Places for People has named groundworks contractors for a £246m framework divided into 13 regional lots across England and Scotland, with Coinford Central and RJ McLeod securing the widest coverage.
Coinford Central and RJ McLeod each won places on six of the 13 lots. M&J Evans Construction and Houlihan & Co each secured four lots, while MV Kelly, Erith, Tamdown, O’Halloran & O’Brien and Chasetown Civil Engineering were also among the appointed firms.
How the lots are divided
The English lots cover the North West (Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside), Yorkshire (South and West Yorkshire), Central West (West Midlands, Staffordshire and Warwickshire), Central East (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire), the South East, the South West and London. The South East is split into south and east packages, and the South West into north, south and west packages.
Scotland has a Central Belt lot, a North 1 lot limited to the Aberdeen area and a North 2 lot whose detailed area is not specified. The regional structure gives Places for People multiple contractors in each area rather than a single supplier. The structure is organised around regional delivery rather than a single national package.
Values and scope
Greater London is the largest regional package, valued at around £38m. Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset follow at £30m, while East Anglia and the northern Home Counties account for a further £29m.
The framework covers site clearance, bulk earthworks and foundations, as well as drainage, utilities, roads, sewers and external works. Scottish packages also extend to house foundations, completed in-situ concrete floors, plot drainage, retaining wall foundations and ducting for electric vehicle infrastructure.
That scope combines early-site preparation with infrastructure needed around completed homes. The Scottish requirements add housing-specific elements, including in-situ concrete floors and electric vehicle ducting, alongside conventional groundworks. The framework therefore spans both early construction stages and external infrastructure around new homes.
Contractor roster
Beyond the four firms with the broadest coverage, the award lists include A D Bly Construction, ATD Civils & Groundworks, Ford Civil Engineering, Renelec Groundworks, Tithegrove, JLC Groundworks, John Reilly Civil Engineering, Westshield, Hilliard Civil Engineering (Nottingham), Manvers Main Construction, Stave-Con, LMH (Civil Engineering), Kingsheath Construction, J L Knight Roadworks, SEH Ipswich, DR Groundworks, Aeropark Developments, Hi-Acre Construction, Fred Champion Groundworks, Dockerill Groundworks and O’Connell Contracting.
Firms named in the Scottish lots include Advance Construction (Scotland), Akela Construction, Andrew Strain Construction, I&H Brown, Keystone Construction, Stewart Landscapes (Contracts), Chap Group, JKR Contractors, Nicol of Skene, TSL Contractors and WM Donald. The framework is divided into regional lots, with multiple firms holding places in the same areas.