Tomorrow is the deadline for suppliers to notify United Utilities of their interest in finding out more about the water company's requirements for an external provider of digital services support staff capability.
Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) has taken the next step in the process of using Ofwat’s Direct Procurement for Customers to deliver a £100 million-plus construction scheme to provide long-term water supply resilience to Cardiff, Newport and several smaller towns located within the Merthyr Valley.
Scotland Excel, the central purchasing body for 32 local authorities in Scotland and other public sector organisations, has awarded a framework contract for civil engineering and technical consultancy services worth an estimated £72.5 million.
Natural Resources Wales has gone out to tender with a framework contract for restoration work on the River Dee worth an estimated £2 million.
The Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland has awarded a term contract for the inspection and maintenance of underground infrastructure worth an estimated £6 million.
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has awarded a contract for the provision of expert consultancy support for coastal protection and flood risk management worth an estimated £409,000.
Six Welsh Councils have awarded a framework contract for consultative engineering and construction services worth an estimated £36 million.
Affinity Water has gone to tender with an AMP7 contract for water meter reading and associated services worth £1 million.
Severn Trent Water has gone out to tender with two separate AMP7 contracts for a woodland management project and biodiversity grassland wildflower creation with a combined value of £3.2 million.
United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP7 framework contract for data loggers worth an estimated £10.5 million.
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.