A Derbyshire construction firm is celebrating after being selected as a key contractor on a major £500 million West Midlands higher education framework.
G F Tomlinson, which is headquartered at Little Eaton, near Derby, has secured a place on the University of Birmingham Build Higher framework.
The 10-year construction framework will focus on improving higher education facilities in the West Midlands, concentrating on the enhancement and development of the University of Birmingham’s own estate as well as procuring capital projects over the next decade.
Over the past decade, the University of Birmingham has significantly invested in its campuses.
The framework will enable the delivery of academic spaces to facilitate the university’s world-leading research, while supporting related infrastructure and capital development plans.
G F Tomlinson, which also has bases in Newark, Lincoln and Birmingham, has been appointed to deliver projects between £2.5 million to £10 million.
Chris Flint, G F Tomlinson’s framework director, said: “We are delighted to have been successful in our bid for the new framework, which will see us build strong, long-term relationships with the University of Birmingham and its selected contractors and consultants to deliver its ambitious expansion plans for campuses over the next 10 years.
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“We have established a reputation for delivering high quality, sustainable projects in the higher education sector, creating environments which nurture academic learning, research and collaboration.
“This appointment provides further opportunities to build on this with the university and other higher education institutions, while at the same time reinforcing our presence in the West Midlands.”
Jonathan Jones, the university’s head of procurement, said: “The University of Birmingham has always prided itself on its scale of ambition to deliver first rate services and resources for its students and staff.
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“With a planned additional infrastructure investment of £500 million over the next few years, we also wanted to develop further procurement opportunities by creating our own university construction framework.
“This framework not only allows the university to optimise its value for money, but is also available for other universities to use and benefit from the collective spending power and contractor relationship development.
“By working closely with our key contractors, we can collectively develop additional opportunities with initiatives such as social value, environmental enhancements and sponsorship opportunities.”