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Market Engagement - Site and Asset Inspections (Robotics)

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 00:26.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV71315400 — Building-inspection services
  • CPV71631100 — Machinery-inspection services
  • CPV71631300 — Technical building-inspection services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0615fa
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Sept 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71315400
Description
Building-inspection services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71631100
Description
Machinery-inspection services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71631300
Description
Technical building-inspection services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Contact via email at Harry.east@uuplc.co.uk to register interest and you shall be provided a copy of the question set for completion.
Due
3 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010171-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Feb 2026, 16:27
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02366678

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02366678

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVVB-5589-BWHX

Address

Street Address
Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue
Locality
Great Sankey
Postal Code
WA5 3LP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD61

Contact

Name
Harry East

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Great Sankey · UKD61 · WA5 3LP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 009703-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 010171-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·