More public buildings and businesses will benefit from over half a billion pounds in government funding to help reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions. Schools, pools, and hospitals will be supported to make energy efficient upgrades, with over £557 ...
Read More »GPA advances plans for new government digital campus in Manchester
Plans for a state-of-the-art government digital campus in Manchester took a step closer to fruition following a significant land deal. The Government Property Agency (GPA) has exchanged contracts to acquire five acres of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats, ...
Read More »Kier to design new Government Hub in Darlington
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Kier as its initial delivery partner to create a new state-of-the-art hub at the Darlington Economic Campus (DEC). The organisations have just agreed a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) in readiness to deliver the ...
Read More »Mitie secures contract at UK’s first all-electric ‘green’ prison
Following a competitive bidding process, Mitie Care & Custody has secured a 10-year contract to operate HMP Millsike, the UK’s first all-electric prison. Due to open in 2025, the Category C prison is the third new prison being built as ...
Read More »Serco to manage HMP Ashfield for further 10 years
Serco has a secured a 10-year contract, valued at £200 million, to manage HMP Ashfield in South Gloucestershire following a competitive procurement process. The international provider of services to governments has been responsible for managing the prison since 2005. HMP ...
Read More »CCS appoints new chief executive
Sam Ulyatt has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) when Simon Tse retires in the summer. The appointment follows an external competition that launched at the beginning of this year. Ulyatt will be known ...
Read More »CCS marks 10th anniversary having saved £3.8bn of taxpayers money in the last year alone
The Government’s procurement department, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has saved over £3.8 billion of taxpayer money in the last year alone, as the agency celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. CCS centralises government procurement, allowing thousands of public sector ...
Read More »GPA appoints Gleeds as a key strategic partner
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed international property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, as a strategic partner to provide professional services for its Capital Programmes. The new contract, which is for an initial four-year term, with up to three-year extension ...
Read More »GPA awards four key contracts for Government estate
Following a robust and comprehensive procurement process via the Crown Commercial Services framework (RM 6165), the Government Property Agency (GPA) has awarded four new professional three-year contracts to support delivery of its Workplace Services Projects. Global design and consultancy organisation ...
Read More »Making connections
Kean Jones, Chief Technology Officer at the Government Property Agency describes the work the team at the GPA have been doing on connectivity across the estate The dust is now settling on the great workplace disruption – hybrid models have ...
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