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Market Engagement - Robots for Difficult to Access Assets

United Utilities Water Limited · Private utility

In brief

United Utilities Water Limited has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for similar contracts in this region (from 1286 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

United Utilities are looking to engage the market to understand who has capabilities of providing robotic inspection services. Current inspection process requires visual inspection and may include working at height. We are actively exploring innovative ways of carrying out these inspections that ensures safety and gather quality data to assess asset condition. The areas we are interested in are pipe bridges, subway crossings, DSEAR assets and assets that would require scaffolding for inspection.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

3 February 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 009700-2026
3 February 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 009705-2026

About the buyer

United Utilities Water LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

119

Awards

Suppliers it has used most

RPS Environmental Management Limited2 contracts
Salesforce UK Limited2 contracts
Siltbuster Limited2 contracts
Socotec UK Ltd2 contracts
Westcoast Chemicals Limited2 contracts
1spatial Group Limited1 contract
AE Yates Ltd1 contract
APEC Environmental Limited1 contract

All tenders and awards from United Utilities Water Limited

From notice 009700-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 February 2026, last updated 3 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.