Achievements

MHA+ and its predecessor organisations have delivered significant value for members. Below is a summary of our key achievements by workstream.

Professional Services Partnership frameworks

PSP4

A successful procurement incorporated lessons learned from previous frameworks (PSP1 to PSP3) and member preferences, to provide:

  • fairer distribution of work among suppliers
  • more intuitive commissioning, performance management and review processes

    PSP3 (ended August 2023)

    • Lot 1 (Professional services) was awarded to AECOM and Amey Consulting
    • Lot 2 (Secondments) was awarded to Matchtech and Waterman Aspen
    • The framework delivered £147 million worth of professional services and temporary secondments over more than four years

      PSP2 (ended April 2019)

      • Procurement completed and the framework awarded to AECOM and Waterman Aspen on 28 April 2015
      • Delivered nearly £61 million worth of engineering, environmental, planning and design services over its four-year term

      PSP1 (ended March 2015)

      • £26 million worth of work delivered over 4 years, against an expected £13 million
      • 14 member authorities used PSP1, against an expected 6
      • £3.5 million in savings generated, against an expected £1.4 million

      Medium Schemes Frameworks

      MSF4

      Planned procurement value of £258 million, as of April 2025. MSF4 builds on three previous frameworks (below), which together have delivered over £900 million in highway schemes for members.

      MSF3

      • Successfully procured
      • Delivered NEC4 learning and development opportunities for members, framework suppliers and their supply chains
      • Reached a procurement value of £371 million for completed schemes, as of April 2025
      • Integrated employment and skills plan targets into 26 schemes, worth a combined £228 million

      MSF2

      • Delivered 47 schemes worth £295 million
      • Included a good practice review of NEC and CDM 2015 training

      MSF1

      • Delivered 60 schemes worth £250 million

      Service Improvement Groups (SIG)

      • 16 Service Improvement Groups are available for members to join
      • The SIG site has been updated with new functionality, giving registered members secure access to an extensive range of information
      • Nearly 290 entries have been logged on the Efficiencies and Benefits Log by SIG members since 2010
      • Engagement data shows increased participation in SIG meetings from both MHA+ member authorities and framework suppliers

      Skills and development