Extra care housing scheme moves to next stage

Development of 390 extra care homes for older people in Stoke-on-Trent is one step closer, following the selection of three bidders who will be invited to submit detailed plans for building the £108m scheme.

The project is based on a 25 year contract to design, build, finance and run the scheme, where older people can live independently and have the option of round the clock care if needed.

Chosen bidders are:

·       Balfour Beatty, Progress Housing Group, Mansell Construction, Nicholl Thomas Architects.

·       Extra Care Solutions 4 Stoke-on-Trent, a consortium of Equitix, Riverside Housing, Keepmoat, Morrison Facilities Management and West and Machell Architects.

·       Sapphire, a consortium of Eric Wright Group, Harvest Housing, Seddon Construction and PRP Architects

Selection of the preferred bidder and construction work will begin in 2013.

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