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Satellite-Based Leakage Detection and AOI (Area of Interest) Management
Published 12 Nov 2025
12 Nov 2025
Closed 1 Feb 2026
- Primary CPV
-
65130000 *
Operation of water supplies
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Warrington, North West
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/04/2026 31/03/2031
- Contract Types
-
65 *Public utilitiesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, WA5 3LP, United Kingdom · UKD61
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
- Questionnaire for interested suppliers to complete & return... · Bidding Documents
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UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
65130000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05df92
Satellite Scanning Requirements
- Scan areas of the UU region for leakage detection on:
- Drinking water assets
- Raw water
- Sewage
- Scanning frequency: daily, weekly, or full region biannually
- Imagery delivery within 4 weeks
- Pre- and post-freeze imagery capability
- SLA failure rebate for delayed scans
- Dynamic pricing based on scan age
- Clear availability of satellite scan schedules to support planning and reactive needs
AOI Identification & Management
- AOIs identified within 100m of UU assets
- AOIs classified by leak status:
- Quiet
- Suspected
- Active leak
- Repaired
- Awaiting repair
- Unverifiable
- AOI journey fully integrated from scan to resolution
- AOI audit trail (e.g., AOIs with no leak detected)
- Oldest leaks alert system
- Ability to interpret AOIs within defined boundaries and estimate leakage return
- Ability to label individual leaks with root cause failure types
Mobile App Features
- AOI investigation and reporting
- Status updates sync with dashboard
- AOI search by reference (field/admin)
- Capture investigation method (e.g., FIDO)
- Offline reporting capability
- Send outcomes to manager for review
- Performance tracking
Dashboard Requirements
- Desktop and mobile compatibility
- Data layers:
- Active and past AOIs
- Asset types (hydrants, mains, private services)
- Regional and county-level performance views
- Leak investigation performance metrics:
- Leaks found
- AOIs investigated
- Daily/weekly outcomes
- Leak insights:
- Leaks per km
- Time to resolve
- Full suite of reporting tools
- Integration with WaterNet / INS / Campaign Management
Integration & Governance
- Ingest UU asset records
- API interface for data exchange
- Link AOIs to INS jobs
- GIS integration (ArcGIS)
- Satellite governance structure needed
- Licence usage tracking
- Training on data interpretation (unlimited licences)
Benefits
- ODI benefit calculation using industry-standard methods
- Streamlined leak detection and prioritisation
Risks & Gaps
- GIS maps sent to Satellite vendor missing key details (material, size, DMZ)
- Trunk main investigations lack coordination
- Dashboard and mobile app status sync issues
- Manual daily reporting
- Inconsistent dashboard usage across regions
- No standard process for linking AOIs to INS
- ODI tracking not embedded
Opportunities
- Extract AOIs into ArcGIS
- Develop API for GIS integration
- Split dashboard views by county
- Generate reports from AOIs
- Link AOIs to campaigns
- Introduce AOI audit trail
Full CPV breakdown
- 65130000 — Operation of water supplies (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Utility
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Planned
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Enquiries close
- 8 Jan 2026
- Award decision expected
- 1 Mar 2026
- Reserved / special regime
- Utilities
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 12 Nov 2025 12:58
- Deadline
- 01 Feb 2026 23:59
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05df92
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05df92
Full notice record
36 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Planning
| Document › Document type | Planned procurement notice |
| Document › Description | Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073171-2025 |
| Document › Published | 12 Nov 2025 |
Organisations
| Name | UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED |
| Address › Street | Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue |
| Address › Town / city | Great Sankey |
| Address › Postcode | WA5 3LP |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD61 |
| Contact › Email | Commercialapprovalsboard@uuplc.co.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Private utility |
Buyer
| Name | UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED |
Tender
| Title | Satellite-Based Leakage Detection and AOI (Area of Interest) Management |
| Status | planned |
| Item › CPV › Description | Operation of water supplies |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | utilities |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Maximum Participants | 1 |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 1 Feb 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Lot › Status | planned |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2031 |
| Document › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Description | Questionnaire for interested suppliers to complete & return to United Utilities to confirm interest and ability to supply all aspects detailed in the Scope. |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7608 |
| Communication › Expected publication | 1 Jan 2026 |