Yorkshire Water has launched market engagement with contractors, consultants and suppliers to shape the delivery strategy for its proposed £3 billion (US$4 billion) infrastructure programme across Yorkshire, UK.

Yorkshire Water has begun early market engagement for a proposed £3 billion infrastructure programme covering the company’s activities during the AMP9 and AMP10 regulatory periods. The initiative is intended to help Yorkshire Water develop its long-term delivery strategy and shape a procurement model for a proposed 10-year framework running from April 2028 to March 2038. 

As part of the exercise, Yorkshire Water is seeking input from contractors, consultants and suppliers before finalising the procurement approach. The company wants feedback on areas such as supplier capacity and capability, the structure and division of procurement lots, commercial models, incentive arrangements, and opportunities to improve innovation and collaboration across the supply chain. 

The programme is expected to represent approximately £330 million of infrastructure investment each year across Yorkshire Water’s network. The planned investment will cover a broad range of water and wastewater infrastructure, including water and sewerage pipelines, pumping stations, treatment works, drainage infrastructure and electrical installations, as well as maintenance and related engineering design services. 

The framework is expected to include both major strategic infrastructure schemes and customer-focused improvements to water distribution and wastewater networks. This means the programme could create a substantial pipeline of work for construction contractors, engineering firms, consultants and specialist suppliers operating across Yorkshire. The current exercise is market engagement rather than a formal tender. Contractors and suppliers have been invited to submit their views through Yorkshire Water’s survey by 12 August 2026. Feedback from the exercise will help the company determine how the future framework should be structured before formal procurement begins ahead of its planned launch in April 2028.