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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Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
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Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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