United Utilities has announced partners for a further two frameworks as it prepares for the largest investment in water and wastewater infrastructure in the North West for a century. United Utilities' revised AMP8 Business Plan now includes total expenditure of £14,198 million, up from £13,677 million in set out in its October 2023 plan.

As it awaits approval of its proposals from Ofwat,  the North West’s water company has chosen 13 more partners across its network modelling and specialist design and development frameworks. 

Following a competitive tender process AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs, Stantec, Binnies, Mott MacDonald, RPS, and WSP have been appointed to deliver modelling support for water and wastewater infrastructure. 

United Utilities has also appointed Aqua Consultants Ltd, GHD, Long O Donnell Associates Ltd, Metis Consultants Ltd, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd and SYSTRA Ltd as their six specialist design development partners.  This framework requires the chosen partners to focus on translating solutions into practical and effective design outputs for detailed design and build, build only, and rainwater management projects.

Jane Simpson, Capital Delivery Director at United Utilities, said:

“We’re really pleased to have chosen a further 13 partners across these two important frameworks. 

“Our new network modelling partners will help us make informed decisions across operations and capital investment programmes by monitoring rivers, catchment land, and coastal infrastructure to see where we can improve our services and meet supply needs of the future.

“The specialist design development partners will design natural solutions provided by our engineering teams and partners. We’ll rely on their extensive design expertise to develop future-proof, nature-based innovation, including rainwater management interventions.

“These partners, along with those already appointed, will play an important role in helping to deliver our ambitious proposals.”