Award

Trial of AquaAdvanced Urban Drainage

  • SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-043013

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0553ca (view related notices)

Published 25 July 2025, 9:58am



Scope

Description

Severn Trent has a requirement for a solution to enable real-time control of wastewater networks to support our work on reducing spills. We have identified a single source solution that meets our requirements, we aim to trial this solution over a period of 12 months to test its efficiency and cost effectiveness to inform our future strategic approach.

This procurement activity will direct award a contract for a 12 month trial to Suez for the Aqua Advanced Urban Drainage system.

The value of the contract is £764,400 including VAT


Contract 1. Trial of Aqua Advanced Urban Drainage

Supplier

Contract value

  • £764,400 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

25 July 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 6 August 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

7 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 7 August 2025 to 6 August 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Utilities

Direct award justification

Prototypes and development

In line with our commitment to reduce spills we must explore new and innovative ways to tackle this problem that also delivers value for money for our customers.

Severn Trent has identified a requirement for a solution to enable real-time control of wastewater networks to support our work on reducing spills.

The specific requirements are as follows:

• A system that can integrate to our IT architecture

• A system that can integrate with our hydraulic models

• Machine learning capability to run scenarios based on forecast conditions and provide control recommendations and automated update of set points/controls

• Must be able to run the trial in 2025 to be able to assess benefit of real time control vs traditional solutions

• Implementation and management from a single platform

• Must have proven case studies on waste networks

We have identified a single source solution that meets our requirements, we aim to trial this solution over a period of 12 months to test its efficiency and cost effectiveness to inform our future strategic approach.


Supplier

SUEZ ADVANCED SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

  • Companies House: 05687775

Grenfell Road Maidenhead SL6 1ES United Kingdom

Maidenhead

SL6 1ES

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Trial of Aqua Advanced Urban Drainage


Contracting authority

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366686
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQQN-5222-QDXR

Severn Trent Centre

Coventry

CV1 2LZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKG33 - Coventry

Organisation type: Private utility