{"id":62204,"date":"2015-09-28T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T10:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=359a62f7c959acc060759334033331c0"},"modified":"2015-09-28T10:57:15","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T10:57:15","slug":"press-release-highways-england-goes-out-to-tender-on-construction-works-framework-agreement-in-the-east-midlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=62204","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Highways England goes out to tender on construction works framework agreement in the East Midlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>It is the second invitation to tender to be published under the new set of arrangements in the East Midlands, which sees Highways England making a change from its previous way of working, bringing key functions in-house to take direct control of its road network.<\/p>\n<p>The framework is made up of 14 lots representing the disciplines of construction required to maintain, repair, renew and improve the strategic road network in the East Midlands.<\/p>\n<p>In a change from previous arrangements, the new framework will see successful contractors having direct contact with Highways England, making it easier for them to showcase innovative materials, products and techniques. <\/p>\n<p>David Poole, director for commercial and procurement, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">This represents a real step change for Highways England and the way it has previously managed contracts. This new way of working in Area 7 demonstrates Highways England\u2019s commitment to enhancing the way it operates the strategic road network over the next five years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The framework agreement will be in place from 1 April 2016, and it is expected that the total value of contracts to be awarded through the framework could be more than \u00a3250 million. <\/p>\n<p>The new contract arrangements in the East Midlands bring with them new employment opportunities, with Highways England looking to boost its in-house capability through the recruitment of new staff &#8211; with a significant number expected to transfer from the current Area 7 provider Aone+. <\/p>\n<p>The tender can be found at the ted.europa.eu <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/ted.europa.eu\/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:336527-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML\">website.<\/a> <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"general-enquiries\">General enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"media-enquiries\">Media enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highways England has published a tender for a new framework agreement for construction works expected to be worth more than \u00a3250 million, and running for 4 years, in the East Midlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}