Get Involved & Enter

Stage 1 of the Water Breakthrough Challenge opened on 6 May 2021 at 9 am (BST) and closed on 3 June 2021 at 12 noon (BST). On 28 June 2021 at 09:00 (BST) a diverse portfolio of entries that best met the relevant assessment criteria were invited to submit a stage 2 entry by 30 July at 12:00 (noon) (BST).

Good luck to all entrants!

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We strongly encourage all entrants to read the Entrant Handbook along with the full terms and conditions, which are the rules entrants are required to agree to in order to take part before entering the Breakthrough Challenge.

Before submitting your entry, please ensure that:

  • You and your partners have read and understood the Challenge terms and conditions and privacy policy, including the Ofwat privacy policy.
  • Your entry is aligned with one or more of the five Ofwat strategic innovation themes
  • You have followed good procurement principles, performed your due diligence on your partners and accept any risk and liability from going ahead with them.
  • The 10% minimum financial contribution towards entry delivery costs is part of the proposal (at least 10% of total entry delivery costs will be funded from sources other than the Ofwat Innovation Fund).

The entry form for both stages is available here as a Word document to help you to develop and collaborate on your answers ahead of completing the online form.

Information you provide in your entry may be shared with our partners (including our judges and any due diligence providers) for the purpose of administering the Challenge. For more information on how we use your data, please have a look at our privacy policy and the terms and conditions of the Challenge.