United Utilities has concluded the process of awarding framework agreements for its Minor Works delivery runway – the frameworks form part of the build only delivery runway within the water company’s AMP8 operating model.

Framework agreements have been awarded for construction of assets in two Lots:
Lot 1 - Civils Construction
Lot 2 - Mechanical & Electrical Installation
Lot 1 Civils Construction: water treatment and network pipelines, waste water treatment and network pipelines, bioresources, pumping stations & storage, CSOs.
Contracts have been awarded to the following companies:
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Askam Civil Engineering Ltd BDB Special Projects Ltd Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd Cubby Construction Ltd GDB Civils Ltd Kaberry Construction Ltd Mackenzie Construction Ltd Morrison Water Services Ltd MPH Construction Ltd OnSite Central Ltd |
P Casey (Land Reclamation) Ltd Pioneer Civil Engineering Ltd RH Irving Construction Ltd Sapphire Utility Solutions Ltd SGC Civil Engineering Ltd Story Contracting Ltd Terra Solutions Ltd Trenchless Solutions Ltd VJ Donegan & Co Ltd Westshield Ltd |
Work types covered under the wide-ranging Lot 1 Civils Construction works include:
- sludge treatment digesters and tanks
- chemical dosing rigs
- primary, secondary & tertiary wastewater treatment process
- gas systems
- cso chamber installations & pump return
- sewer/large diameter trunk mains upsizing and installations
- buried pipework
- pre-fabricated tanks
Lot 2 Mechanical & Electrical: water treatment and network pipelines, waste water treatment and network pipelines, bioresources, pumping stations & storage, CSOs
Contracts have been awarded to the following companies:
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Bethell Construction Ltd
Bridges Electrical Engineers Ltd
CHG Electrical Ltd
EcoGenR8 Ltd
Eric Wright Water Ltd
Haywood & Jackson Ltd
RSE (Ross-shire Engineering Ltd)
Water Engineering Services Ltd
WH Good Ltd
Z-Tech Control Systems Ltd
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Work types that form part of the Lot 2 Mechanical & Electrical Installation works include:
- sludge treatment, digestion, handling and pumping
- CHP Engines
- chemical dosing rigs
- pumps and pumping systems
- primary, secondary & tertiary wastewater treatment process
- instrumentation and alarms
- safety instrumented systems
- above-ground pipework
- valves and actuators
- pressure vessels and boilers
- heat exchangers
- gas systems including storage, consumers, pipework and ancillaries
- equipment and protective systems for use in explosive atmospheres
- CSO chamber installations & pump return
- Screen & weir installations
- MEICA Installation and commissioning
Initial contract term for the framework is 6 years. United Utilities have the option to extend for one or more further periods of up to 5 years in total, up to a longstop date of 31 March 2035.
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