United Utilities names thirteen for AMP8

As it awaits OfWat approval, the North West’s Water company has chosen the consultancy companies across its network modelling and specialist design and development frameworks.   

Following a competitive tender process, the 13 partners include:

Framework 1: Deliver modelling support for water and wastewater infrastructure.   

• AtkinsRéalis
• Jacobs
• Stantec
• Binnies
• Mott MacDonald
• RPS
• WSP 

Framework 2: Translate solutions into design outputs for detailed design and build, build only, and rainwater management projects. 

• Aqua Consultants Limited
• GHD
• Long O Donnell Associates Limited
• Metis Consultants Limited
• Ove Arup & Partners Limited
• SYSTRA Limited

This follows announcements of AMP8 suppliers by water companies Wessex Water and Southern Water, including AtkinsRealis UK, Mott MacDonald, Galliford Try Construction and Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure.

Jane Simpson, capital delivery director at United Utilities, said: “We’re really pleased to have chosen a further 13 partners across these two important frameworks.  

“Our new network modelling partners will help us make informed decisions across operations and capital investment programmes by monitoring rivers, catchment land, and coastal infrastructure to see where we can improve our services and meet supply needs of the future. 

“The specialist design development partners will design natural solutions provided by our engineering teams and partners. We’ll rely on their extensive design expertise to develop future-proof, nature-based innovation, including rainwater management interventions. 

“These partners, along with those already appointed, will play an important role in helping to deliver our ambitious proposals.”

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