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Executive overview
Key findings
£11 billion: Ofwat's total expenditure allowance for AMP8, 2025–2030 (final determination, December 2024)
£1,135.5 million: capital investment in FY 2025/26, the first year of AMP8 (actual)
c.£1.7 billion: investment planned for 2026/27, with more than 1,000 schemes under construction and 500 more due to start (plan)
580 km: Strategic Pipeline network; 280 km built by June 2026
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Civil engineering and process contractors
Identify tier 2 routes into around £450 million of coastal wastewater work and 260 km of Phase 2 interconnectors.
Planning, environmental and consenting consultancies
Track the consents framework due for award in February 2027 and the Fens and Lincolnshire reservoir milestones.
Leak detection, pipe and network technology suppliers
Size demand behind leakage of 215.27 Ml/d against a 182.9 Ml/d target and a 1,100 km mains renewal plan.
Business development teams at water technology firms
See which alliances and joint ventures hold each programme and which categories are open, emerging or placed.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
How much is Anglian Water spending?
It invested £1,135.5 million in 2025/26 and plans about £1.7 billion for 2026/27, within an £11 billion allowance for 2025–2030.
Who holds the largest capital work?
Two joint ventures hold the £1.5 billion Major Projects Framework, the @one Alliance is set to deliver £2.6 billion, and an interconnector alliance is engaged for a further 260 km.
Is any procurement open to new suppliers?
Anglian Water buys through the UVDB Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market and Find a Tender; its consents framework closed to requests on 7 September 2026 and is due to be awarded in February 2027.
What funding decision comes next?
Ofwat's cost change final decisions are due in December 2026, after a draft allowing £102.8 million of growth and £26.3 million of asset health expenditure.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
1. The Account at a Glance
2. Organisation and Decision-Making
3. Financial Position
4. Priorities and Pressures
5. How Anglian Water Buys
6. Opportunity Register
7. Commercial Priorities: Where to Focus First
8. Watch List: What to Monitor and What to Do
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
Ofwat cost change final decisions (December 2026)
Decide £129.1 million of draft-allowed growth and asset health spending (calculated: £102.8 million + £26.3 million).
Coastal Waters Improvement packages
First major programme expected through the Major Projects Framework.
Strategic Pipeline Phase 1 completion (spring 2028, schedule under review)
Shift of SPA work to Phase 2.
Fens and Lincolnshire reservoir milestones
Fens DCO due 2028; Lincolnshire third-phase consultation launched 21 October 2026.
How Anglian Water buys: its purchasing channels, current holders and routes for new suppliers.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 11 pages, 9 sections, 6 tables and a register of 22 sources.
This edition
November 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The brief draws on Anglian Water's 2025/26 annual report, results and Annual Performance Report, Ofwat and Competition and Markets Authority determinations, Find a Tender notices, and contractor and trade press announcements of framework and alliance awards. Project and procurement status was checked on 6 November 2026.
Sources
22 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 6 November 2026. Principal data periods: FY 2025/26 results (year ended 31 March 2026); AMP8 price control 2025–2030. Project and procurement status checked against public sources on 6 November 2026. All currency is pounds sterling (£)..
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Buyer FAQs
Before you purchase
Who can use the report?
Licensed for internal use within one purchasing organization. The PDF and its contents may be shared with colleagues within that organization. External redistribution, resale and public publication are prohibited without permission.
How is the report delivered?
The PDF is available to download immediately after confirmed payment, through our secure delivery system.
Can my organization buy wider access?
Institutional purchasing: For invoice enquiries, multi-organization licensing or broader access requirements, contact Our Future Water Intelligence.
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Anglian Water: Utility Account Brief
- Format
- Length
- 11 pages
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Price
- USD 499
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Utility Account Brief
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Format
- Length
- 11 pages
- Reference
- OFW_EXT_ANGLIAN_WATER_UTILITY_ACCOUNT_BRIEF_75fbd09eb1b5
- Evidence current to
- 6 November 2026
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