Robertson Construction Group has been announced as the preferred bidder for four schools in the North Schools Programme, a collaborative initiative between development partner hub North Scotland and participating local authorities.

The programme will see the delivery of four major projects:

• Aberdeen City Council: New Hazelhead Campus and refurbished and extended St Peter's Roman Catholic School.

• Shetland Islands Council: New Brae Campus.

• Argyll and Bute Council: New Mull Community Campus.

These projects, with a combined value of £232.5m, will provide new and refurbished learning environments for 2,720 pupils.

The North Schools Programme is expected to deliver significant financial, economic, and social benefits to all participating local authorities.

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Elliot Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, Robertson Group, said: "Bringing together local authorities, the pioneering hub North Schools Programme champions experience, best practice and quality while supporting each local authority's ambitious plans to invest in education and the prosperity of future generations.

"Robertson is a trusted partner of choice in the education sector, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality projects across the UK.

"We look forward to continuing our close working relationship with hub North Scotland and the local authorities as together we take these projects to the next stage to finalise design and prepare for delivery."

Richard Park, Chief Executive of hub North Scotland, said: "This is a key moment for the North Schools Programme in reaching the preferred bidder stage for our main contractors. A huge amount of work has already been undertaken by our local authority partners and our supply chain on progressing these projects.

"This collaboration has allowed our partners to share best practice, knowledge and resources to achieve their aims and has also helped simply key elements which will bring cost, time and quality benefits in delivering these projects."

The Hazelhead, Brae, and Mull projects will receive significant funding from the Scottish Government's Learning Estate Investment Programme Phase 3 (LEIP3).