Official UK procurement notice
Cloud-Based Video Knowledge Capture and Learning Platform
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe solution must enable the secure capture, upload, management, and analysis of short-form video content to support organisational learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. The platform shall allow users to record and submit video observations, experiences, and learning insights via mobile and desktop devices, with functionality to structure content through workflows, prompts, and templates.
The service must include:
Platform access and licensing for an agreed number of users, with scalable capacity to accommodate future growth
Secure cloud hosting, including data storage, backup, and disaster recovery provisions in line with UK data protection requirements
Video capture and management capabilities, including upload, tagging, categorisation, and search functionality
Workflow and configuration tools to support structured knowledge capture aligned to business processes
Analytics and reporting functionality, including dashboards and insight generation from submitted video content
User management and access controls, including role-based permissions
Integration capabilities with existing enterprise systems where required (e.g. learning management systems, collaboration tools)
Ongoing maintenance, support, and updates, including service desk provision and defined service levels
The supplier shall provide implementation and onboarding services, including system configuration, user training, and documentation to enable effective adoption.
The service is to be delivered over the contract term via a secure web-based interface, accessible on standard organisational devices, with availability and performance levels aligned to agreed service level requirements.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 6 yrs · up to 9 yrs from 1 Jan 2027
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Cloud-Based Video Knowledge Capture and Learning Platform” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How United Utilities Water Limited buys Software package and information systems (CPV 48), and who usually turns up
United Utilities Water Limited’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Software package and information systems (CPV 48) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North West England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards were announced within 91 days of the bid deadline.
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Lot #1Published estimate£10m
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1 bid20%
2–341%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 May 2026, 15:17 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 15:21 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046525- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06927dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
6 May 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published167 days ago6 May 2026, 15:17 BST
- Latest notice published153 days ago20 May 2026, 15:21 BST
- Market engagement151 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Scope of Engagement
The contracting authority is undertaking a procurement exercise for a Cloud-Based Video Knowledge Capture and Learning Platform (SaaS). This pre‑procurement engagement and subsequent tender process are intended to:
- Inform the market of the forthcoming opportunity
- Seek feedback on the proposed scope, technical requirements, and delivery model
- Ensure the final specification reflects current market capability and best practice
- Enable suppliers to express interest in participating in the formal tender process
The engagement does not commit the contracting authority to any future procurement or contract award.
Expressions of Interest
Suppliers wishing to participate in this opportunity must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) via email.
Clarification Questions
Suppliers may submit clarification questions related to the requirement or engagement process as follows:
All clarification questions must be submitted via email.
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 72 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 May 2026, 15:17 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 May 2026, 10:46 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 May 2026, 15:21 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
Engagement period extended to Friday 22nd May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
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- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender