Notice Information
Notice Title
Innovation Lab 4 Programme
Notice 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. Successful applicants will be co-located (where possible, & subject to Covid and travel restrictions) & work closely with UU to test, develop, improve & demonstrate their product/service in live customer environments. Leading to 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. FOCUS: Applicants will be invited to put forward proposals in the following areas; Systems Thinking Low carbon & Natural Solutions Digitising the water/wastewater network Customer Service Excellence Wild Card
Lot Information
Lot 1
This procurement will follow the Innovation Partnership procedure and will seek innovative businesses to help UU tackle key industry challenges in innovative ways. 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
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02c095
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014294-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Innovation partnership
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
48 - Software package and information systems
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
34152000 - Training simulators
35113000 - Safety equipment
35113100 - Site-safety equipment
35125100 - Sensors
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48326000 - Mapping software package
48326100 - Digital mapping system
48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
48600000 - Database and operating software package
48920000 - Office automation software package
48931000 - Training software package
71353200 - Dimensional surveying services
71631430 - Leak-testing services
71631440 - Flow-monitoring 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
79342320 - Customer-care services
98330000 - Physical well-being services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £5,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 May 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Sep 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Jul 2021Expired
- Award Date
- 21 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Michael Jones
- Contact Email
- michael.jones2@uuplc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7384241361
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA5 3LP
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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