Miller is only firm on list yet to win a job

锘縒illmott Dixon has won its first scheme on the 拢4.5bn Procure 21+ health framework, leaving Miller as the only firm on the list that has yet to win a job.

The company secured a 拢4.8m contract to expand and refurbish orthopaedic facilities at Warrington hospital in Cheshire for Warrington & Halton hospitals foundation trust.

The Procure 21+ framework has so far been dominated by established companies such as Balfour Beatty, Interserve, Kier and Integrated Health Projects (IHP), a consortium of Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine.

Mike Gallagher, general manager for Healthcare Partnership Solutions, the consortium led by Miller, confirmed that the company had not won any work on the framework so far, but said he was 鈥渧ery optimistic鈥� about the future.

鈥淲e expect to win something within the next few months,鈥� he said.

It is understood that by mid-April about 18 projects had been awarded, with a total value of 拢300m. The framework began at the beginning of October 2010.

Procure 21+ is worth 拢4.5bn over six years so should, on average, produce 拢750m of work each year.

With only 拢300m of work awarded in the first six months, funding for health capital projects appears to be running slower than expected.

The Department of Health said 拢600m of work had been registered - as distinct from being won - through Procure 21+ so far.

By mid-April, Balfour Beatty had bagged eight contracts worth 拢125m in total, while IHP won three projects, totalling 拢131m.

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