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Engineering Software

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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21 Aug 2026 at 16:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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21 Aug 2026 at 16:00

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

United Utilities Water Limited procured an enterprise agreement for the Bentley Systems suite of engineering software. The requirement covers ProjectWise, AssetWise, OpenGround and other desktop applications, together with associated software programming and consultancy services. This is specialist industry software supporting engineering, project information, asset management and ground investigation activities within a water utility environment. The procurement is categorised as services and was arranged by United Utilities Water Limited, a private utility. The selected supplier is Bentley Systems (UK) Limited, a large software company. The agreement concerns one requirement rather than separate service lines, with the software and related services supplied as an integrated enterprise arrangement for United Utilities’ operational and engineering needs.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award. Bentley Systems (UK) Limited was selected on 21 August 2026 for £5,253,140.59 excluding VAT, or £6,303,768.71 including VAT. The award is above the relevant threshold. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. A signature was scheduled for 4 September 2026, following a standstill period ending on 3 September 2026. United Utilities justified the direct award as an extension of Bentley’s existing proprietary software services: alternatives were not available, and changing supplier would involve disproportionately costly redesign, integration and implementation work. The award covers one lot and uses the additional repeat, extension or partial-replacement rationale.

This award demonstrates substantial, recurring demand from a water utility for integrated engineering software covering project information, asset management, ground investigation and desktop engineering applications. Suppliers competing for comparable future requirements would need proven capability across enterprise engineering platforms, software licensing and implementation, with the ability to integrate applications into complex utility systems. Relevant experience with ProjectWise, AssetWise, OpenGround or comparable products would help establish technical credibility, particularly where the buyer depends on established workflows and data integration. A credible alternative supplier would also need to demonstrate migration, redesign, implementation and support capability, while managing the operational disruption and technical risk associated with replacing an incumbent proprietary platform. The requirement suits established specialist software providers and firms with strong engineering-software consultancy capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Engineering Software

Notice Description

Enterprise agreement for the Bentley Systems suite of Engineering Software including ProjectWise, AssetWise, Open Ground and other desktop applications

Procurement Information

This is for an extension of the existing software services provided by Bentley Systems. This software is proprietary software that is not available through alternative suppliers. The cost of changing these services to an alternative supplier would be disproportionately high due to complex redesign, integration and implementation work required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9e2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080064-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£5,253,140 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GREAT SANKEY
Postcode
WA5 3LP
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BENTLEY SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED

Further Information

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