Wider Ecosystem · UK public procurement notice

This engagement process will consist of a number of elements:

• Questionnaire issued to all interested parties (deadline for completion 10th May 2023, 2pm)
• Further discussions with some organisations with specific experience in the areas detailed in this PIN
• Launch event setting out our plan and overarching procurement timescales
• Estimated launch of procurement in Sep/Oct 2023 Additional information: Our framework lot structure is not yet defined and will be informed by the feedback we receive from the market engagement, along with our PR24 plan content. As such, understanding suppliers' capabilities in different services across our operating regions will be a key part of these discussions.

Enterprise Lot A - Infrastructure (North East):

The Client has appointed Enterprise design & construct (D&C) Contractors in the Northumbrian Water operating area to deliver infrastructure projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water Living Water Enterprise, working alongside other strategic partners to act as a single entity focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Enterprise D&C partners will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the region.

The scope of work includes design, construction and commissioning of new water and wastewater infrastructure assets, asset renewals, asset modifications and refurbishments.

It will involve programmes of investigation and delivery work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will involve mainly infrastructure works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, MEICA and civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects and or an individual complex larger project. There will be throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement small, medium or large urgent or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be investigated and then delivered on an individual basis. The Enterprise D&C partner will perform a pivotal role in delivering Northumbrian Water's commitments under the Water Industry Environmental Programme (WINEP).

WINEP is a national programme for all the water only and water and wastewater companies. Work scope will include investigations, monitoring, options appraisals and projects to drive improvements and prevent deterioration and protect the water environment.

Scope of this framework may include and is not limited to:

Storm Overflow spill reductions to comply with new legislative requirements as translated into the government's storm overflow discharge reduction plan and Environment Agency WINEP guidance. The Clients PR24 plan is to improve priority overflows to meet 'harm' and public health targets. The scope will include but not be limited to the design and installation of singular & multiple solutions for:

• Surface water separation;
• Upsizing of combined sewers;
• Off-line and on-line underground tank solutions;
• Design and installation of nature-based solutions;
• Rainwise solutions working with the community, e.g., SUDS for schools, enhancing 'blue/ green' spaces;
• Installation of screening controls;
• Smart Network controls with multiple solution types.

Within the Clients PR24 Plan there is a requirement for monitoring programmes, the scope for this will include the design and installation of monitors on the permitted emergency overflows on the sewage network pumping stations.

Northumbria Integrated Drainage Partnership (NIDP) is a partnership approach to strategic drainage area planning in the Northeast. Candidate lists of projects are selected for the delivery of jointly funded studies that are agreed on an annual basis. Currently a 10-year programme is at mid-point. The scope will include delivery of design and construction of the projects selected and the Client's funding is based on benefits gained. Primary drivers for the outcomes are solutions to repeat sewer flooding, internal and external flooding incidents. There will be opportunities in NIDP for storm overflow spill reductions.

Other areas of scope may include but not be limited to:

• Flood alleviation and pollution remediation projects.
• Strategic water mains diversions
• Potable water service reservoir renewals and replacements programme
• Reservoir act compliance for Impounding reservoirs

Enterprise Lot B - Treatment (North East)

The Client has appointed Enterprise D&C Contractors in the Northumbrian Water Operating area to deliver infrastructure and treatment projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water Living Water Enterprise, working alongside other strategic partners to act as a single entity focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Enterprise D&C partners will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the region.

The scope of work includes design, construction and commissioning of new water and wastewater treatment assets, asset renewals, asset modifications, refurbishments and extensions to treatment works.

It will involve programmes of investigation and delivery work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will involve mainly non-infrastructure works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, MEICA and civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects and or an individual complex larger project. Throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement there will be small, medium or large urgent or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be investigated and then delivered on an individual basis. The Enterprise D&C partner will perform a pivotal role in delivering Northumbrian Water's commitments under the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP), Water Resource Management Plan and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan, and selected large scale enhancement schemes to secure water supply to customers and protect and enhance the environment. This will include but will not be limited to:

• River Water Quality Monitoring
• Bioresources
• Water Framework Directive
• Catchment Offsetting (Outfall and nature-based solutions)
• Sludge
• STW and WTW Refurbishments
• Drainage Wastewater Management Plans (Dry Weather Flows)
• Septic Tanks

Enterprise Lot C - Treatment (Essex & Suffolk)

The Client has appointed an Enterprise D&C Contractor in the Essex & Suffolk operating areas to deliver infrastructure and treatment projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractor will become a partner as part of the Northumbrian Water Living Water Enterprise, working alongside other strategic partners to act as a single entity focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Enterprise D&C partner will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the two operating regions.

