United Utilities has gone out to tender with a contract for its half hourly electricity power supply worth an estimated £1.2 billion.

The water company is looking to award a flexible supply contract for the company’s Half Hourly (HH) electricity meters to a single supplier. The successful provider will supply the company’s HH portfolio and any new site additions during the life of the agreement.
Initial contract term is 5 years with up to 5 years’ further extension options.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 11 August 2023 – click here to access the tender documentation.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.

Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water.