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June 2009

IN THE NEWS - Net Benefits

In a bid to improve efficiency for AMP5, Thames Water has deployed an innovative service from software firm Business Collaborator for use throughout its supply chain.
New Civil Engineer magazine (4th June 2009)

AMP5 is the next iteration of the water industry’s five-year capital investment programme, starting in 2010. It will include a variety of major civil infrastructure work involving roads, water and sewage treatment plants and new quality control measures.

Thames Water will be tendering a significant number of its AMP5 contracts either as individual contracts or as programmes of work. With tenders ranging in value from £1M to £50M and as many as 125 contractors likely to win bids, the process for tendering and the subsequent delivery of the projects on time and to budget is highly complex.

As Britain’s largest water company, Thames Water considers IT to be an enormous enabler in the effective delivery of its services.

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