Northumbrian Water Group has selected seven new partners to support the delivery of its five-year water Asset Management Period #8 (AMP8) and future projects.
The seven companies include Avove, BAM Nuttall, Costain, Esh-Stantec, Farrans Construction, Mott MacDonald Bentley, and MWH Treatment.
Alongside supporting AMP8 works, these partners will also support the company's other operating areas across the North East of England, including Essex and Suffolk.
The chosen companies will provide essential design and construction services contributing to the £3.6bn ($4.95bn) AMP8 workload.
All the newly appointed partners will join the Living Water Enterprise (LWE), a collaborative partnership at the core of Northumbrian Water's strategy for significant investment and change.
The LWE is designed to deliver large-scale construction programmes efficiently and innovatively throughout AMP8 and beyond.
Northumbrian Water already appointed five companies under the LWE scheme in February 2023.
It includes technical partner Stantec and Jacobs and lead commercial consultant Turner & Townsend, as well as Aqua Consultants and Long O’Donnell Associates.
All the 12 companies will work together to deliver the projects.
The flexible nature of the LWE allows these partners to work across the entire programme, ensuring optimal resource allocation for each project.
The partnership agreements span up to 12 years, commencing immediately, following a competitive tender process that established eight-year frameworks.
Northumbrian Water assets director Monisha Gower said: “The market has never been so competitive, when it comes to adding the best partners and people to our team in the run-up to AMP8.
“We have had to be agile and move fast, employing innovation throughout our procurement practices, and it has paid off, building our new stable of partners and creating the capacity we need for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.”
Northumbrian Water's LWE is poised to play a pivotal role in fulfilling the company's upcoming business plan commitments.
The group will adopt a total expenditure approach, focusing on the full life cycle of assets to promote smarter spending and risk-based planning.
