Award

PRO004976- Technology Research and advisory platform

  • UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-084659

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f9c8

Published 18 December 2025, 8:37pm



Scope

Description

The authority requires:

A single integrated, online subscription-based research and advisory platform for technology, that includes all of the following components:

Research & Insights

Benchmarking

Advisory Services

Toolkits

Peer community


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,360,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,632,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

18 December 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

18 December 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 December 2032
  • 7 years

Description of possible extension:

Two optional two year extensions. Maximum 4 additional years in total.

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Option to add up to three additional seats if the authority requires additional users in future.

CPV classifications

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Contract locations

  • UKD - North West (England)

Submission

Submission type

Requests to participate


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Dynamic market being used

UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services

Special regime

Utilities


Supplier

GARTNER U.K. LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02266016
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXQQ-2141-PWDM

Tamesis

Egham

TW20 9AH

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ25 - West Surrey

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