

Due to the scale, complexity and business criticality of the environment, specialist vendor level design and planning services are required in advance of implementation.

The scope of this contract is limited to the design and planning services to support the upgrade of the existing ESRI system.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £3,200,000 excluding VAT
  • £3,850,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

19 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 19 March 2026
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

20 March 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 6 April 2026 to 1 June 2027
  • 1 year, 1 month, 26 days

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Additional services if required to support the programme. The option to use change control if needed

CPV classifications

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Utilities

Direct award justification

Single supplier - technical reasons

Single supplier - technical reasons

This authority intends to award this contract on a direct basis for the reasons of Single

Supplier - Schedule 5, paragraph 6.

c) Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can

supply the goods, services or works required and

d) There are no reasonable alternatives


Supplier

ESRI (UK) LIMITED

  • Companies House: 01288342
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMLQ-6842-CHYG

Millennium House, 65 Walton Street

Aylesbury

HP21 7QG

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366678
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVVB-5589-BWHX

Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue

Great Sankey

WA5 3LP

United Kingdom

Region: UKD61 - Warrington

Organisation type: Private utility