Contracts

Procure Partnerships’ £500m Professional Services Framework will open for bids later this month. The framework, which will be available for use by public sector bodies across England and Wales, is open to consultants working in civil and structural engineering, quantity surveying and other disciplines. Procure Partnerships framework director Robbie Blackhurst…

Developer Peel L&P has lined up Manchester-based contractor Vermont to build a 31-storey tower as part of the next phase of the £5bn Liverpool Waters development. The group announced today that planning for its 31-storey Patagonia Place residential development had been submitted. The £52m-turnover business Vermont is “in line” for the…

Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London have started the search for a contractor to deliver a new £200m specialist eye-care hospital. The clients are looking for a firm to deliver the facility under a design-and-build contract, and will choose it after a two-stage procurement with competitive dialogue. The project,…

Developer Urban Splash has reopened its construction sites and modular factory. In a statement today, the business said it took an “early stance” to close its projects, offices and factory in March. It also furloughed some staff and moved to remote working for others. But in response to housing minister…

The volume and value of construction contracts awarded during the coronavirus lockdown period has fallen compared with earlier periods, according to market-intelligence specialist Glenigan. Trade body Build UK claimed this morning that a total of 613 contracts were awarded in the past five weeks, based on information from data provider the Builders’ Conference.…

Legal & General (L&G) has invested £150m in a Sheffield city centre mixed-used project, to be developed by a Bowmer & Kirkland (B&K) joint venture. L&G chief executive Nigel Wilson said the investment demonstrated the organisation’s unique support of the UK’s economic recovery. “There has never been a more important…

Scape has announced a delay to tendering for two of its major frameworks, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The public sector procurement firm has extended its £7bn national construction framework, which has been running since May 2017 and was due to expire on 31 May 2021. Its current contractors…

Bowmer & Kirkland has been confirmed as main contractor on a £35.5m 'Jenga-style' hotel in Manchester. Developer Capital & Centric also announced today that it has secured funding for the project through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund. Works on the 14-floor tower are due to begin in the summer, subject to…

Kier has been revealed as the contractor tasked with delivering the Bristol NHS Nightingale Hospital. The contractor will convert a conference centre at the University of the West of England into a temporary NHS Hospital to treat coronavirus patients. The field hospital is set to be operational later this month…

Wates and Atkins are among the companies awarded places on a £1bn Welsh housebuilding framework. The four-year North and Mid-Wales Residential Construction Framework was organised by public sector framework provider the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA). Works for tender include both single and multi-site projects, and community buildings such as libraries, sport…