Five firms have been appointed by Affinity Water to its capital delivery framework for both its Capital Enhancement and Capital Maintenance Schemes for the eighth and ninth asset management periods (AMP8 and AMP9).

The estimated total value of the framework is £900m, with around £450m earmarked for each regulatory period.

For capital enhancement schemes, Affinity Water has appointed Barhale; J Browne and Galliford Try. The Capital Maintenance Schemes also feature Barhale and J Browne as well as Stonbury and United Living.

Affinity Water provides on average 950 million litres of water each day to a population of more than 3.9 million people in parts of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon and parts of the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing and Enfield. It also supplies water to the Tendring peninsula in Essex and the Folkestone and Dover areas of Kent.

The programme is designed to ensure efficient, cost-effective improvements to Affinity Water’s infrastructure to benefit customers while safeguarding vital water resources.

Daniel Meadowcroft, projects director – south region at Barhale, said: “We are very proud to be extending our relationship with Affinity Water and it is a fantastic result for us to have been appointed to both schemes.

“We are looking forward to working alongside Affinity Water to complete a very exciting capital delivery programme over the next two regulatory periods. It will deliver important benefits in terms of network resilience, improved environmental performance and better services to its growing number of customers.”

Ben Hayward, head of capital delivery at Affinity Water, added: “We are pleased to have awarded five contracts and to be working with our delivery partners.

“Together, we face a huge challenge to deliver for our customers, but by working collaboratively with our trusted partners, we will ensure we meet those expectations and deliver on our commitments to our customers.”