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Executive overview
Key findings
£4.3 billion: Ofwat's PR24 totex allowance for 2025-30, before the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) redetermined the price control on 10 March 2026
£3,734 million: allowed revenue for 2025-30 after the CMA decision (2022-23 prices), against £3,875 million requested
c.£287 million: estimated capital value of the planned Poole Water Recycling and Transfer project (market engagement, July 2026)
Baa2, stable outlook: Moody's rating after a one-notch downgrade in April 2026
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Infrastructure investors and DPC bidders
Track the Poole Water Recycling and Transfer project, a 30 Ml/d centre at Corfe Mullen with an estimated capital value of c.£287m.
Civils and M&E contractors
See which minor works frameworks are awarded, including 45 firms on the M&E framework, and where civils award notices continued to 9 October 2026.
Specialist product and technology suppliers
Find the named capital partners to sell through and the performance gaps, such as leakage of 76.98 Ml/d, that create demand.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
Is Wessex Water buying anything large right now?
Its Poole Water Recycling and Transfer project, estimated at c.£287m, was in market engagement in July 2026, with an engagement event planned for autumn 2026; it is not yet a call for competition.
Who holds Wessex Water's main capital work?
16 firms named across four Capital Delivery Partner lots in September 2024, including Mott MacDonald Bentley, Kier Integrated Services, Galliford Try Construction and Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure in design and build.
How much can Wessex Water spend in 2025-30?
Ofwat's determination set a £4.3 billion totex allowance; the CMA later set allowed revenue at £3,734 million in 2022-23 prices.
How strong are Wessex Water's finances?
Net debt was £3,408.6 million at 72.0% gearing on 30 June 2025, and Moody's rates the company Baa2 with a stable outlook.
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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 Wessex 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
Poole DPC procurement launch
The largest visible open opportunity, at c.£287m.
Find a Tender notices for Wessex Water
Qualification system and award notices signal new call-offs.
FY2026 statutory accounts (filed 2 October 2026) and ratings
Gearing of 72.0% at June 2025 and a Baa2 rating limit financial headroom.
Regulatory Transition Plan
The planned single regulator may set PR29, depending on timing.
The Opportunity Register sets each project's status, stage, existing contractors, supplier categories, next milestone and route in.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 9 pages, 9 sections, 6 tables and a register of 16 sources.
This edition
November 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The brief draws on Wessex Water's statutory accounts and performance reports, Ofwat's PR24 determination and the CMA's March 2026 redetermination, Find a Tender procurement notices, supplier and trade press framework announcements, and Environment Agency performance and drought reports.
Sources
16 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 9 November 2026. Principal data periods: statutory accounts for FY2025 (year ended 30 June 2025; FY2026 accounts were filed on 2 October 2026 and are not reflected here); Annual Performance Report (APR) data for 2024-25 and 2025-26; PR24 price control 2025-30. Project, procurement and drought status checked against public sources on 9 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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Wessex Water: Utility Account Brief
- Format
- Length
- 9 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
- 9 pages
- Reference
- OFW_EXT_WESSEX_WATER_UTILITY_ACCOUNT_BRIEF_793bf319cdb4
- Evidence current to
- 9 November 2026
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