Severn Trent Water is seeking market input from suppliers on sensor technology development for a device that is capable of being rolled out at scale across its network to enable it to better understand the operational condition of its assets.
The water company said that gathering data on the level and/or flow of water, in its sewers will enable it to proactively react to potential failures before they cause a consequence for customers or the environment, such as flooding or pollution.
Severn Trent is interested in the development of sewer level sensors which will enable it to take necessary action in terms of proactive intervention and maintenance.
The company is looking into the market to understand what the various stages of development are for a product which can be used to detect rising fluid levels in remote locations and communicate back alarm data. Severn Trent said:
“We're keen to open up to many industries with similar technology requirements (sensing level and of flow) that can be further developed to fit a business use case for monitoring sewer levels within chambers no deeper than 2 meters in depth.”
If the response from the market is positive, Severn Trent would like the possibility of meeting potential suppliers to find out how adaptable any current technology is and talk through its requirements further. It also wants to explore the likelihood of running a proof of concept (PoC) trial with any products which are at the point in development where this is possible.
At this stage, the Periodic Indicative Notice is for soft market evaluation only - once the market evaluation process has taken place, subject to its findings the utility will then look to go out to tender in March 2020.
Click here to access the Periodic Indicative Notice
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