Aecom joint venture secures position on U.K. utilities consultancy framework

Aecom’s Perfect Circle joint venture with Pick Everard and Gleeds has been appointed to two new consultancy frameworks for SCAPE, the U.K.’s public sector procurement authority. The frameworks, with a combined value of up to GBP1.25B, will see the joint venture deliver professional services for the utilities sector across the UK. Perfect Circle has been appointed to SCAPE’s GBP750M direct award framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and its GBP500M dedicated framework for Scotland. The frameworks will run for a period of four years, with an option to extend for a further two years. Both frameworks are intended to deliver solutions and services across a range of utility sectors, including water, renewables, energy, rail and metro, aviation, ports and harbors, and telecommunications.