Morrison Utility Services (MUS) and Network Plus have secured water network repair and maintenance services contracts with Yorkshire Water
Both companies will deliver emergency and planned reactive work and metering services for Yorkshire Water – with MUS covering the east of the region, and Network Plus covering the west.
Network Plus will also deliver developer services work across the whole region.
The water network repair and maintenance services contracts start in July and will initially last for four years, with a further four-year extension option.
Together, the contracts are worth around £553m over eight years.
‘A competitive, dynamic, and resilient service’
Director of water at Yorkshire Water, Neil Dewis, said: “The new contracts will create a competitive, dynamic, and resilient service that rewards exceptional performance, nurtures innovation, and supports us in delivering against our AMP7 performance commitments.
“The new water services partnership will allow us to improve on many levels. In the longer term it will help us to drive more innovation in the industry, and in the shorter term it will allow us to continuously improve service for our customers and for Yorkshire as a whole.”
Rachel Vincent, contract director at Morrison Utility Services, commented: “We are immensely proud to have worked in partnership with Yorkshire Water for so many years and this contract award demonstrates a show of faith in the collaborative service we provide.
“To retain such a key and strategic partner in Yorkshire Water is fantastic news and enables us to continue to do what we have been doing for over 20 years, including these current unprecedented times, providing essential services for the people of Yorkshire by the people of Yorkshire.”
Dan Holland, joint chief executive at Network Plus, added: “We recognise Yorkshire Water are at the heart of the local community and are rightly proud of the water services delivered to their customers.
“Yorkshire Water has a set out a long term strategy to invest in infrastructure and deliver outstanding levels of service in a sustainable manner.
“We are really proud to be a part of this strategic plan and will be working in close partnership to ensure Yorkshire customers are at the centre of everything we do.”
