Jacobs has been appointed to Yorkshire Water’s artificial intelligence services framework.

The framework has a total value of £32m over five years and will support the utility’s use of data and AI to improve operational performance, customer outcomes and long-term resilience across its water and wastewater services.

Jacobs says it will provide specialist digital and AI consulting services, working with Yorkshire Water to co-develop scalable solutions and digital products that support decision-making, asset performance and operational efficiency. The appointment builds on Jacobs’ ongoing work with Yorkshire Water.

Jacobs executive vice president, Amer Battikhi, said: “Utilities are increasingly focused on moving artificial intelligence from testing environments into day-to-day operations. This framework supports Yorkshire Water’s ambition to apply data-driven tools in practical ways that improve performance, reliability and long-term service delivery.”

As the UK water sector mobilises for Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8), Jacobs says water companies are increasing investment in digital and AI capabilities “to meet tighter regulatory requirements, strengthen resilience and manage affordability pressures”.