ROBERTSON Facilities Management (RFM) has secured a £5 million contract over five years to deliver hard facilities management services for the National Galleries of Scotland.
The contract goes live at the start of December and will see RFM take on facilities management across eight sites including the National Galleries of Scotland’s National, Portrait, Modern One and Modern Two, as well as the Royal Scottish Academy and associated storage facilities around Edinburgh.
Together, these venues house approximately 120,000 works of art. In the last year, the National Galleries of Scotland sites attracted more than 2.4 million people.
The scope of services cover planned and reactive building maintenance as well as mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works.
Adrian Mole, executive MD, Robertson Facilities Management, said, “Our experience in managing complex estates allows us to provide a high standard of service for our partners. Working with the National Galleries of Scotland provides us the opportunity to support one of the country’s most important cultural institutions while strengthening our portfolio. We look forward to developing a strong and collaborative partnership that helps the Galleries continue sharing Scotland’s art and heritage with millions of visitors each year.”
A spokesperson for National Galleries of Scotland added, “The contract was awarded to RFM and will be for an initial period of five years. We look forward to our partnership.”
The award strengthens the portfolio RFM has in the public sector and supports its strategy to expand operations in Edinburgh. Earlier this year the business was appointed to deliver a five-year contract for National Records of Scotland in the capital, and is midway through a five-year contract supporting the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service across the country.
