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title: "Market Engagement - External Training Management Service Provider"
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# Market Engagement - External Training Management Service Provider

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-external-training-management-service-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06c707). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Utilities Water Limited: "Market Engagement - External Training Management Service Provider". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [United Utilities Water Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-utilities-water-limited-GB-PPON-PVVB-5589-BWHX)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-external-training-management-service-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06c707#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c707`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-external-training-management-service-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06c707#tl-md)

## Description
United Utilities is undertaking preliminary market engagement to better understand the market for Managed Learning Services (MSP).
The purpose of this engagement is to identify suppliers operating within the market, understand the range of services available and gather information on current service delivery models and commercial approaches.
United Utilities currently procures external training from a wide range of providers to support the development of its workforce. Through this market engagement, United Utilities is seeking to understand how Managed Learning Services could support a more efficient, consistent and controlled approach to the sourcing, administration and management of external training.
Interested organisations are invited to complete the accompanying Market Engagement Questionnaire. 
This notice does not constitute a call for competition, does not commit United Utilities to undertake any future procurement and no contract will be awarded as a result of this market engagement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 01/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064499-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-09T08:52:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:25:20.547Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c707