Caption: Team Insights: Why SMEs will truly deliver a game changing Eden Project North There’s a lot of talk about Levelling Up and what that means. In this blog, our Strategic Director Kerry Doig homes in on Eden Project North and explores the significant social and economic impact it… Read more
Winners of Programme and Project Partners’ £250m steelwork framework revealed Severfield Nuclear and Infrastructure and William Hare have been unveiled as the winners of the KDP2 Steelwork framework worth £249m over the next 17 years. The framework scope includes structural… Read more
Winners of Programme and Project Partners’ £250m steelwork framework revealed Severfield Nuclear and Infrastructure and William Hare have been unveiled as the winners of the KDP2 Steelwork framework worth £249m over the next 17 years. The framework scope includes structural… Read more
Building strong foundations: Matchmaker Service supporting SMEs to access £1bn framework Our Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service is helping to build strong foundations for the future by supporting the Key Delivery Partner awarded the biggest package of work from Programme… Read more
"Life moves pretty fast!" Solomons reflects on busy 2022 in packed annual review “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” The infamous quote from Ferris Bueller, perfectly sums up life at Solomons during 2022. And, as is… Read more
Caption: Solomons and its Matchmaker Service praised for supporting ambitious SME West Cumbria based RAF Engineering have heaped praise on the support they have received from the Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service. In an article published by business magazine and… Read more
Seddon Construction to stage Meet the Buyer event to support work at Sellafield and beyond Seddon Construction Ltd is calling on SMEs with particular skills and expertise to support them on a variety of projects taking place at Sellafield and the wider Cumbria region. Seddon was awarded… Read more
Caption: Solomons' John Rossiter reveals crucial role NEC4® contracts are playing in 20-year PPP programme Our Executive Director and Supply Chain Commercial Lead for Programme and Project Partners John Rossiter spoke to neccontract.com about the key role NEC4® contracts are playing in the delivery of the £… Read more
Programme and Project Partners Quarterly Procurement Plan (August 2022) Please find the latest quarterly edition of the Programme and Project Partners (PPP) Procurement Plan available to download below. The purpose of the Procurement Plan is to give current and future… Read more
It’s never too late! SMEs can still secure work on awarded Programme and Project Partner packages It’s never too late! That’s the message our Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service has received loud and clear from the Key Delivery Partners we’re working with for the Programme and… Read more
Caption: Team insights: time to reflect and accept we’re all on a lifetime apprenticeship The sad news last week on the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II has given us all cause to reflect. For myself, I confess, the end of this Royal era has made me do just that – and in a way that’s not… Read more
SME alliance scoops £4m of fabrication and manufacturing contracts with PPP The North West Energy Coast Alliance of West Cumbria-based SMEs McMenon Engineering Services and TIS Cumbria has picked up two contracts with Programme and Project Partners (PPP). NWECA has been… Read more