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Preliminary Market Engagement - Aquatic drones

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:58.

Opportunity overview

The project will evaluate and recommend drone-based solutions (aquatic, aerial, or hybrid) that improve the safety, speed, and effectiveness of reactive water quality sampling, and assess how such technologies could enhance pollution detection, tracking, and attribution-supporting capabilities for wastewater-related pollution incidents in rivers and lakes. The solution must integrate with and complement United Utilities' existing monitoring infrastructure and data systems and address key operational challenges.

Classification

  • CPV90733100 — Surface water pollution monitoring or control services
  • CPV90733700 — Groundwater pollution monitoring or control 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-064c3d
Main Procurement Category
services
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
90733100
Description
Surface water pollution monitoring or control services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90733700
Description
Groundwater pollution monitoring or control services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Please email Harry.east@uuplc.co.uk to register your interest and a copy of the question set will be shared.
Due
10 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
011772-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Feb 2026, 11:44
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

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 011772-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·