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Published 7 May 2025, 14:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Risk Management Software Solution

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Award in standstill 7 May 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Onspring Technologies LLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SaaS software solution for risk management for a user base of approximately 500 users and the associated implementation services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 May 2025, 14:35 BST
Last source update
7 May 2025, 14:43 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019416
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ded Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

It has been identified that this supplier is the only available supplier that can meet the technical needs of United Utilities for this solution in order to deliver our requirements for the AMP8 and AMP9 regulatory periods.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

7 May 2025 → 19 May 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    7 May 2025, 14:43 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    19 May 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 May 2025, 14:35 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 May 2025, 14:43 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    7 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Onspring Technologies LLC7 Jun 2025 – 6 Jun 2030 · up to 6 Jun 2035Extensions: Possibility to extend the agreement for a further five years at a cost of USD $745,000 plus inflationary increase.US$785,150 inc. VAT7 May 2025standstill to 19 May 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 02366678 · GB-PPON: PVVB-5589-BWHX Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, North West, WA5 3LPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Onspring Technologies LLCAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGXP-1486-ZXPW 10801 Mastin St., Ste 400, Overland Park, US, KS, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender