Thames Water have now awarded the Programme Partner framework to support the delivery of its Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Programme.
The proposed SROs form part of the company’s draft Water Resource Management Plan, which includes a potential new reservoir in Oxfordshire and a new river abstraction point on the River Thames supported by water recycling.
The framework will give the company access to professional support services worth up to £160 million as it works to advance a number of strategic projects to address future water supply challenges.
As part of the recent procurement exercise, Thames Water sought to work with partners that demonstrated extensive experience in the programme and project management of large complex infrastructure projects in the current UK planning environment.
The Programme Partner Framework has been awarded to three lead entities, as follows:
- Arcadis Consulting (UK)
- Jacobs & Mott MacDonald JV
- Turner & Townsend Project Management.
Thames Water predicts that across London and the Thames Valley, it will need an additional 1 billion litres of water every day for its customers over the next 50 years. The framework will support the partnership work required to deliver the major infrastructure needed to meet the water scarcity challenges ahead, associated with climate change and a growing population.
The award follows the award last month of Thames’ Technical Partner framework
Announcing the successful completion of this framework procurement, Simon Adams, Programme Director for the SROs said:
“Following on from the recent announcement of our Technical Partner Framework, the implementation of the Programme Partner Framework marks another significant step forward for our Strategic Resource
Options Programme. Together, these frameworks give us access to the breadth of specialist services required to ensure our projects are delivered efficiently and effectively.”
Mohit Farmah, Head of Procurement and Supply Chain for the SROs added:
”We look forward to working in collaboration with our new partners to deliver this programme of innovative projects, which will protect the environment and secure the future water supply for customers,
in the face of population growth and climate change.”
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