HLM among big name architects to win spots on university鈥檚 framework

University of Sheffield social science

Eight architects have won places on two University of Sheffield frameworks.

The frameworks, which cover projects worth up to 拢4m and projects worth more than 拢4m respectively, are set to run until 2022.

Hawkins Brown, Sheppard Robson, Bond Bryan and HLM all won spots on the lot which will deliver bigger projects for the university.

HLM also won a spot on the framework which covers jobs worth up to 拢4m, as did Rance Booth Smith, Castle Owen Construction & Property Consultants and Watson Batty.

The two contracts are part of a larger consultancy services framework with additional lots covering town planning, project management, structural engineering, and cost consulting for the South Yorkshire University.

The awards comes three years after Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Grant Associates created a masterplan to revamp the university.

According to the contract award notice the successful firms will deliver 鈥渁rchitect services including design, development and documenting [of] all architectural elements via drawings, models, schedules and specifications鈥.

Firms will also be required to advise on quality control and to act as lead designer in the development of coordinated design work with other consultants.

.

The four-storey scheme will be built on a sports pitch in the Broomhill area of the city, just to the west of the university鈥檚 main campus.

Work on the new 17,000m2 building will begin next January.

The social sciences faculty is the university鈥檚 largest with more than 9,000 students 鈥 accounting for a third of the university鈥檚 total student population.