A total of seven building firms have been awarded a share of contract works worth £140m by public sector construction procurement, design and consultation specialists Scape.

The two East Midlands Property Alliance (empa) framework contracts cover minor works. The first has a contract value of £55m and is for work between £50k and £350k and the second has a total value of £85m and is for work between £350k and £2m. The contracts are split into sub-regions to enable a more locally focussed delivery team.

The contracts run for a period of four years, starting immediately, and are the last in a series of empa framework contracts awarded in early 2014.

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The aim of empa, which is managed by Scape, is to improve the procurement and delivery of construction projects and property maintenance for local authorities saving time and money for them and their council taxpayers.

G F Tomlinson, Robert Woodhead, Interserve Construction, Jeakins Weir, Lindum Group and Ashe Construction have all secured a single contract within a sub-region for work valued between £50k and £350k.

Clegg Construction, G F Tomlinson, Robert Woodhead and Ashe Construction have all been awarded a single contract within a sub-region for work valued between £350k and £2m.

Head of empa, Alan Coole, said: "The constraints on the finances of public sector bodies remain a firm reality, making it so important that they receive value for money from their construction projects.

"Contracts are secured through our extremely robust tender processes, so our clients can rest assured that their projects will be delivered on budget, on time and to a high standard. All seven of the firms we have selected put forward excellent submissions and I would like to congratulate them on their success."

(CD/JP)