Thames Water has awarded a number of AMP7 contracts for information technology and consultancy services – value of the framework was put at an estimated £100 million when the utility went out to tender.

Portsmouth Water has issued a Periodic Indicative Notice notifying suppliers of its intention to go out to tender with an AMP7 non-infrastructure framework contract worth an estimated £36 million.

Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 contract for the hire, repair and maintenance of standby generators and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) worth an estimated £8 million.

Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender with a contract for the supply of goods and services associated with dewatering equipment maintenance and hire worth an estimated £6.5 million.

United Utilities is inviting companies to contact it with new and effective solutions for the treatment of sludge.

SSE Telecoms (SSET ) is looking for supply chain input to understand the potential of designing and developing a cable connection system suitable for use in introducing a fibre optical cable into live potable water mains in the UK.

Laing O’Rourke will work with Thames Water on a £123 million project to ensure Beckton sewage works can cope with London’s growing population - it currently treats the wastewater of almost 4 million Londoners.

United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP7 sewer cleaning services framework contract worth up to £135 million in total.