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Fifteen contractors join Manchester's new £1bn construction framework
Manchester City Council's North West Construction Hub has provisionally appointed 15 contractors, including BAM Construction, Graham, Kier Construction, McLaren Construction, Robertson Construction and Vinci Building, to a £1 billion framework running from 1 January 2027, up from eight firms on the previous version. The framework runs three years with an option to extend to the end of 2030, with a standstill period ending 2 November and contracts due to be signed on 30 November.
Our readDoubling the contractor list spreads the risk of any one firm overcommitting, but it also means sharper competition for the same regional supply chain and labour.
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