Anglian Water has awarded a £40 million agreement for leak detection products jointly to 10 suppliers – the contract is one of the first AMP7 framework contracts.

The five-year agreement begins immediately - a change to the way frameworks are usually planned.

The contract with Anglian Water runs from 2017-23, covering the remainder of the current regulatory asset management period (AMP6) and the start of AMP7, which runs from 2020-25.

Anglian Water is aiming to reduce leakage by 22% across its 40,000km network in AMP7 with a total investment of £240 million.

Sean McCarthy, head of leakage at Anglian Water said:

“We already have the lowest level of leakage in the water industry at half the national average. But being ahead of the curve means we’re now into the realms of tracking down really hard to find leaks long before they’re visible to the naked eye, meaning our leakage targets are now really tough.

“We’re looking into every avenue of engineering available to us to continually be better and technology like this will revolutionise our ability to meet those tough targets.”

Leak detection technology company Primayer is among ten suppliers to win a place on the framework - the multi-supplier contract could be worth up to £40 million.

Kevin Brook, sales director, Primayer commented:

“Anglian Water has taken a very considered approach to the way this framework has been set up. Awarding the framework for leakage products to multiple suppliers gives the company access to a very broad range of equipment and starting it immediately means they hit the ground running.”