Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has scooped a place on the latest development framework from the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).

LLDC has awarded Atkins single source status as a multi-disciplinary provider for a range of services focussed on creating places to live, work and play as part of the transformation of the area of East London which played host to the games ten years ago.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was the venue for some of the most memorable moments of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and it is now expected to be the site for a truly long-lasting legacy for the area, which has always been one of the key aims of hosting the games.

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Atkins first started working with London 2012 Olympics organisation in 2005, when it was announced the UK capital had been successful in its bid for the games. This latest framework is the third framework Atkins has won from LLDC, which will run for four years.

Having worked successfully to deliver the infrastructure necessary for one of the most memorable Games of recent times, Atkins has since been working with LLDC to deliver on its promise to create a vibrant, innovative and sustainable new neighbourhood for the city.

Atkins Infrastructure Managing Director Mike McNicholas was Project Director for the original London 2012 delivery scheme.

He said: "We as a business and I personally started working on London 2012 in December 2005, a few months after the UK had won the bid. With the new framework appointment it will take the time we’ve been working on the development and its legacy to 21 years, which is a fantastic achievement in many respects.

"The framework will provide Atkins a platform to assist the legacy agenda of putting Social Value at the heart of the Olympic legacy.

"But also, this framework win really serves to highlight the importance of always keeping customer focus upper-most over such a long period, while at the same time adapting to stay relevant to the changing client over what will be more than 20 years."