Rescue 2 excited by Thames Water £900m contract

Thames Water Utilities has gone out to tender with a £900m contract for partners in an infrastructure alliance for its AMP6 investment programme for 2015-20 – with extension options running into the AMP7 and AMP8 periods.

The scope of the infrastructure alliance will include the full range of the company’s services, including clean water network repair, rehabilitation and maintenance and leak detection, along with wastewater and water connections for developers, new sewers and mains, as well as planning and design work.

The water company is looking to procure a small number of multi-disciplinary infrastructure alliance members to deliver its AMP6 business plan outcomes as part of a client-embedded alliance operating across the full TWUL business region.

For Rescue 2 this is exciting news. Having worked for Southern Water for many years, as well as Thames Water, we hope very much that our Specialist Technical Confined Space Rescue Teams can also be a part of the future contract plans.

Showing innovation, Rescue 2 are adding fully qualified onsite paramedics to some of their Technical Rescue teams – for medical cover on high risk confined space scenarios. This will be an attractive proposition to many clients – adding additional safety and security for their workers and staff.

The contract will also include the option to extend the arrangements to the AMP7 and AMP8 business plans respectively. The selected alliance members may also be required to deliver elements of the current AMP5 business plan outcomes. The scope of services for the Infrastructure Alliance incorporates a holistic approach.

It is currently envisaged that the scope of the Infrastructure Alliance will cover four areas, worth between £600 million to £900 million over the AMP6 period.