United UtilitiesAMP8TendersFrameworksNorth West England
PR24 Status: Accepted FD (Jan 2025)
Key Facts
- UK's largest listed water company — serves 7 million customers
- North West England: Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire
- £13.3bn gross totex — largest investment programme in over 100 years
- Raised £800m additional equity in 2025 to fund growth beyond FD
- 30,000 jobs supported directly and through supply chain
AMP8 Investment Programme — Key Priorities
- Sector-highest targeted reduction in storm overflow spills to 2030
- Bathing water and river water quality improvements — phosphorus reduction
- Network growth — 66,000 additional homes expected by 2030 in region
- Data centre and AI Growth Zone capacity in Greater Manchester
- HyNet industrial decarbonisation programme — confirmed highest priority
- Nature-based solutions — 58,000m³ equivalent storage through SuDS, rainwater gardens
- Reservoir Works £205m improvement programme
- Smart metering and network digitalisation
Confirmed Framework Appointments
- Major Infrastructure framework £3bn (7 firms: Kier, Murphy, Costain, VolkerStevin/Jacobs JV, MMB/JN Bentley, Barhale, Galliford Try)
- Reservoir Works £205m (AE Yates, Stonbury, JVT, Cleantech Civils, Askam Civil — awarded Oct 2025)
- Minor Works M&E and Civils frameworks (30+ firms, including 60p/£1 regional spend commitment)
- Operational Audit framework (Jacobs — awarded Nov 2025)
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Supply Chain Route Map
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