Scottish Water names preferred firms for £9bn upgrade

Scottish Water has named its preferred bidders for a £9bn capital investment drive stretching across the next two regulatory periods.
In what will become one of the UK’s biggest long-term delivery alliances, the utility giant will form a new enterprise partnership to upgrade water and wastewater assets from 2027 to 2033, with an option to extend to 2039.The enterprise model will handle around a third of SR27 spend and is designed to integrate designers, contractors and Scottish Water