Leeds City Region signs up to the YORbuild Framework

Leaders of the eleven local authorities in the Leeds City Region have agreed on the use of the YORbuild Framework for major construction projects in response to private sector pleas to cut red tape.

The Leeds City Region Partnership brings together the eleven local authorities of Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield and York, along with North Yorkshire County Council to work toward the common aim of a prosperous and sustainable city region by working together in areas such as transport, skills, housing, spatial planning and innovation.

Following a period of detailed evaluation the YORbuild Framework has able to validate its proposition as the regions intelligent collaborative procurement framework for construction and the Leaders Board of the Leeds City Region recognised the efficiency that the framework offers in addition to the excellent social and economic outcomes delivered by the framework management strategy.

Dave Galloway Framework Manager for the West Area of the framework commented: “The YORbuild Framework has a strong evidence base to validate the efficiency that it delivers whilst creating employment and skills opportunites, engaging the regional / local supply chain, reducing waste to landfill and offering funding opportunities for framework users community schemes. Leeds City Region’s choice of the YORbuild Framework will further improve the penetration of the framework within its member local authorities and maximise the efficiency and social / economic outcomes of the framework for its users.”

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