{"id":868367,"date":"2025-08-27T21:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/welsh-water-seeks-private-partner-for-667m-cwm-taf-scheme\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T21:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:12:44","slug":"welsh-water-seeks-private-partner-for-667m-cwm-taf-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/welsh-water-seeks-private-partner-for-667m-cwm-taf-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Water seeks private partner for \u00a3667m Cwm Taf Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper_sleeve\">\n<p><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_2485667013_1024x683_144dpi.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  alt=\"shutterstock_2485667013_1024x683_144dpi.webp\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"200\">D\u0175r Cymru Welsh Water has launched early market engagement for a \u00a3667.2m water infrastructure programme across two sites in South Wales.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"505\">The Cwm Taf Scheme, part of the water company\u2019s long-term supply strategy, will involve building a new treatment works on a brownfield site at Dan-y-Castell Farm in Merthyr Tydfil, and upgrading the existing facility at Llwyn-onn in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"505\">Water regulator Ofwat has designated the project for direct procurement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"735\">The company is seeking a private-sector partner to deliver the works through a design-build-finance contract. The successful bidder will also be responsible for funding the works and maintaining them over a 25-year term.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"876\">The Dan-y-Castell job is valued at \u00a3362m, while the Llwyn-onn upgrade is expected to cost \u00a3194m, with both figures excluding VAT.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1161\">Planning for both sites is underway following statutory consultation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1161\">Works include construction of pumping stations, transfer pipelines, treated water storage and environmental mitigation measures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1348\">Welsh Water is inviting responses to a market questionnaire by 22 September. It plans to follow up with further engagement, including a briefing event and potential one-to-one meetings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1474\">Contract award is scheduled for August 2028, with regulatory completion by March 2032, followed by a 12-month testing phase.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1768\" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node>The project forms part of Welsh Water\u2019s long-term commitment to secure drinking water supplies for more than three million customers and aligns with Welsh Government objectives under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/051608-2025?origin=SearchResults&#038;p=1\">Source: Gov.uk Find a Tender<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/civils\/welsh-water-seeks-private-partner-for-667m-cwm-taf-scheme-27-08-2025\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Ben Vogel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D\u0175r Cymru Welsh Water has launched early market engagement for a \u00a3667.2m water infrastructure programme across two sites in South Wales. The Cwm Taf Scheme, part of the water company\u2019s long-term supply strategy, will involve building a new treatment works on a brownfield site at Dan-y-Castell Farm in Merthyr Tydfil, and upgrading the existing facility<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2327,46962],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-868367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-water","category-welsh"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}