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Uni announces new business opportunities

Local companies will get the chance to tender for projects worth £1.5million at Newcastle University this year.

The university today released details of the first round of maintenance and renewal projects it is bringing forward as a result of savings made by the VAT reduction in December. Businesses will be able to tender for 10 projects, including the refurbishment of its sports facilities at Heaton and Longbenton; improving exterior lighting and replacing windows in student accommodation at Richardson Road; and upgrading its information systems and services.

Professor Paul Younger, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement, said: “More so than ever in these financially difficult times, we believe the University has a vital role to play in our region’s economy.

“Earlier this month, we announced a ten-step plan to help local companies deal with the credit crunch, and committed the University to making a concerted effort to bring forward elements of our long-term programme of maintenance and refurbishment works and improved energy-efficiency. The savings we have made on VAT have enabled us to act immediately upon that commitment, and it is my hope that we will be able to place the vast majority of this work locally in the next month or two.”

For further information about the University’s tendering process, please contact Pat Smith on 0191 222 6220 or email purchasing@ncl.ac.uk.

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