Alastair Hamilton, partner at Pick Everard – Image from Pick Everard
Property consultant Pick Everard has been reappointed to the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation’s (ESPO) Property, Building and Infrastructure Advice & Management Services framework.
The non-profit, 100% public-owned ESPO framework provides goods and services to the public sector, particularly in the educational arena and among local authorities. It covers London and the South East, the rest of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The framework gives public sector clients access to a full multi-professional consultancy service to support their capital programmes, making it a convenient and cost-effective procurement solution.
Pick Everard has been appointed to this framework’s various iterations for more than 10 years and has delivered several key projects such as Synosby Farm for Leicestershire County Council, modular homes for Chelmsford City Council, and the Avanti School of Performing Arts Centre in Harrow.
Pick Everard being appointed to three lots covering different regional areas:
- Lot 1A - London and the South East
- Lot 1B - Rest of England and Wales
- Lot 1C - Scotland
This framework will run for the next two years, and the contract contains an extension option for another two years.
Ben Killeen, group strategic development director at Pick Everard said: “Appointments such as these solidify our position in the market and allow us to draw on our in-house expertise, time and time again. This is a key strategic framework within our portfolio, with many of our key clients utilising this particular framework. Our reappointment will provide them with direct access to our specialist, multidisciplinary services.”
Alastair Hamilton, partner at Pick Everard, said: “At Pick Everard, we have the capability and expertise to drive efficiencies on all projects we provide. This ultimately allows us to save costs for local authorities and other public sector bodies while maintaining our high standard of delivery and compliance with best practice in procurement processes.”
Pick Everard employs more than 600 staff across its 14 offices, providing a range of advisory, project, cost, and design consultancy services.
