Costain has been awarded a three-year extension to its existing Managed Service Provider (MSP) contract with United Utilities.

First appointed in 2019, this latest extension takes the duration of the partnership to the full contract term of 10 years.

Costain is expected to continue aiding the delivery of the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) capital maintenance programme.

The MSP framework covers the management and delivery of a high volume of capital maintenance projects supporting water, wastewater and bioresource operations across the United Utilities region in the North West of England. This includes a reactive, round-the-clock maintenance service across United Utilities’ sites.

On the framework to date, Costain’s team of more than 120 professionals and engineers have supported the growth of a multi-disciplined supply chain to deliver more than 900 capital maintenance projects and approximately 9,000 responsive maintenance activities.

The services are creating a more resilient water network for United Utilities’ seven million customers as well as supporting the company’s Utilities’ Big North West upgrade and £13.5bn investment into the region’s water and wastewater infrastructure during AMP8 (2025–2030).

Matt Bateman, water sector director at Costain, said: “We’re a long-term, trusted partner to United Utilities and this latest extension is testament to our track record of delivering predictably and consistently.”