Nottingham awards contract for science park expansion

Main contractor Willmott Dixon has been awarded an £8M contract from Nottingham City Council to expand Nottingham Science Park.

The company will build Nottingham Science Park’s second facility to create 2,100m² of Grade A office space for companies looking for research and development facilities near like-minded organisations.

The building – designed by CPMG Architects – has been designed to complement existing buildings on-site and is the first phase in a series of new developments scheduled for the coming years.

The project was procured via Major Works England and Northern Ireland, a part of the Scape National Construction framework. It sees Willmott Dixon work together with Perfect Circle, a consortium comprising of Pick Everard, Gleeds and AECOM, via The Scape Built Environment Consultancy Services framework to deliver the new building by early 2020.

Stuart Kerr, Operations Director for Willmott Dixon in the East Midlands said: “This is a hugely important scheme as the Nottingham Science Park 2 will make such a difference to the local economy by creating 200 highly skilled new jobs upon completion.”