Severn Trent has published a Prior Information Notice to notify suppliers that it is seeking to collaborate with partners in the software, data visulisation and artificial intelligence space.

Launching the market engagement exercise, the water company said in the PIN – entitled Net Zero Digital Twin Innovation – that it is looking to engage the market and collaborate with market partners and leaders in the data visualisation and AI space to develop a solution for wastewater AI/ML Analytics and Visualisation Platforms.
Severn Trent said it wants to understand which analytics and visualisation platforms are available, and how they can provide both the underlying digital architecture platforms and the diagnostic and predictive insight required to ensure that we continue to take waste safely away.
The utility requires a wastewater visualisation platform that will enable it to easily develop, procure, host, integrate, connect, and run a range of models and software to deliver both Operational Intelligence and Investment Intelligence capabilities to a range of diverse stakeholders across the wastewater management hierarchy.
Severn Trent said addressing the complex and competing environmental, operational performance, and customer impact challenges in wastewater management needs an asset intelligence, analytics and decision support capability to ensure it continues to deliver on its performance commitments.
The water company will hold a number of webinars and engagement sessions with the market in early 2024 to begin discussions around developing a solution.
Click here to access the Prior Information Notice.
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