Public sector procurement specialist Scape has launched a £4 billion framework model to speed up the procurement of low carbon and renewable energy projects.
Kier and McLaughlin & Harvey have been appointed to Scape’s £3 billion Utilities Works and Services Framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
McLaughlin & Harvey and RJ McLeod have also been appointed to lead the £1 billion Scottish version of the framework.
The frameworks have been created to provide private sector clients with access to specialist contractors capable of helping them to deliver the low carbon energy, transport and water infrastructure needed to meet sustainability targets and serve community needs in the years ahead.
The frameworks will enable the delivery of projects across a variety of sectors including docks, ports and harbours, rail and metro’s, aviation, water, renewables, energy (gas and electricity, including maintenance), and telecommunications.
Mark Robinson, Scape Group chief executive said: “The Scape Utilities frameworks have been created to support better-connected communities, future-proof national infrastructure and scale-up green energy projects that support the use of renewables.
“These new frameworks will help clients accelerate the works and services needed to support a low-carbon economy in the years to come. As with all our frameworks, enhanced social value will underpin every project, ensuring we leave a positive, sustainable legacy within each community.”
John Simons, group procurement director at Scape, added: “We are excited to welcome our new partners, who have all demonstrated their ability to deliver efficient and effective best-in-class projects for clients.
“The quality of these new frameworks is a testament to the research and development applied across all of SCAPE’s procurement services.”
The framework will initially last for four years with the option to extend for a further four.
Chris Boyle, framework director at McLaughlin & Harvey, added: “This framework offers the opportunity to provide utility companies and their customers real value for money in project delivery whilst also providing economic and social benefits for local communities across the United Kingdom.”
The Scape Utilities Works and Services frameworks will be available to clients to begin using these from the end of February.