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Trial of AquaAdvanced Urban Drainage

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BuyerSEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published25 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Severn Trent has a requirement for a solution to enable real-time control of wastewater networks to support our work on reducing spills. We have identified a single source solution that meets our requirements, we aim to trial this solution over a period of 12 months to test its efficiency and cost effectiveness to inform our future strategic approach. This procurement activity will direct award a contract for a 12 month trial to Suez for the Aqua Advanced Urban Drainage system. The value of the contract is £764,400 including VAT

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Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleIn line with our commitment to reduce spills we must explore new and innovative ways to tackle this problem that also delivers value for money for our customers. Severn Trent has identified a requirement for a solution to enable real-time control of wastewater networks to support our work on reducing spills. The specific requirements are as follows: • A system that can integrate to our IT architecture • A system that can integrate with our hydraulic models • Machine learning capability to run scenarios based on forecast conditions and provide control recommendations and automated update of set points/controls • Must be able to run the trial in 2025 to be able to assess benefit of real time control vs traditional solutions • Implementation and management from a single platform • Must have proven case studies on waste networks We have identified a single source solution that meets our requirements, we aim to trial this solution over a period of 12 months to test its efficiency and cost effectiveness to inform our future strategic approach.
Rationale classificationsprototypesDevelopment
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

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Related procurements

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0553ca
Latest release ID043013-2025
Latest release timestampFri Jul 25 2025 08:58:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
25 Jul 2025award, contract043013-2025
26 Jun 2025award, contract035242-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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