Thames Water has extended the procurement deadlines for its £522 million (inc VAT) AMP8 control and automation framework contract - the deadline to submit enquiries about the tender is now 6:00pm on 6 March 2026 and the tender submission deadline is now 10:00am on 13 March 2026.
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a wide-ranging AMP8 control and automation framework contract in multiple Lots with an estimated value of £522 million (inc VAT).
Ofwat has introduced licence changes due to come into force early next year which will see all water companies’ licence obligations set out in clearer, more accessible language.
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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.”