--- title: "PRO004729-Contract-Goods-Innovation Labs 5" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c959" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c959" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c959.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c959.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED" published: "2023-05-17" --- # PRO004729-Contract-Goods-Innovation Labs 5 Buyer: UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c959 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c959) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c959.json) ## Summary The public procurement contracting process involves United Utilities Water Limited, a buyer located in Warrington, United Kingdom. They have initiated a tender named "PRO004729-Contract-Goods-Innovation Labs 5" in the goods category for a 14-week Innovation programme. Businesses have until July 3rd to submit proposals for key areas such as Better Rivers, low carbon construction, water efficiency, dynamic network management, and wildcard innovation. This presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in software packages, sensors, water meters, mapping software, and various other related services to collaborate with United Utilities in developing innovative solutions. The tender, with a response deadline of 03.07.23 at 15.00, aims to foster collaboration with businesses that share United Utilities' vision for better, more cost-effective services. Businesses with expertise in environmental science, carbon footprint reduction, water-saving technologies, asset monitoring, and innovative technologies suitable for the water sector are well-suited to compete. This planned tender signifies United Utilities' commitment to driving innovation and seeking cutting-edge solutions to address key business challenges while leveraging the expertise of external partners. ## Notice 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. We will run a 14 week Innovation programme which in run in collaboration with corporate innovation specialist L Marks and successful candidates 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: Better Rivers, low carbon construction, water efficiency, dynamic network management, wildcard. See below for detail of key areas. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Better Rivers United Utilities' Better Rivers Better North West plan sets out a series of commitments to progressively reduce impact to river health and create more opportunities for everyone to enjoy rivers and waterways. This category aims to use innovation and cutting-edge environmental science to protect and treat rivers in a sustainable and scalable way. United Utilities is looking for ways to enhance monitoring, nature-based purification processes, wetland solutions and innovative ways to engage communities. Low Carbon Construction United Utilities is set to deliver its most comprehensive large-scale construction programme and is keen to explore ways to reduce the carbon footprint of these projects. The company is looking for advanced ways to accurately calculate the carbon emissions associated with construction projects, utilise low carbon, sustainable materials, create 'greener' construction sites, and innovative rainwater management solutions. Water Efficiency There is a growing demand to save water through technologies that reuse and recycle water, enable intelligent irrigation and conserve water in homes and businesses. This category aims to discover new technologies and solutions to enable United Utilities to facilitate the reduction of water consumption for both domestic and business customers. The company is looking for technology that can be used in homes or businesses to reduce water usage but doesn't rely on customers changing their behaviour as well as ways to raise awareness of water as a scarce resource and encourage customers to change behaviour through visualisation, better use of data or gamification Dynamic Network Management United Utilities has already implemented a pioneering 'Dynamic Network Management' (DNM) initiative to monitor its wastewater network. It wants to expand on the success of this by improving their asset condition monitoring capabilities with the aim of using data to control assets via remote communication. The company is interested in solutions that monitor asset condition, predict potential failures and apply collated data to automate decisions that prevent asset failure in both clean and wastewater environments. Wildcard: This category is truly open. The company is open to learning and being surprised by what new technologies and different approaches can do for them and their customers, employees and stakeholders. As in previous years, United Utilities will deliver its Innovation Lab programme with corporate innovation specialist, L Marks. Applications for the latest 14-week programme open on Monday May 8 and interested companies have until July 3rd to submit their ideas. For more information about the programme and the challenge areas, please visit the Innovation Lab website and the LMarks Bridge (where you apply) https://bridge.lmarks.com/programmes/uulab5/sign_up Additional information: More information about this opportunity can be found at the following address www.unitedutilities.com/corporate/about-us/innovation/innovation-lab/ See bridge application portal. Please note a contract notice will not be published, if you are interested in this opportunity please see detail above. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014000-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED | | Locality | WARRINGTON | | Post town | Warrington | | Postcode | WA5 3LP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington | | Local authority | Warrington | | Electoral ward | Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall | | Westminster constituency | Warrington South | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 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 ### Codes - 34152000 - Training simulators - 35113000 - Safety equipment - 35113100 - Site-safety equipment - 35125100 - Sensors - 38421100 - Water meters - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48326000 - Mapping software package - 48326100 - Digital mapping system - 48445000 - Customer Relation Management 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 ## Release History - 17 May 2023 at 08:39 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014000-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://bridge.lmarks.com/programmes/uulab5/sign_up - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/43984 - https://www.unitedutilities.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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