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title: "Scheduling and Metering Software"
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# Scheduling and Metering Software

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scheduling-and-metering-software-ocds-h6vhtk-069068). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Utilities Water Limited: "Scheduling and Metering Software". 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:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Scheduling software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scheduling-and-metering-software-ocds-h6vhtk-069068#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069068`

## Before you bid
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## Description
United Utilities (UU) is undertaking a review of its billing platform and future scope requirements.  The purpose of this PME is to understand the capability and capacity of the scheduling and metering tools in the market in order to inform any future billing platform procurement strategy.  Interested parties will be required to complete an NDA and attend a supplier session.
The objectives and requirements of scheduling and metering are outlined as below.
Objectives
1) Consolidate field operations into a single platform
Reduce fragmented tools and manual processes with one system managing all FMO, proactive and reactive jobs, from booking through to close.
2) Improve appointment efficiency
Reduce failed visits and wasted field resource through better pre-appointment information, skill-matched scheduling and real-time engineer comms.
3) Create end-to-end visibility across the meter lifecycle
Give operations, field teams and management a real-time view of jobs status, asset health and SLA performance  - with automated workflows to support jeopardy scenarios.
4) Automate/ Improve payment and performance management
Reduce manual effort from third-party payment validation and processing by generating accurate, evidence-backed payment information.
Current metrics for appointments and installations:
1) Service Appointments, circa 1 million per year
2) Cancelled Appointment circa 170,000 per year
3) New Meter installations circa 215,000 per year
4) Cases Completed circa 500,000 per year
Key Requirements
M001 Planning & Scheduling
The ability to book, manage, and dispatch planned and reactive jobs across multiple appointment types (Eg installations, exchanges, meter reads, audits), with appointment optimisation performed against defined parameters. Including ability for customer to self-serve.
M002 Appointment Management
The capability to manage the complete appointment life cycle, from scheduling through completion, including proactive in day jeopardy identification and management.  Including ability for customer to self-serve.
M003 Field Workforce Management
The ability to manage engineer availability, skills and real-time job status - including two-way comms with the handheld device in the field for multiple work types (Eg operative reinstatement and supervision).
M004 Asset & Meter Lifecycle
The ability to track a meter from installation through to decommission, including all activity, reads and changes against the asset record and the ability to manage asset health.
M005 Data & Billing Accuracy
The ability to ingest, validate and output meter read accuracy to support billing - and water demand initiatives.
M006 Third Party Management
The ability to manage contracted third parties within a single platform, with enforced data segregation and validated outpayments (E.g. automated reconciliation and exception management).
M007 Integrations & Automation
The ability to integrate with external systems (e.g. Billing, Street Works, video and photograph captur...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scheduling-and-metering-software-ocds-h6vhtk-069068)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48332000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 10/05/2026 to 22/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041704-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-07T08:00:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T18:33:24.902Z
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