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BAM FM has secured a £9.6 million contract with Tudor Grange Academies Trust to deliver integrated FM services across 13 estates, over a three-year term.
Tudor Grange Academies Trust is a collective family of academies across Worcester, the West Midlands and Leicestershire comprising of 13 academies: seven primary schools, five secondary schools and one all-through academy. The Trust sought an integrated FM solution provider that delivers an agile and scalable approach, to service its four self-sufficient geographical hubs, and an experienced education partner with technology and innovation at its core.
In alignment with the core values of the Trust, BAM FM says it will support and facilitate “happy, fulfilling lives” in delivering an integrated service model via innovative digital capability, central helpdesk services, hard and soft FM, and security services, which will be delivered by a team of 121 colleagues.
Steven Groutage, Chief Operating Officer, Tudor Grange Academies Trust said: “Tudor Grange Academies Trust is pleased to announce the selection of BAM FM as our new Total Facilities Management partner. The bid from the BAM FM team really demonstrated their passion and deep knowledge of the sector and we were left very impressed with the overall culture and ethos at BAM FM, which aligns well with our own.
“The BAM FM focus on staff wellbeing and celebrating outstanding performance really stood out and we look forward to working together in what we hope will be a mutually beneficial partnership.”
Abbe Pickthall, Managing Director, BAM FM said: “We’re thrilled to be working with the Tudor Grange Academies Trust. Many of our BAM values are reflected in the Trust’s collaborative ethos, and we are committed to transparency, ownership, reliability, safety and sustainability to achieve excellence in service delivery and quality across their estate, and to facilitate educational excellence across the 13 academies within the Tudor Grange Academies Trust.”
The contract commences on 1 August and has the opportunity for a further two-year extension.
