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Market Engagement - Site and Asset Inspections (Robotics)
Building-inspection services
Machinery-inspection services
Technical building-inspection services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED: "Market Engagement - Site and Asset Inspections (Robotics)". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
SALESFORCE UK LIMITEDTop vendor: 36.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 25 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| SALESFORCE UK LIMITED | 2 wins | £29,491,193 |
| MICROSOFT LIMITED | 1 win | £27,250,000 |
| De Nora Water Technologies UK Services Ltd | 1 win | £4,000,000 |
| CROSSLAND TANKERS LIMITED | 1 win | £3,451,274 |
| SAP (UK) LIMITED | 1 win | £2,286,398 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published4 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMT | Last source update4 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBuilding-inspection services, Machinery-inspection services, Technical building-inspection services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0615fa | ||
What is being bought
United Utilities operates a large and geographically dispersed portfolio of operational sites across North-West England, including water treatment works, wastewater treatment works, pumping stations, service reservoirs, and associated infrastructure.
These sites require regular inspections to assess:
• General site condition and housekeeping
• Asset health and condition
• Compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements
• Security and access integrity
• Verification that assets, controls, and equipment are in the correct condition and location
Currently, inspections are largely carried out by site-based staff and contractors. While effective, this approach can be resource-intensive, exposes staff to operational hazards, and may result in variability in inspection quality, coverage, and data consistency.
United Utilities is therefore exploring the potential use of robotic inspection solutions, including autonomous quadruped robots, to support or undertake routine and repeatable site inspections and enhance data quality, safety, and operational resilience.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
4 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMT - Status changed to planning
3 Feb 2026, 19:21 GMT - Official notice release published
3 Feb 2026, 19:21 GMT - Buyer information updated
3 Feb 2026, 19:21 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
4 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMT - Procedure published
4 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMT - engagement
3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduledContact via email at Harry.east@uuplc.co.uk to register interest and you shall be provided a copy of the question set for completion.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-02366678Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 4 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |