Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (DCC) / Welsh Water, the largest water and sewerage company in Wales and the sixth largest operating in England and Wales, is inviting organisations in the wider water sector to register their interest in a major upcoming £667 million Design-Build-Finance scheme.

United Utilities has appointed Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Ltd as the Consultant who will act as the Independent Technical Adviser to its Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme – yesterday the utility announced the appointment of the Cascacade Infrastructure Ltd. consortium as the Competitively Appointed Provider (CAP) to the £3 billion programme.

United Utilities has signed a landmark agreement to refurbish the crucial Haweswater aqueduct, that carries water from Cumbria to 2.5 million customers in Greater Manchester and Lancashire - nearly 5% of England's population.

Wessex Water is inviting contractors and investors to register their interest in attending an in-person initial industry briefing and launch event scheduled for Tuesday 9th September 2025 to be held in central London for the £414 million (inc VAT) Poole Water Recycling and Transfer SRO.

South West Water is seeking supply chain engagement with contractors and investors in the £1 billion Cheddar 2 Reservoir project – the water company is planning to hold an initial industry briefing and launch event scheduled for Tuesday 9th September 2025, to be held at a central London venue.

Anglian Water is seeking market input ahead of going out to tender next year with a £700 million desalination programme – the water company is looking to develop up to three Desalination Plants in its region.

The STRABAG-Equitix consortium has been named as the preferred bidder by United Utilities to design, build, finance and maintain the replacement of six tunnel sections of the Haweswater Aqueduct, part of its Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP).

Southern Water has launched a market engagement exercise seeking supply chain interest in its £1.3 billion Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project (Phase 3). The water company is “strongly encouraging” market involvement including potential investors and supply chain organisations.

The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has published its forward programme setting out its delivery priorities for 2024-25.

The new direct procurement for customers (DPC) framework introduced by U.K. water regulator Ofwat offers a good opportunity for U.K. water utilities to share risks with project companies, contractors, and customers, according to S&P Global Ratings.