Revealed: City of Edinburgh Council consultant spending contracts

During 2017/18, £5.6 million was spent on consultants for the running of council services, while almost £2.8 million was paid to experts for capital projects including new school buildings.

These are the top contracts awarded by the council

Here’s the top contracts awarded by the City of Edinburgh Council

n Ernst & Young £1,938,372 – “gainshare fee for benchmarking” in helping council meet savings.

n Turner & Townsend £719,380 – project and commercial management for Edinburgh tram extension.

n Atkins Ltd £466,905 – technical advice on tram extension.

n Arcadis LLP £399,114 – asset management strategy.

n Thomas & Adamson £352,501 – project management and design for Meadowbank Sports Centre and new Boroughmuir High School.

n Aecom Limited £320,384 – Burnshot Bridge demolition, design and various pedestrian crossings.

n Aecom Limited £270,040 – civil and structural engineers for schools and nurseries.

n Holmes Miller Ltd £256,267 – architects for St John’s Primary school and Meadowbank Sports Centre.

n Pricewaterhouse Coopers £212,303 – internal audit.

n Currie & Brown £167,512 – North Bridge surveying and design.

n Hickton Consultants £145,041 – various 21st century homes projects.

n Anturas Consulting £139,000 – Edinburgh Tram extension and Water of Leith flood prevention.

n Steer Davies & Gleave £131,556 – traffic model for Edinburgh tram extension.

n Scott Bennett Associates £114,202 – structural Surveys and investigations into PPP1 schools.

n WYG Environment Planning Transport £110,740 – George Street and first New Town consultancy design work for proposed city centre transformation.

n Ernst & Young £105,660 – professional services for a zero waste project.

n Currie & Brown £104,388 – technical advice to support asset management strategy.