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Preliminary Market Engagement - Aquatic drones

United Utilities Water Limited · Private utility

In brief

United Utilities Water Limited has announced plans to buy environmental work. 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

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for environmental contracts in this region (from 51 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

How to bid

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  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 011772-2026

About the buyer

United Utilities Water LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

118

Awards

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From notice 011772-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.