Digital Directorate Partner – Networks, Security & Applications Management

Scottish Water has awarded a digital services contract valued at £230 million to Accenture (UK) Limited and British Telecommunications plc to provide Networks, Security & Applications Management services as part of its Digital Directorate transformation. The scope includes converged network and security services aligned with software-defined networking, interim on-premises data centre support, and applications management for core line-of-business applications, Azure cloud solutions, and Microsoft 365 platforms. The contract supports Scottish Water's strategic objectives of cloud modernization, analytics capabilities, and IT/OT convergence while maintaining compliance with water sector regulatory standards.