Speedy will provide tools and equipment across EA’s network of depots, including safety, survey and lifting gear. It is the first time the government body has put in place a national agreement for tool and equipment hire.

It is Speedy’s third large supplier deal in as many months, following a £3.5m, one-year preferred supplier agreement with services, maintenance and building group Interserve and a two-year, £6m sole supplier agreement with mechanical and electrical contractor Southern Electric Contracting.