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United Utilities Water Limited

PRO005158-Services-Contract-System Integrator : Billing and CRM

IT ServicesCPV 72200000
Value£10,000,000
Deadline18 Dec 2026
Published23 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£10,000,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 23 Sept 202685 days leftCloses 18 Dec 2026
Who to contact
Ravinder Sibia
Ravinder.Sibia@uuplc.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£10.0mtotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£10.8m

This is a large award for IT Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 36,449 valued IT Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

United Utilities Water Limited has published 12 IT Services notices, about every 3 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around December 2026.

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The brief

System Integrator (SI) to support the implementation of the target end state for United Utilities.

The appointed supplier will be responsible for delivering end-to-end systems integration services, including solution design, configuration, integration, data migration, testing, deployment, transition to the future-state operating model, hypercare, and ongoing support and maintenance.

As a critical capability within a regulated utility environment, the target end state must support accurate billing, revenue assurance, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, an enhanced customer experience, and the modernisation of business processes through the adoption of leading industry practices.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

System Integrator (SI) to support the implementation

System Integrator (SI) to support the implementation of the target end state for United Utilities.

02

The appointed supplier will be responsible

The appointed supplier will be responsible for delivering end-to-end systems integration services, including solution design, configuration, integration, data migration, testing, deployment, transition to the future-state operating model, hypercare, and ongoing support and maintenance.

03

As a critical capability within a regulated

As a critical capability within a regulated utility environment, the target end state must support accurate billing, revenue assurance, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, an enhanced customer experience, and the modernisation of business processes through the adoption of leading industry practices.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

45–80 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k–£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
  • Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
  • Plan for deliveryData protection / DPIA readiness
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077807
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
089879-2026
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