United Utilities Operational Technology (OT) department has turned to the supply chain to explore the market for operational technology options – the department’s role is to ensure that infrastructure is in place to automate, monitor and remote control UU’s field assets in line with operational requirements.
The water company looking to suppliers to understand the current market place and the delivery routes available to support delivery of OT projects and works.
The scope and scale of the works United Utilities is seeking vary from simple ICA (Instrumentation, Control and Automation)installations through to large complex design and build projects including first time install, upgrade, development, integration and optimisation of existing OT infrastructure.
The company’s high level OT requirement is to have access to a number of 3rd party framework suppliers covering Support, Design & Build Expertise with demonstrable experience in a number of competence areas.
The frameworks will drive the delivery of new OT infrastructure and its associated installation, commissioning, testing and handover back to operational sites.
United Utilities has issued a Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN) seeking to gather information from suppliers with a capability to provide the services they need either in part or in whole. At this stage the PIN is a request for information only. A future procurement is planned with a possible issue of a contract notice in September followed by the start of award procedures in April 2018.
Expected initial contract duration will be 3 years with up to 5 extensions of a single year. The framework will involve the delivery of a wide range of contracts valued between £20,000 and £3 million each.
The firm is proposing to hold a Supplier engagement day, dependent on the responses received.
Deadline to respond is 2nd May 2017 – click here to access the Periodic Indicative Notice in full.
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