Trowers advises on £4.2bn Major Projects Framework for Places for People Group

Law firm Trowers & Hamlins has advised Places for People Group on the procurement and construction set up of its Major Projects Framework and appointment of contractors across three regional lots.

Places for People is a leading affordable homes-led placemaker owning or managing 219,000 homes across the UK.

The contractors appointed were Willmott Dixon, Robertsons and Farrans.

The framework will deliver over £900m projects for Places for People and other contracting authorities in Scotland, £3bn in England and Wales and £300m in Northern Ireland.

Trowers was appointed to bring innovation and expertise to supplement the team at Places for People Procurement Hub and advised on the construction contracts, form of Framework Agreement using FAC 1 and the procurement process.

Alan Heron, Director of Procurement for Procurement Hub and Places for People, said: “This framework aims to be one of the most socially conscious, greenest, financially robust, and flexible frameworks available anywhere in the UK, enabling clients to benefit in all areas of procurement.”

The Trowers team advising Places for People, a long-term client of the firm, comprised Katie Saunders, Rebecca Rees, Stuart Brown, Andrea Leigh and Cirklen Yu.

Katie Saunders, Partner and Head of the Manchester Projects & Construction team at Trowers & Hamlins, said: "We are delighted to have advised Places for People on the use of the Framework Alliance Contract to underpin the collaborative culture they want to establish on their Major Projects in line with government recommendations and procurement best practice."