Mace has been appointed to two of the £5 million + regional lots of the Southern Construction Framework (SCF), each worth between an estimated £1.5-2.5bn which will boost the trades and create new jobs.
The tender process was led by Hampshire County Council in association with the London Borough of Haringey and Devon County Council.
The new generation framework is available to any council, university, hospital, cultural institution and the emergency services to procure construction services over the next four years.
Mace was previously appointed to the iESE framework and the SECE framework, which the Southern Construction Framework now replaces, continuing an eight year relationship through the frameworks.
Business Unit Director at Mace, Terry Spraggett, said: “I am delighted that we have been appointed to the new Southern Construction Framework. Mace has a strong track record of delivery through the previous generations of the framework and the team will be able to bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the new projects.”
Mace has been appointed to Lot 2, which covers the seven South East councils of Surrey, Sussex, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Medway and Brighton and Hove, with an anticipated turnover of £1.5-2bn.
The other appointment is to Lot 3, which covers all London boroughs with an anticipated turnover over the next four years of £2-2.5bn. All work through the Southern Construction Framework will be procured under a 2-stage open book collaborative approach.
Chair of the Southern Construction Framework Board, David Corcoran, said: “The authorities in our partnership have considerable experience in construction frameworks, and the design of the SCF brings all our previous successes together.
“The new framework goes beyond its predecessors, with a faster contractor selection process, and other new features – for example, standard primary and secondary school products will be priced by all contractors, ensuring competitive pricing.
“I’m very pleased to have found the 11 contractors who fit best with our ambitions – we’re all committed to making public sector construction projects more beneficial to our local economy, faster, and more cost-efficient for taxpayers. The SCF is on track to do just that.”