BALFOUR Beatty has announced that it has been appointed to Scape Group’s £500 million Civil Engineering Scotland framework, gained through the newly launched Scape Procure Scotland concern.
The infrastructure giant has also been appointed to the £1.6 billion England, Wales and Northern Ireland framework.
Frameworks are aimed at delivering greater levels of social value and supply chain engagement on civil engineering projects, and the appointments follow competitive and rigorously assessed tender processes that were compliant with UK, EU and Scottish procurement regulations.
Replacing the existing schemes, Scape framework will operate for a total of four years and will provide direct access for any public sector organisation to a principal contractor for civil engineering and infrastructure projects with values between £50,000 and £100m+. As direct award frameworks, they will each be led by Balfour Beatty and delivered with essential sub-contracting through extensive local supply chains.
Victoria Brambini, managing director at Scape Procure, said: “We are very proud to have established a dedicated Contracting Authority in Scotland, Scape Procure Scotland, to meet the specific needs of Scotland’s public sector through our frameworks.
“We are now partnering with over 70 public sector organisations in Scotland and can assure them of our ongoing commitment to growing levels of support and unique services.
“The establishment of this Authority goes beyond achieving compliance; we are committed to maintaining our investment in Scotland, as we seek to continue to develop strong, collaborative relationships with the public sector so that we can, together, enable wide reaching efficiencies across their assets, infrastructure and estate.
“This was a highly competitive procurement and the quality of bids for both frameworks were extremely high. Balfour Beatty demonstrated the right combination of civil engineering expertise and capacity in both regions, and were able to provide outstanding commitment to add value through innovation and investments that will enhance the levels of private sector spend on community benefits and social value, including significant opportunities for local small businesses to engage in public sector construction.”
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