Hundreds of development trade jobs are in danger as ISG, a development group that builds prisons and police stations, faces imminent collapse.
Sky Information has learnt that Whitehall officers are lining up Metropolis advisers to work on contingency plans for ISG, which is anticipated to formally appoint directors on Friday.
EY is on standby to deal with the insolvency proceedings.
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Development trade sources mentioned that authorities officers have been carefully monitoring the disaster at ISG, which is anticipated to be the most important casualty within the sector since Carillion collapsed in 2018.
ISG employs about 2400 folks and counts Apple, Barclays and Google amongst its personal sector purchasers within the UK.
Additionally it is understood to be concerned in development initiatives for main Metropolis regulation corporations together with Addleshaw Goddard.
One insider mentioned that EY could be appointed as administrator to eight ISG entities, together with ISG Central Providers and ISG Inside Providers.
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The accountancy agency is alleged to have been scrambling to discover a purchaser for the corporate after a South African bidder pulled out of talks a number of days in the past.
ISG is owned by Cathexis, a Texan-based investor.
EY and the Cupboard Workplace declined to remark.
