AECOM, Arcadis, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald are among the companies that have been selected by Highways England as part of its Commercial and Project Management Services Framework.

The six-year, £420 million framework has been designed to support the delivery of renewal and enhancement programmes in Road Investment Strategy 2, Highways England’s strategy for investment in and management of the strategic road network to March 2027.

Under Lot 1, which covers Commercial Services, eight companies-AECOM, Arcadis, Arup, Faithful and Gould, Jacobs, Mace, Mott MacDonald and WSP will deliver services including budget management and forecasting, commercial management, quantity surveying and project estimating.

The same companies are included in the second lot except for Arup. Stantec also won a place for the lot that covers project management, risk management and planning and scheduling services,

Leigh Jones, Arcadis Highways Regional Sector Lead, said:“This is a significant opportunity for Arcadis to build on the success we have enjoyed during the past 10-years and position ourselves as a major provider of commercial and project management services to Highways England. This significant win can be attributed to exceptional account leadership and an unerring focus on service excellence.”

Also commenting on the contract win, Scott Motley, Director, AECOM, said: “Our work, led by Ed Day, will bring together our global and cross-sector experience and digital initiatives to support Highways England through RIS2 and into RIS3, with a focus on solutions and customer outcomes.”