United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP7 framework contract for legal services worth an estimated £20 million.

The water company has issued a Request for Proposal and is looking to award three Framework Agreements to support the company in a wide range of areas, including:
- Construction
- Property
- Projects- Large Scale Infrastructure, including project finance and traditional design and build models
- Commercial contracts and outsourcing
- Public/Utilities Procurement
- General regulatory and utilities
- HR/ Employment
- Planning
- Environmental law
- Intellectual Property and Technology
United Utilities is looking to appoint up to three suppliers to the framework, which will run for an initial period of 5 years, with up to 5 further years extension options to align with two full AMP cycles.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 12 August 2022 – click here to access the tender documentation.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
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.

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.