The scope of work includes the design, construction and commissioning of new water treatment assets, asset renewals, asset modifications, refurbishments and extensions to treatment works and the installation of strategic mains. The split of this work will predominantly be non-infrastructure although the Client is looking to engage a partner with the capability to complete infrastructure and treatment work types.

It will involve programmes of investigation and delivery work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will involve mainly non-infrastructure works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, MEICA and civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects and or an individual complex larger project. Throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement there will be small, medium or large urgent or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be investigated and then delivered on an individual basis. The Enterprise D&C partner will perform a pivotal role in delivering Northumbrian Water's commitments under the Water Resource Management Plan. Selected large scale enhancement schemes to secure water supply to customers and protect and enhance the environment include, but are not limited to:

• Water Resource Management Plan Interventions
• Ground Water Installations
• WTW Refurbishments
• Strategic Main installations
• Enhancement Schemes
• Reservoir and storage tank construction

Wider Ecosystem Lot A 1 - Infrastructure Civil Engineering (North East) - £0-£2.5m

The Client has appointed several infrastructure civil construction Contractors in the Northumbrian Operating area to deliver projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Services (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Contractors will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The Scope of work includes construction and commissioning of new water and wastewater infrastructure assets, asset renewals, asset modifications and refurbishments.

The Scope involves programmes of work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will be for predominantly infrastructure works with some treatment works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects. Throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement there will be small, medium or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be delivered on an individual basis.

The Client's aim is to create a wide ranging and diverse eco-system of Contractors to compliment the Living Water Enterprise and its partners in addition to our integrated delivery services. To aid this, the works for this Framework are intended to be split into two Sub-lots; from £0m to £2.5m (Sub-lot 1) & £0m to £5.0m (Sub-lot 2) as indicated below.

Sub-lot 1: £0m to £2.5m:

The Scope could include but is not limited to:

• Storm Overflow spill reductions to comply with new legislative requirements as translated into the government's storm overflow discharge reduction plan and Environment Agency Water industry national environment programme (WINEP) guidance. Our PR24 plan is to improve priority overflows to meet 'harm' and public health targets. The scope will include but not limited to the installation of singular & multiple solutions:
• Surface water separation;
• upsizing of combined sewers;
• Trenchless pipework installation;
• off-line and on-line underground tank solutions;
• installation of nature-based solutions;
• Installation of screening controls;
• Construction and reconstruction of screened storm overflows and associated hydraulic control;
• Decommissioning and abandonment of the existing network assets;
• Independent from Storm overflows, the scope includes named flood alleviation and pollution remediation projects.
• sewer rehabilitation programme, in the context of trenchless technology. CCTV

investigations, cleansing, root-cutting, repairing, replacing or upgrading existing sewer pipes such as pipe bursting, pipe relining and patching/sealing technologies. Scope specifically for sewer Grade 4 & 5 sewer rehabilitation repairs.

• programme of inspection of our sea outfall structures and minor repairs. Major repairs identified will be delivered in the scope through named projects.
• minor works and full refurbishment projects at our network water/sewage pumping stations. Scope will include a programme of work on network sewage pumping station rising mains for maintenance, repair and replacements. Scope to include Operational Technology programme for replacement of obsolete telemetry outstations and associated equipment.
• New Development (ND) and New Road and Street Works Act (1991) requests for enabling projects on our sewer assets. Projects identified will require installation of assets for diversions or protection.

Wider Ecosystem Lot A2 - Infrastructure Civil Engineering (North East) - £0-£5m

The Client has appointed several infrastructure civil construction Contractors in the Northumbrian Operating area to deliver projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Services (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Contractors will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The Scope of work includes construction and commissioning of new water and

wastewater infrastructure assets, asset renewals, asset modifications and refurbishments.

The Scope will involve programmes of work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will be for predominantly infrastructure works with some treatment works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects. Throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement there will be small, medium or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be delivered on an individual basis.

