en.Wedoany.com Reported - Yorkshire Water is establishing a £50 million framework to supplement its expanded capital investment programme with specialist talent. This follows the publication of an initial market engagement notice, planning to procure a range of suppliers capable of flexibly providing professional capabilities such as project management, commercial management, quantity surveying, and project control on demand.
The framework is planned to run from October 2026 to September 2034, supporting Yorkshire Water's significantly expanded capital programme covering building, civil engineering, and water infrastructure assets. According to a notice issued on 4 June, the scale and complexity of the company's investment programme have led to a "persistent and fluctuating demand for specialist project delivery expertise". Key drivers for this procurement include a shortage of experienced permanent staff, increased reliance on temporary workers, and the need for rapid deployment of skilled professionals.
The framework will serve individual capital projects, multi-project portfolios, programme delivery activities, and day-to-day capital delivery support, with assignments ranging from short-term interventions to long-term placements. Roles involved include project managers and senior project managers responsible for end-to-end project delivery, governance, risk management, and stakeholder communication; commercial and quantity surveying roles cover quantity surveyors, senior quantity surveyors, commercial managers, and senior commercial managers, with responsibilities involving cost forecasting, NEC contract management, change control, commercial risk management, and supply chain performance.
Yorkshire Water is also seeking planning and project control specialists, such as Project Management Office (PMO) managers, planning managers, schedule administrators, and project control managers, to support programme planning, integrated control, performance reporting, and portfolio governance.
The company requires suppliers to have experience in building, civil engineering, or the water and utilities sector, and to be familiar with the regulated infrastructure environment, NEC contracts, and collaborative delivery models. Under the proposed delivery model, Yorkshire Water can define role requirements, assignment durations, and locations at the task order stage, selecting suppliers through direct award or mini-competition processes. The framework supports scalable deployment of resources and allows for mixed teams from multiple suppliers.
Supplier performance will be assessed based on metrics such as quality of resource provision, speed of deployment, delivery outcomes, stakeholder feedback, and value for money. The company expects suppliers to submit role-based day rates by category and seniority. The initial market engagement activity will run until 26 June, and Yorkshire Water has invited interested suppliers to submit details of their service offerings, with potential further interactions such as requests for information and supplier discussions to follow. This procurement falls under the utilities regime and is open to small and medium-sized enterprises.
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