Scottish Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for the provision of Motor Control Centres, Systems Integration and ICA Services with a total estimated value of £140 million excluding VAT.
The Environment Agency has issued a drought permit to South West Water to help secure the public water supply at Wimbleball Reservoir - total storage capacity was at 18% as of 4 October.
Yorkshire Water has awarded a multi million pound AMP8 contract for Process Package Plant Framework which provides for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of Process Package Plant to support the water company's capital programmes, including the AMP8 WINEP programme.
The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) has gone out to tender with a framework contract for Construction, Environmental & Technical Professional Services with a total estimated value of £11.28 million including VAT.
The Environment Agency is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future procurement strategy for the provision of geological products and services.
Southern Water is seeking supply chain input on vibration monitoring in a pre-market engagement exercise to understand current market capabilities for vibration monitoring solutions across water and wastewater assets.
Central Bedfordshire Council has awarded a contract for water services to Wave – formerly Anglian Water Business - with an estimated value of c £372,000 (excluding VAT).
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) has launched an early market engagement exercise ahead of the forthcoming procurement of underwater drones with a total estimated value of £120,000 (including VAT).
United Utilities has awarded a number of water efficiency contracts with an estimated total value of £4 million (including VAT.)
The School of Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences (PACES) at Cardiff University has gone out to tender with a contract to procure a modern uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) with a ttotal estimated value of £100,000.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
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.