In a move to address the boom and bust nature of their asset management planning (AMP) schedules, three U.K. water utilities—Thames Water, Anglian Water, and Scottish Water—have announced their intentions to use alliance contract delivery models in the next AMP6 round from 2015 to 2020. Thames Water said that it will award alliance contracts two years ahead of the start of AMP6 to involve partners early in the process and to help shape the utility's AMP6 plans. Anglian Water said that it will take a similar approach and will offer extension options for the AMP7 and AMP8 periods extending out to 2030. Scottish Water said that it will be looking for two alliance partners for the delivery of its £750 million (about $1.18 billion U.S.) Quality and Standards IV capital investment program starting in 2015.