GRAHAM is set to take on a wide-ranging role across a London university estate under a long-term deal running to 2031, with an option to extend through to 2036.
Under the agreement, GRAHAM will oversee capital works delivery alongside total facilities management across the university’s London campuses. Its responsibilities will include delivering new-build and refurbishment projects, providing buildability and lifecycle advice at design stage, and managing ongoing FM services once assets are completed.
The contractor will also play a key role in driving decarbonisation across the estate, while delivering social value commitments and improving the condition and performance of existing buildings.
The programme aligns with the university’s estates strategy, launched in 2022, which outlines major investment plans through to 2032 across its Holloway, Aldgate and Shoreditch campuses. The strategy focuses on modernising ageing assets and addressing operational inefficiencies.
The masterplan for the main Holloway Road campus in Islington has been developed by Design Engine Architects, alongside Buro Happold and Gardiner & Theobald.
Plans include selective demolition to create a large courtyard space behind the Daniel Libeskind-designed student building, as well as a full refurbishment of the adjacent 12-storey tower.
At the Aldgate campus and its Accelerator building, the focus will be on refurbishment and upgrades rather than new construction.
The deal is expected to be formally signed later this month.
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