Anglian Water has selected 20 firms for a £301m mechanical and electrical (M&E) services framework covering its operating region in the East of England and East Midlands.
Tier-one contractors Galliford Try and M Group are among the five suppliers appointed to all four lots, alongside Amentum, Quartzelec and Ross-shire Engineering.
Four lots cover maintenance and projects
The largest package is a £123m mechanical maintenance lot, which has 17 suppliers. An additional £102m lot for higher-value and more complex M&E projects has six suppliers: Amentum, Galliford Try, M Group Water, Quartzelec, Ross-shire Engineering and Veolia Dewatering and Maintenance Solutions.
The electrical maintenance lot is worth £58m and includes 11 suppliers. The final lot, valued at £18m, covers DSEAR services involving hazardous substances and explosion risks, with seven firms appointed.
Anglian Water said the framework would support planned and reactive maintenance, as well as smaller capital projects. It is intended to cover the water company’s maintenance and engineering requirements during its eighth and ninth asset management periods, AMP8 and AMP9.
Framework expected to run until 2035
Contracts are expected to be signed from 4 November, with the framework scheduled to run from 9 November 2026 until 31 March 2035.
The suppliers appointed to the project lot are Amentum Enterprise Asset Solutions, Galliford Try Construction, M Group Water (MEICA Maintenance & Projects), Quartzelec, Ross-shire Engineering and Veolia Dewatering and Maintenance Solutions UK.
The mechanical maintenance lot also includes Dodd Group (Eastern), FLI Water, GEL Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Installation Services, Integrated Water Services, M & C Engineering (Newbourne), Panks Engineers, Sulzer Pumps Wastewater UK, The Deritend Group, Unitspark and Waveney Pumps.
Suppliers on the electrical maintenance lot are Amentum Enterprise Asset Solutions, Galliford Try Construction, Industrial Engineering & Installation Services, M & C Engineering (Newbourne), M Group Water (MEICA Maintenance & Projects), Quantum Controls, Quartzelec, Ross-shire Engineering, Unitspark, Veolia Dewatering and Maintenance Solutions UK, and Xylem Water Solutions UK.
The DSEAR lot comprises Amentum Enterprise Asset Solutions, & P. Engineering Services, Galliford Try Construction, M Group Water (MEICA Maintenance & Projects), Quantum Controls, Quartzelec and Ross-shire Engineering.