Carillion has been appointed by Scape Group as the sole provider for a new facilities management framework holding a value of up to £1.5bn over a six-year period.

Scape is a public sector owned built environment provider.

The framework is available to any public sector body in the UK offering a full suite of both hard and soft facilities management services.

Other services include car park management, health and safety advice, consultancy, grounds maintenance and the management of internal office mail and messaging services.

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Haydn Scarborough, bid director at Carillion, commented: "We are delighted to have been selected by Scape as their partner in delivering facilities management services to a variety of public sector bodies through this innovative framework.

"Combining Carillion's national FM coverage with Scape's unique link to the Public Sector will offer clients a competitive option for the delivery of their services."

Mark Robinson, group chief executive at the Scape Group, commented: "Our priority is to offer clients a service which provides viable options in a sector which is increasingly under pressure to deliver more services in a shorter period of time with smaller budgets.

"What makes this framework different to anything else is its universal accessibility – every public sector body throughout the UK will be able to use it and the services covered are extremely broad. By appointing Carillion as our partner, we are confident that these services will be of outstanding quality whilst offering unparalleled value."

(IT/JP)