Places for People has named the groundworks contractors appointed to its £246m framework, setting out a 13-lot regional structure across England and Scotland. Coinford Central and RJ McLeod secured the widest coverage, each winning places on six lots. M&J Evans Construction and Houlihan & Co each picked up four lots, while MV Kelly, Erith, Tamdown, O’Halloran & O’Brien and Chasetown Civil Engineering were also among the appointed firms.
The framework is divided into regional packages, each with a six-firm line-up. The work ranges from site clearance, bulk earthworks and foundations to drainage, utilities, roads, sewers and external works. In Scotland, the packages also cover house foundations through to completed in-situ concrete floors, plot drainage, retaining wall foundations and ducting for electric vehicle infrastructure.
Regional allocations
- North West: JLC Groundworks, John Reilly Civil Engineering, M&J Evans Construction, MV Kelly, RJ McLeod and Westshield for Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside.
- Yorkshire: ATD Civils & Groundworks, Erith Group, Hilliard Civil Engineering (Nottingham), M&J Evans Construction, Manvers Main Construction and RJ McLeod for South and West Yorkshire.
- Central West: ATD Civils & Groundworks, Chasetown Civil Engineering, Erith Group, LMH (Civil Engineering), RJ McLeod and Stave-Con for the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Warwickshire.
- Central East: ATD Civils & Groundworks, Chasetown Civil Engineering, Hilliard Civil Engineering (Nottingham), LMH (Civil Engineering), RJ McLeod and Stave-Con for Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
- South East, south: A D Bly Construction, Coinford Central, Houlihan & Co, Kingsheath Construction, O’Halloran & O’Brien and Tamdown Group for South Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex.
- South East, east: A D Bly Construction, Coinford Central, Houlihan & Co, J L Knight Roadworks, SEH Ipswich and Tamdown Group for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.
- South West, north: Coinford Central, DR Groundworks, John Reilly Civil Engineering, M&J Evans Construction, Renelec Groundworks and Tithegrove for North Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.
- South West, south: Aeropark Developments, Coinford Central, Ford Civil Engineering, Hi-Acre Construction, Houlihan & Co and Renelec Groundworks for South Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset.
- South West, west: Coinford Central, Ford Civil Engineering, Fred Champion Groundworks, M&J Evans Construction, Renelec Groundworks and Tithegrove for West Bristol, Devon and Somerset.
- London: A D Bly Construction, Coinford Central, Dockerill Groundworks, Houlihan & Co, Kingsheath Construction and O’Connell Contracting for Greater London.
- Scotland, Central Belt: Advance Construction (Scotland), Akela Construction, Andrew Strain Construction, I&H Brown, Keystone Construction Scotland and Stewart Landscapes (Contracts).
- Scotland, North 1: Chap Group, I&H Brown, JKR Contractors, Nicol of Skene, RJ McLeod and WM Donald for the Aberdeen area only.
- Scotland, North 2: Akela Construction, Chap Group, I&H Brown, RJ McLeod, TSL Contractors and WM Donald, with the detailed area not specified.
Greater London is the largest regional package at around £38m, followed by the South West package covering Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset at £30m. East Anglia and the northern Home Counties account for a further £29m.
The appointments identify the contractors Places for People can draw on for groundworks across the covered regions, with the lot structure separating England and Scotland and subdividing larger areas into smaller packages. The allocations also reflect differences in scope, including the additional Scottish requirements for house foundations, in-situ concrete floors and electric vehicle infrastructure ducting.