Yorkshire Water has announced the eight contract partners and three framework consultants that will deliver its AMP6 programme.

The utility said the partners will deliver around £1 billion worth of work in the next AMP period (2015-2020), which will include the future-proofing of the company's treatment works against extreme weather conditions, help protect the local environment and continue to guarantee a secure supply of drinking water.

The contract partners are:

• Byzak Entec
• Earthtech Morrison
• Morgan Sindall Grontmij JV
• Barhale WSP
• Mott MacDonald Bentley
• Black & Veatch
• Morrison Utility Services
• Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions

The consultants are:

• Arup
• MWH
• Turner and Townsend

Nevil Muncaster Director of Asset Delivery at Yorkshire Water said:

“We are committed to ensuring that we give our customers the best possible service for the lowest possible price and our major investment plans for the next five years play a huge part in this. Our Contract Partners and Consultants take great pride in their service alongside Yorkshire Water and this news is testament to their strong performance.

“The next step is to review the AMP6 programme with our partners, optimising AMP6 investment so we are well-placed to deliver the best value asset solutions. We’re committed to working in a more integrated way to further boost collaboration and efficiency and are now in the best possible shape to plan ahead for AMP6.”