United Utilities issues Haweswater Aqueduct Direct Procurement for Customers tender

United Utilities has issued the tender for the country’s first Direct Procurement for Customers project, its Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP).

Under the £2bn, 33-year deal, Unitied Utilities will appoint a Competitively Appointed Provider (CAP) to design, build, finance and maintain this major water resilience supply scheme. The project entails replacing six tunnel sections of the existing aqueduct, connections to existing multiline siphons between the tunnel sections and associated facilities; and maintaining the works for 25 years after completion.

The tender closes on 17 August.