Summary

OCID:

Published by:

United Utilities Water Ltd

Authority ID:

AA76468

Publication date:

26 May 2021

Deadline date:

-

Notice type:

Contract Award Notice

Has documents:

No

Has SPD:

No

Has Carbon Reduction Plan:

N/A

Abstract

Required is a service agreement to use a third party to manage and deliver an innovation accelerator program including the following activities:

Activities to include

— defining scouting briefs;

— develop marketing material;

— publicise material, and encourage applications;

— scouting; Work with global network, data scraping, desk research;

— provide analytical insights;

• spotting trends

— pitch coaching;

— pitch day management;

— supplier liaison and support;

• access to services, mentors

— accelerator programme management;

— project scoping;

— business planning;

— demonstration management.

We expect the Innovation Partner to

— support programme management – including frequent reporting to the innovation team and separately to operational teams and executive board members;

— appoint people in various roles including:

— lead programme manager – who will build excellent working relationship with client programme manager and maintain/report on progress;

— client account representative – responsible for overall relationship – link to client programme manager;

— scouting lead;

— marketing, communications and promotions lead;

— scout (finding and persuading suppliers to apply) – this means the partner will need to have access to a global innovation eco-system management especially ideas suitable to water and wastewater;

— events management – coordinating high profile events such as supplier pitch days, mid-point reviews, final presentations, executive board visits. Co-locate at employer head office for a 3-month period to support co-creating teams (subject to restrictions on Covid-19);

— high frequency and impactful programme promotion in co-operation with the employer’s communications teams.