Highways England awards £290m asset delivery contract

Highways England has awarded the last of three asset delivery contracts in the South West, worth up to £290m.

Under a new framework that begins on 1 July and will run for up to four years, a total of 21 suppliers will support a range of activities including general civil engineering, specialist drainage and technology as part of the company’s delivery arrangements in the region.

Under asset delivery arrangements, Highways England will now take direct responsibility for managing both routine maintenance and the delivery of capital renewal and improvement schemes.

The contractors in the framework are: