Collaborative delivery: transforming traditional procurement, contracting and framework approaches

19 May 2026
Infrastructure Delivery Stage

As the utilities sector faces increasing pressure to balance competing priorities including major project delivery, aging infrastructure, climate change and regulatory shifts, utilities need rapid innovation. Traditional procurement and contracting models are struggling to keep pace. This session explores innovative strategies that challenge conventional approaches, highlighting how emerging collaborative frameworks, agile methodologies and technology can drive greater efficiency, resilience and value in infrastructure delivery and service provision.

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Chair welcome and introduction
Nirmal Kotecha, Chair - Major Projects Association

Delivering Scottish Water's SR27 programme through an enterprise model
Paul Sexton, SR27 Transition General Manager - Scottish Water

Embracing new framework models for RIIO 3
Kevin Wynne, Transmission Supply Chain Director - Scottish Power

Collaborating with delivery partners for success
Ali Bevan, Head of Procurement - Infrastructure and Operational Services - Anglian Water

Future-proofing delivery: ensuring innovative models deliver their intended outcomes
Ola Haidar, Commercial and Procurement Expert - PA Consulting

Chairperson
Nirmal  Kotecha
Nirmal Kotecha, Chair - Major Projects Association
Speakers
Ali Bevan
Ali Bevan, Head of Procurement - Infrastructure and Operational Services - Anglian Water
Kevin Wynne
Kevin Wynne, Transmission Supply Chain Director - Scottish Power
Paul Sexton
Paul Sexton, SR27 Transition General Manager - Scottish Water
Ola Haidar
Ola Haidar, Commercial and Procurement Expert - PA Consulting