BUSINESS Stream has won a contract to supply water to public sector organisations in England that could be worth up to £62 million.

The Scottish Water subsidiary, which is focused on the non-domestic market, said the framework contract will cover the supply of water and related services to a wide range of organisations in and around the Yorkshire area.

These include councils, police and fire services, universities, a hospital and more than 100 schools.

Business Stream reckons the four year deal is one of the largest contracts to be awarded since the English retail water market opened in 2017.

Led by chief executive Jo Dow, Business Stream hopes to win a significant share of the English market. It expects to be able to draw on experience gained in Scotland, in which the market was opened to competition in 2008.

In January Business Stream bought the customer bases of Yorkshire Water Business Services and Three-Sixty from Kelda Group. This brought it around 140,000 customers in Yorkshire.

The Yorkshire contract was awarded by YPO, which buys in services on behalf of 13 local authorities. YPO said said it had completed a selection process with a view to appointing a retailer that would establish high quality core water retail services to ensure customers were better able to manage risk and make efficiency, financial, water and carbon savings.