“The early completion of phase one and the unprecedented support from local residents and businesses was a result of the collaborative proactive approach taken by Leicestershire County Council and Eurovia to deliver the project. The project team were supported by the Midlands Highway Alliance to strategically monitor project performance and motivate wider community development. “…
“The Early Contractor Involvement phase allowed the experience of the team to challenge the design and develop a methodology which resulted in making significant savings of nearly 10% of the £32m build.” Project: Doncaster Southern Gateway …
Medium Schemes One of the key features of this framework is the ability to engage with the project framework contractor or contractors at an early stage. Significant savings can be made by allowing the contractor input into the design process. The sooner a framework contractor is selected, the greater are the potential savings. You can…
Medium Schemes The Framework Community Board (FWCB) objective is to achieve a team-focused community aimed at producing and supporting a continuous programme of work. This results in a sustainable performance standard which produces a benchmark for the industry that all parties to the Framework Agreement can be proud of. The FWCB is chaired by an…
Medium Schemes The Framework Community Board (FWCB) has established a performance management working group to simplify the basic requirements and increase the awareness of the revised reporting procedures with emphasis on reported savings. The working group has identified two reasons for reporting performance measures: To monitor progress toward meeting the aims and objectives of the…
Medium Schemes Following the success of the Medium Schemes Framework (MSF 1,2 & 3), MHA+ recognises that a partnership culture, at both an operational and strategic level, offers significant benefits for all parties, particularly in a long-term contractual relationship. It will, therefore, strive to develop collaborative relationships with its partner contractors under the MSF 4…
MHA+ (and prior to the merger, MHA) has worked with a number of different organisations and framework suppliers to complete hundreds of projects, schemes and events. Take a look below at our case studies from the most successful projects and best practice examples: Our Professional Services Partnership suppliers have produced Project Description Sheets that provides…
The MHA+ Skills Community brings together framework suppliers, member authorities, consultants and professional bodies to address the skills needs of the highways industry. Working with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), it launched in October 2010 as the CITB MHA Skills Academy. In 2025, it extended its remit to build capacity and capability for MHA+…
MHA+ ring-fences funding to support service development and projects as part of our business planning. Projects range from a half-day workshop on highway inspection criteria to more in-depth work on national priorities, such as climate change adaptation, with outcomes that map to Constructing the Gold Standard. Why we fund projects The 2020 merger increased the…
The Professional Services workstream ensures MHA+ member authorities have easy and economical access to consultancy services. We do this by establishing a professional services framework that all member authorities can use easily, and which reflects lessons learned from previous frameworks and member preferences. This information is gathered through framework planning and development, member surveys and…
