Innovation Lab 4 Programme

Tender description

The process will follow the innovation partnership procedure & is intended to encourage innovative businesses to help United Utilities tackle key efficiency, safety & customer challenges in innovative ways. Successful applicants will be co-located (where possible, & subject to Covid and travel restrictions) & work closely with UU to test, develop, improve & demonstrate their product/service in live customer environments. Leading to opportunities for contractual relationships for further ongoing testing &/or roll-out. The Company offers project managers & resources to design & run the best trial conditions for the best ideas – either a 12-week testing programme or different trial design. Each trial will accelerate & improve the chance for large-scale roll-out. FOCUS: Applicants will be invited to put forward proposals in the following areas; Systems Thinking Low carbon & Natural Solutions Digitising the water/wastewater network Customer Service Excellence Wild Card Lot 1: This procurement will follow the Innovation Partnership procedure and will seek innovative businesses to help UU tackle key industry challenges in innovative ways. United Utilities want to tackle our key business challenges so we can provide better, more cost effective services for customers. That means building relationships with businesses who share our vision, ambition and appetite for innovation. The Innovation Lab 4 programme will be run in collaboration with corporate innovation specialist L Marks and successful applicants will be mentored by senior United Utilities business leaders and get access to test and demonstrate your product/service in live customer environments. Businesses will be invited to put forward proposals in the following key areas: • Systems Thinking, • Low carbon and Natural Solutions, • Digitising the water & wastewater network • Customer Service Excellence • Wild Card. All proposals must be in line with our business principles. More information about this opportunity can be found at the following address www.unitedutilities.com/innovation