SCAPE launches £4bn frameworks to unlock low-carbon utilities infrastructure

2024
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SCAPE launched new Utilities Works and Services frameworks to empower and accelerate utilities project delivery in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

In 2024, SCAPE launched new Utilities Works and Services frameworks to empower and accelerate utilities project delivery. The £3bn framework covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI), with a separate £1bn framework for Scotland. Kier and McLaughlin & Harvey were appointed to deliver projects across EWNI, while McLaughlin & Harvey and RJ McLeod lead in Scotland.

The frameworks provide specialist contractors to support low-carbon energy, transport and water infrastructure across sectors including docks, ports and harbours, rail and metro, aviation, water, renewables, energy (gas and electricity, including maintenance), and telecommunications. They are designed with commitments to sustainability, social value and efficient procurement.

“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.”

Mark Robinson, SCAPE Group Chief Executive