Construction services operator Carillion is among a total of 19 suppliers chosen by the government to service its new Facilities Management Services agreement.

The project involves a standardised pool of facilities management resources that government departments and other public sector bodies will subsequently use. Ultimately up to £4.1 billion of services could be outsourced under the new agreement between now and July 2019.

The agreement replaces an old framework for facilities management contracts and should save taxpayers somewhere in the region of £200 million.

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