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title: "Living Logic: Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment and Intelligent Monitoring"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fc"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "United Utilities Water Limited"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# Living Logic: Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment and Intelligent Monitoring

Buyer: United Utilities Water Limited  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fc

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## Summary

United Utilities Water Limited is developing Living Logic, a proposed project to make nature-based wastewater treatment systems more widely adopted as predictable, monitorable and investable treatment assets. The requirement covers services involving the design and development of research and development, nature-based sewage treatment, treatment consultancy, environmental monitoring, and environmental issues consultancy. The project is intended to combine living treatment systems with intelligent monitoring, diagnostics and decision-support capabilities. United Utilities is seeking organisations that can partner in the project’s development and delivery, including suppliers, technology providers, research organisations and delivery partners. Work will be delivered in the United Kingdom, within the utilities sector. The procurement is classified as services and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This process is at the planning stage: United Utilities has stated an intention to procure and has not issued an invitation to tender. The proposed arrangement is being developed as part of a Water Innovation Fund Water Breakthrough Challenge 7 bid under the Catalyst scheme. The buyer has scheduled preliminary market engagement, with responses to its question set expected by 6 October 2026. The anticipated contract period is 1 June 2027 to 1 June 2028. Organisations are being asked to contribute to project development and delivery through either a monetary contribution or a benefit-in-kind contribution. The planning information does not set out a procurement procedure, bid evaluation basis, contract value or tender submission requirements.

The project is intended for organisations able to contribute to the development and delivery of innovative wastewater treatment systems. It should suit suppliers and technology providers with expertise in nature-based or living wastewater treatment, together with organisations developing monitoring, diagnostics or decision-support tools. Research organisations with relevant water, environmental or treatment-development capability may also be well placed to engage, as may delivery partners able to support practical adoption of these systems. The buyer is particularly interested in capabilities that can help make nature-based treatment predictable, monitorable and investable as wastewater treatment assets. Organisations should be prepared to explain how they could support the project and whether their contribution would be monetary or benefit in kind when the requirement progresses.

## Notice

United Utilities is developing Living Logic as a proposed Water Innovation Fund Water Breakthrough Challenge 7 bid under the Catalyst scheme. Through this preliminary market engagement, United Utilities is seeking information from organisations interested in partnering on the project and contributing to its development and delivery through either a monetary contribution or a benefit-in-kind contribution. We are particularly interested in suppliers, technology providers, research organisations and delivery partners offering nature-based wastewater treatment solutions and associated monitoring, diagnostics or decision-support capabilities that can support the wider adoption of living treatment systems as predictable, monitorable and investable wastewater treatment assets.

### Planning Information

Organisations wishing to engage with this requirement should contact Harry East and request a copy of the question set.
Email address: Harry.east@uuplc.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087243-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jun 2027 - 2 Jun 2028 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | United Utilities Water Limited |
| Locality | GREAT SANKEY |
| Postcode area | 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

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 90420000 - Sewage treatment services
- 90492000 - Sewage treatment consultancy services
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 11:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087243-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087243-2026
  15th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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