The Client's aim is to create a wide ranging and diverse eco-system of Contractors to compliment the Living Water Enterprise and its partners in addition to our integrated delivery services. To aid this, the works for this Framework are intended to be split into two Sub-lots; from £0m to £2.5m (Sub-lot 1) & £0m to £5.0m (Sub-lot 2) as indicated below.

Whilst it is envisaged that the bulk of works will be civils based there is an expectation and requirement from the Client that the Contractors have experience with telemetry and MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation).

The Scope could include but is not limited to:

• Storm Overflow spill reductions to comply with new legislative requirements as translated into the government's storm overflow discharge reduction plan and Environment Agency Water industry national environment programme (WINEP) guidance. Our PR24 plan is to improve priority overflows to meet 'harm' and public health targets. The scope will include but not limited to the installation of singular & multiple solutions:
• Surface water separation;
• upsizing of combined sewers;
• Trenchless pipework installation;
• off-line and on-line underground tank solutions;
• installation of nature-based solutions;
• Installation of screening controls;
• Construction and reconstruction of screened storm overflows and associated hydraulic control;
• Decommissioning and abandonment of the existing network assets;
• Independent from Storm overflows, the scope includes named flood alleviation and pollution remediation projects.
• sewer rehabilitation programme, in the context of trenchless technology. CCTV

investigations, cleansing, root-cutting, repairing, replacing or upgrading existing sewer pipes such as pipe bursting, pipe relining and patching/sealing technologies. Scope specifically for sewer Grade 4 & 5 sewer rehabilitation repairs.

• Property Level Flood Protection (PLFP) measures on domestic and commercial properties. This covers a range of interventions from installation of Non return valves (NRV), flood doors and self-closing air brick covers to landscape re-profiling. All works involve a high level of customer engagement. The scope includes delivery of all aspects of PLFP.
• programme of inspection of our sea outfall structures and minor repairs. Major repairs identified will be delivered in the scope through named projects.
• minor works and full refurbishment projects at our network water/sewage pumping stations. Scope will include a programme of work on network sewage pumping station rising mains for maintenance, repair and replacements. Scope to include Operational Technology programme for replacement of obsolete telemetry outstations and associated equipment.
• New Development (ND) and New Road and Street Works Act (1991) requests for enabling projects on our sewer assets. Projects identified will require installation of assets for diversions or protection.

Wider Ecosystem Lot B1 - Treatment and Civils (North East) - £0-£2.5m

The Client has appointed several treatment civil construction Contractors in the

Northumbrian operating area to deliver projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Service (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Contractors will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The scope will involve programmes of work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will be for predominantly treatment works with some infrastructure works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects.

Throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement there will be small, medium or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be delivered on an individual basis.

The Client's aim is to create a wide ranging and diverse eco-system of Contractors to compliment the Living Water Enterprise and its partners in addition to our integrated delivery services. To aid this, the works for this Framework are intended to be split into two Sub-lots; from £0m to £2.5m (Sub-lot 1) & £0m to £5.0m (Sub-lot 2) as indicated below.

Sub-lot 1: General Civils £0m to £2.5m

The Scope may include but is not limited to:

• General civils, including;
• Hard standings
• Reinforced concrete structures
• Duct work, draw pits
• Retaining structures
• Hard and soft landscaping
• Embankments works and Bunds
• Road refurbishments (Not new)

Wider Ecosystem Lot B2 - Treatment and Civils (North East) - £0-£5m

The Client has appointed several treatment civil construction Contractors in the

Northumbrian operating area to deliver projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Service (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Contractors will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The scope involves programmes of work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will be for predominantly treatment works with some infrastructure works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects. Throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement there will be small, medium or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be delivered on an individual basis.

The Client's aim is to create a wide ranging and diverse eco-system of Contractors to compliment the Living Water Enterprise and its partners in addition to our integrated delivery services. To aid this, the works for this Framework are intended to be split into two Sub-lots; from £0m to £2.5m (Sub-lot 1) & £0m to £5.0m (Sub-lot 2) as indicated below.

