Northumbrian Water has gone out to tender with an AMP6 contract worth up to £320 million for capital works on its water and waste-water treatment assets in the North East of England and in the Essex and Suffolk regions which could run for up to ten years.

The works will be split into two lots covering the Northumbrian operating area (£20m a year) and Essex and Suffolk region (£7.5m a year).

The work will cover a range of schemes, including:

• water and waste-water treatment facilities;
• borehole development;
• water network pumping stations;
• strategic meters and network monitors;
• raw water pumping stations, treated water pumping stations;
• impounding and service reservoirs as well as aqueduct and river structures;
• chemical, instrumentation and control systems;
• security systems requirements;
• other regulatory works with meica and civil requirements.

The water company is looking to appoint a maximum of three suppliers to the framework agreement,  which could run for up to ten years and cover both the AMP6 and  AMP7 investment periods.

Estimated total value is between £210 million to £320 million.

Prospective partners will be aligned to programmes of work, working collaboratively in partnership with NWL to investigate business opportunities. Potential supply chain partners can express interest in 1 or both of the advertised lots.

The new framework will start in October 2015 with an initial completion date in September 2020 – the contract will include an with an option to extend by negotiation for a further 5 years.

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents is 5pm on 21^st November -  expressions of interest must be sent to the e-mail address This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before the deadline.

Click here to access the tender documentation