Trio selected for £1bn Barking & Dagenham framework

The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham has selected McLaren Construction, Wates Residential and Willmott Dixon for its Be First development framework agreement.The framework is designed to accelerate development and growth in the borough. The Be First business plan includes an aim to produce a minimum of 9,700 new homes in Barking & Dagenham by 2023, alongside related infrastructure and local amenitiesMcLaren Construction, Wates and Willmott Dixon have been selected for Lot 2 of the framework, for major projects of £10m and over.Four contractors were selected last month for Lot 1, for projects up to £20m. These are J Murphy & Sons, Jerram Falkus Construction, Mulalley & Co and United Living (South).Overall, the framework is expected to be worth up to £1bn over the next four years, delivering 44 development projects for Be First.McLaren’s first project within the framework is set to be Crown House, a new residential block in Barking, for which McLaren is preferred bidder.