A contract to improve flood defences and raise ground levels at Strood in Medway, South East England, has been awarded to VolkerStevin by Medway Council through its Medway Highways Infrastructure contract with VolkerHighways.
Thames Water has awarded a contract for street works inspections contract and audits for quality assurance of its street assets and reinstatements worth an estimated £14 million-plus.
Southern Water has gone out to tender with a legal services contract for household customer debt collection and litigation services worth an estimated £13 million.
The Port of Dover has gone out to tender for a new Civils Framework contract worth an estimated £20 million.
Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a contract for the hire of cars and commercial vehicles worth an estimated £28 million.
NI Water has awarded a contract for wastewater treatment equipment worth an estimated £21 million.
The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with contract for the supply of security guard services for the Thames Barrier and associated flood defence sites worth an estimated £5 million.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has awarded a contract for data sharing platform services worth an estimated £3.4 million in total.
SES Water has taken a major step forward in its environmental commitments and signed a contract with Haven Power to use 100% renewable electricity for all its treatment works, pumping stations and offices.

South East Water (SEW) is looking to suppliers for more information about market capability, trends and align innovative opportunities with existing technologies and understand how it can drive a more efficient operation through IoT, analytics and AI digital transformation.
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.