Yorkshire Water says it is delivering a significantly expanded capital investment programme across construction, civil engineering, and water infrastructure assets. The scale, complexity, and phasing of this programme has created ongoing and fluctuating demand for specialist project delivery, commercial, and project controls capability.

The water company says current labour market conditions have resulted in:

To address the challenges, Yorkshire Water is now seeking to establish a systematic, scalable framework for the provision of professional contract resources to support capital programme delivery.

The aim of the procurement is to appoint a panel of suitably qualified suppliers capable of providing high-quality, flexible professional resources on an ongoing and call-off basis.

Objectives of the framework are to:

Scope of services covers the provision of suitably qualified and experienced professionals to undertake roles across project management, commercial management, quantity surveying, and project controls / PMO functions. Resources may be required to support:

Engagements may range from short-term tactical support to longer-term programme assignments.

The framework will include the following role categories:

Typical responsibilities include:

Typical responsibilities include:

Typical responsibilities include:

The water company is flagging up the need for flexibility in the framework, which must support:

Yorkshire Water are looking for specific capability and competence requirements from suppliers who must demonstrate the ability to provide resources with:

Key personnel should typically demonstrate:

Yorkshire Water has also outlined its expectations in terms of resource management and continuity from suppliers, including the requirement to:

Poor performance may result in reduced call-offs or removal from the framework.

With regard to commercial and pricing structure, the utility has specified the following requirements:

Yorkshire Water reserves the right to benchmark rates during the framework term.

The framework references continuous improvement and adaptability to support:

Current estimated start and end contract dates are 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2034.

The early market engagement exercise is inviting suppliers to express their interest via email  with brief details of their service offering. Contact name provided is Charlie Williams and the email address is:

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Further engagement (e.g., RFI or supplier calls) may follow.