Sub-lot 2: Minor Treatment and Civils £0m to £5.0m

The Scope may include but is not limited to;

• Part Water and Wastewater Treatment Works and associated pipework;
• Borehole development;
• Water and wastewater network pumping stations and associated pipework;
• Strategic meters and network monitors and associated pipework;
• Raw water pumping stations, treated water pumping stations and associated
• pipework;
• Chemical, instrumentation and control systems;
• Security systems requirements;
• Other Regulatory works with MEICA and Civil requirements.
• General civils (eg. Plinths and hardstanding, bunds, reinforced concrete structures)

The Contractors appointed to sub-lot 2 are expected to show capability to include low complexity design. Whilst it is envisaged that the bulk of

works will be civils based there is an expectation and requirement from the Client that the Contractors can deliver telemetry and MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation).

Wider Ecosystem Lot C1 - Treatment and Civils (Essex & Suffolk) - £0-£2.5m

The Client has appointed several treatment civil construction partners in the Essex and Suffolk operating area to deliver projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Service (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Contractors will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The scope involves programmes of work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will be for predominantly treatment works with some infrastructure works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects. Throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement there will be small, medium or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be delivered on an individual basis.

The Client's aim is to create a wide ranging and diverse eco-system of Contractors to compliment the Living Water Enterprise and its partners in addition to our integrated delivery services. To aid this, the works for this Framework are intended to be split into two Sub-lots; from £0m to £2.5m (Sub-lot 1) & £0m to £5.0m (Sub-lot 2) as indicated below.

Sub-lot 1: General Civils £0m to £2.5m

The Scope may include but is not limited to:

• General civils including
• Hard standings
• Reinforced concrete structures
• Duct work, draw pits
• Retaining structures
• Hard and soft landscaping
• Embankments works and Bunds
• Road refurbishments (Not new)

Wider Ecosystem Lot C2 - Treatment and Civils (Essex & Suffolk) - £0-£5m

The Client has appointed several treatment civil construction partners in the Essex and Suffolk operating area to deliver projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Service (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The Contractors will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The scope will involve programmes of work by asset, work type, geography and / or by specialism. These programmes will be for predominantly treatment works with some infrastructure works; and can be district to regional wide; multiple small to medium scale, civil interventions; small groups of medium sized and / or medium complex projects. Throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement there will be small, medium or emerging issues of a more business critical nature which may need to be delivered on an individual basis.

The Client's aim is to create a wide ranging and diverse eco-system of Contractors to compliment the Living Water Enterprise and its partners in addition to our integrated delivery services. To aid this, the works for this Framework are intended to be split into two Sub-lots; from £0m to £2.5m (Sub-lot 1) & £0m to £5.0m (Sub-lot 2) as indicated below.

Sub-lot 2: Treatment and Civils £0m to £5.0m

The work may include but is not limited to the following:

• Part site Water Treatment Works refurbishments and associated pipework renewals.
• Borehole development;
• Water network pumping stations and associated pipework;
• Strategic meters and network monitors and associated pipework;
• Raw water pumping stations, treated water pumping stations and associated
• pipework;
• Impounding and service reservoirs as well as aqueduct and river structures;
• Chemical, instrumentation and control systems;
• Security systems requirements;
• Other Regulatory works with MEICA and Civil requirements.
• General civils (eg. Plinths and hardstanding, bunds, reinforced concrete structures)

The Contractors that are appointed to sub-lot 2 will be expected to show capability to include low complexity design. Whilst it is envisaged that the bulk of

works will be civils based there is an expectation and requirement from the Client that the Contractors are able to deliver telemetry and MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation)

Wider Ecosystem Lot D - Demolition and Associated Services (North East)

The Client has appointed two Demolition Contractors in the Northumbrian operating area to deliver projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Service (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The partners will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The Scope of work includes demolition services relating to major and minor capital works for treatment and infrastructure projects. The scope of work will be determined over the life cycle of the AMPS, and this framework is set up for the wider Ecosystem as the Clients needs develop.

