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Northumbrian unveils its "largest ever" framework package

by Trevor Loveday

Northumbrian Water has announced what it has claimed to be its largest ever package of framework agreements.


Seven new key partners have been brought in to underpin delivery of the company’s AMP8 investment and beyond across its operating areas in the North East, Essex and Suffolk under company’s Living Water Enterise (LWE) framework package. The new partners will, Northumbrian said, “provide design and construction services within the water company’s frameworks, joining the five companies appointed at the start of 2023, as the company builds towards its £3.6bn AMP8 workload.”


The seven new partners are Esh-Stantec, Avove Limited, Farrans Construction, Costain, Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB), BAM Nuttall and MWH Treatment.


According to Northumbrian Water, positions have been awarded on specific frameworks focusing on treatment and infrastructure. But it said the flexible nature of the LWE means the partners will be available to work across the complete programme to “ensure the best resources are used for each project.” The awards are for up to a 12-year period, starting immediately.


In February 2023, the water company made the first five appointments: new technical partners, Stantec and Jacobs, as well as lead commercial consultants Turner & Townsend, with support from Aqua Consultants and Long O’Donnell Associates. The LWE, will, Northumbrian said, “challenge existing methods and investment choices, allowing for a greater focus on alternative options, including the potential to reduce carbon through nature-based solutions to water and wastewater treatment.”

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