Northern Ireland Water has awarded a repair and maintenance services contract  worth £24 million.

The M&E Services First Response Managed Services Support Contract is for a 24/7 Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) planned maintenance and first response and reactive repair service.

Winning supplier was Belfast-based Graham Asset Management Ltd – one of only two companies to bid for the work. The contract will run for six years.