Severn Trent Water, Severn Trent plc and Dee Valley Water have gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of corporate, tax and treasury legal services worth an estimated £6 million.
The companies are looking to appoint a legal firm specialising in the practice areas of corporate and tax and treasury legal services. The firm will be expected to have experience of working within the water sector and have demonstrable experience in M&A, tax and treasury transactions. The firm is also expected to have an international presence (or be part of an international alliance) in a number of jurisdictions including the USA (New York).
Start date of the contract, which includes possible extension options, is 1st February 2018 concluding on 31st January 2021.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 3rd November 2017 – click here to access the tender documentation.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.

Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.