The Scope may include but is not limited to:

• Deconstruction
• General Demolition
• Dismantling/ Asset Recovery - Redundant kit/plant
• Decommissioning
• Pipe bridges
• Earthwork remediation
• Contaminated land (Soil Decontamination)
• Ground Stabilisation
• Asbestos removal & disposal
• Recycling
• Tank and Vessel Cleaning
• Registered Disposal
• Materials Handling
• Waste Management & Segregation
• Hazardous Waste Disposal

Wider Ecosystem Lot E - Demolition and Associated Services (Essex & Suffolk)

The Client has appointed several Demolition Contractors in the Essex and Suffolk

operating area to deliver projects across its capital investment programme. The Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Service (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The partners will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The Scope of work includes demolition services relating to major and minor capital works for treatment and infrastructure projects. The scope of work will be determined over the life cycle of the AMPS, and this framework will be set up for the wider ecosystem as the Clients needs develop.

The Scope may include but is not limited to:

• Deconstruction
• General Demolition
• Dismantling/ Asset Recovery - Redundant kit/plant
• Decommissioning
• Pipe bridges
• Earthwork remediation
• Contaminated land (Soil Decontamination)
• Ground Stabilisation
• Asbestos removal & disposal
• Recycling
• Tank and Vessel Cleaning
• Registered Disposal
• Materials Handling
• Waste Management & Segregation
• Hazardous Waste Disposal

Wider Ecosystem Lot F - Multi-Disciplinary Civil Engineering - Non-Water Experience (North East)

The Client's aim is to create a wide ranging and diverse eco-system of Contractors to compliment the Living Water Enterprise and its partners in addition to our Integrated Delivery Services (IDS) in the Northumbrian operating area. The purpose of this lot is to allow Contractors with relevant non-water sector experience to access the market. Demonstration of Contractor delivery shows relevance to the water sector in terms of skills, scale, working within a regulated industry, and multi stakeholder environment.

This is a multi-disciplinary lot and the scope of this lot is wide ranging, covering both infrastructure (below ground) and non-infrastructure (above ground) projects. The successful Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise, and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Services. The partners will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The purpose of this framework is to provide an opportunity to those who have not worked in the water industry to be part of an Ecosystem which will provide support and mentoring in order to develop the understanding of the water industry and Northumbrian Water. Ultimately this will provide the water industry with additional capacity and provide the opportunity for appointed suppliers to widen their sector experience.

Wider Ecosystem Lot G - Multi-Disciplinary Civil Engineering - Non-Water Experience (Essex & Suffolk)

The Client's aim is to create a wide ranging and diverse eco-system of Contractors to compliment the Living Water Enterprise and its partners in addition to our Integrated Delivery Services (IDS) in the Northumbrian operating area. The purpose of this lot is to allow Contractors with relevant non-water sector experience to access the market. Demonstration of Contractor delivery shows relevance to the water sector in terms of skills, scale, working within a regulated industry, and multi stakeholder environment.

This is a multi-disciplinary lot and the scope of this lot is wide ranging, covering both infrastructure (below ground) and non-infrastructure (above ground) projects. The successful Contractors will become partners as part of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise, and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Services. The partners will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across the operating region.

The purpose of this framework is to provide an opportunity to those who have not worked in the water industry to be part of an Ecosystem which will provide support and mentoring in order to develop the understanding of the water industry and Northumbrian Water. Ultimately this will provide the water industry with additional capacity and provide the opportunity for appointed suppliers to widen their sector experience.

Wider Ecosystem Lot H - Civil and Environmental Engineering (North East and Essex & Suffolk)

The Client has appointed Contractors in relation to civil and environment engineering services to support delivery in the Clients requirements in the Northumbrian, and Essex & Suffolk operating areas. We have appointed Contractors who specialise in 'wet' engineering works delivered around rivers, marine and coastal areas, reservoirs, lagoons and lakes.

The Contractors will become partners of the Northumbrian Water's Living Water

Ecosystem, working alongside the Enterprise and directly for Northumbrian Water's Integrated Delivery Service (IDS), focused on outcomes and mutual goals placing optimised delivery as one of its key priorities. The partners will embrace collaboration, drive and promote best practice, engender an environment of continuous learning and improvement whilst efficiently delivering the investment portfolio across all of the operating regions.

The scope of this lot may include but is not limited to;

• River restoration
• Bank maintenance, restoration and reprofiling
• Lagoon clearance and cleaning
• Piling and reinforced concrete works around water courses and water retaining structures.
• Fish and Eel Pass Investigations and Installations
• Outfall Structure Refurbishment and Repairs
• Reedbed Refurbishment and constructed wetlands
• Vegetation and debris clearance and management