Northumbrian WaterAMP8TendersFrameworksNorth East England + Essex & Suffolk
PR24 Status: CMA redetermination — resolved Mar 2026 (+£463m across 5 disputing companies)
Key Facts
- Serves 2.7 million customers across North East England and Essex/Suffolk
- Two operational regions: North East (NW Ltd) and Essex/Suffolk
- Disputed FD — concerned about £160m asset health investment shortfall
- CMA redetermination concluded March 2026
- Part of CKI Group (Cheung Kong Infrastructure)
AMP8 Investment Programme — Key Priorities
- Living Water Enterprise (LWE) — 12 technical and delivery partners, 8-year framework
- 33-firm delivery network with 11 new entrants — deliberate SME inclusion programme
- 60p in every £1 committed to be spent in North East region
- Storm overflow reduction
- Water quality improvements — treatment works upgrades
- Asset health programme — disputed with Ofwat, seeking additional £160m
Confirmed Framework Appointments
- Living Water Enterprise (LWE) — 12 partners: Stantec, Jacobs, T&T, Aqua Consultants, Long O'Donnell, Esh-Stantec JV, Avove, Farrans, Costain, MMB, BAM Nuttall, MWH Treatment
- 33-firm AMP8 works framework — 11 new entrants to water sector (May 2024)
- Reservoir Works (AE Yates, Stonbury, JVT Construction, Cleantech Civils, Askam Civil)
- £2.6m Pallister Park Mains Renewal, Middlesbrough (Jun 2026) — replacement of 12km+ of ageing mains to reduce bursts and protect supply quality. Part of broader AMP8 mains renewal programme across Northumbrian Water's network.
- Smart Skies, Healthy Waters — Ofwat Innovation Fund Project — Northumbrian Water-led project advancing toward deployment with drone, robotics and lab-in-a-box coastal monitoring system combining real-time environmental sensors with rapid shore-side testing. Nearly £6m in funding. Opens procurement routes for autonomous systems, rapid water testing and drone services firms.
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