The contractors can now bid to deliver hWS’s £15 million Tom Johnstone House development for East Dunbartonshire Council.

The project will deliver over 100 high-quality social homes in Kirkintilloch.

In a statement, the development company each contractor “demonstrated a very strong commitment to providing excellent value for money and to working collaboratively to deliver high quality developments”.

It added: “We are delighted and impressed by their enthusiasm to play a central role within hub West’s compelling best value Housing model.”

hWS has also announced that it will “maintain a relationship” with three further contractors, JR Group, Stewart and Shields and CBC.