Thames Water has awarded a major AMP8 contract for mechanical repair products and services – the contract had an estimated value of £53.6 million when it was tendered in April 2024.

The water company was looking to put a framework in place to cover the provision of mechanical couplings, adaptors, repair fittings (repair clamps), bespoke steel pipework (steel specials) and a range of installed repair services for potable water pipelines. It also included the following:

• under pressure drilling (hot tapping)
• line stopping services
• under pressure valve insertions
• installation of bespoke and standard sized encapsulating collars

The contract was tendered in the following four Lots:

• Lot 1 Mechanical Fittings - £11.2 million
• Lot 2 Repair Fittings - £5.6 million
• Lot 3 Under Pressure Drilling, In Line Valve Insertions, Line Stops, Encapsulation Collars - £24.8 million
• Lot 4 Steel Specials - £2.4 million

The following companies have been awarded contracts on the framework:

• Crane Limited - Lots 1 and 2
• R2M Ltd - Lots 1, 3 and 4
• Utilities Support Engineering Limited - Lot 3
• UTS Engineering Limited - Lots 3and 4

Agreements have also been awarded to Wolseley UK Ltd and Stark Building Materials UK Limited (Trading as Frazer) - specifically for the distribution of Viking Johnson products from Crane Limited.