United Utilities out to tender for early contractor involvement in £750m tunnels resilience scheme
United Utilities has gone out to tender for early contractor involvement in project development for its £750 million Manchester and Pennines scheme.
Ofwat: PR19 Direct Procurement proposals must be supported by Value for Money evidence
Ofwat has set out its expectations for high quality and well evidenced proposals for direct procurement for customers (DPCs) in the water companies' PR19 business plans for the upcoming Price Review in 2019.
Atkins talks direct procurement ahead of World Water-Tech Innovation Summit next week
Ahead of next week's World Water-Tech Innovation Summit in London, Guy Ledger, Client Director at Atkins provides the inside track on direct procurement ahead of the session he will chair: Getting Deals Done with Innovative Procurement Models.
United Utilities puts building blocks in place for direct procurement
United Utilities is starting to put the building blocks in place enabling it to carry out the direct procurement of large scale capital investment projects worth between £100 million to £500 million whole life cost.
Will the tide of investor appeal rise or fall as the water industry takes on direct procurement?
An Expert Focus article on Waterbriefing explores whether the tide of investor appeal will rise or fall as the water industry takes on direct procurement.
Ofwat considers market design of direct procurement for customers
Ofwat is already in the process of considering the options for market design of direct procurement for customers, according to the minutes of its latest Board meeting published this week.
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Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers. -
Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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