Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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The Framework Agreement will be available to ALL public sector Contracting Authorities in general as defined at Part 1, paragraph 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, all public sectors requiring access to this framework agreement are detailed in the OJEU notice (Client Organisations). The main aim of the framework is to introduce competition in to the market alongside existing consortia framework providers. The framework will allow Client Organisations to direct appoint a Contractor or appoint following a further competition. (Further details will be provided within the specification) The framework will be available for all Academies, main stream Schools and Colleges still under Local Authority control to use and will be open to use by all other public sector bodies in the UK. The main aim of the framework is to introduce competition and give a European Procurement Regulations Compliant route to market for all public sector bodies to use. The framework agreement will be open for the use of all UK Public Sector Bodies to include but not limited to; The Science and Technology Facilities Council, The Medical Research Council, The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, The Economic and Social Research Council, The Natural Environment Research Council, The Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, The UKSBS Ltd, Central Government Departments and their Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Voluntary Sector Charities, and/or other private organisations acting as managing agents or procuring on behalf of these UK bodies. Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-285768 Local Authorities www.openlylocal.com/councils/all National Parks Authorities http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/ Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Children, Schools and Families including Schools, Universities and Colleges but not Independent Schools http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml Police Forces in the United Kingdom http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs NHS Bodies England http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspxhttp://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspxhttp://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/OtherListing.aspx Hospices in the UK http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice/uk-hospice-and-palliative-care-services/ Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ http://www.oscr.org.uk/ http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/ Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm www.cas.org.uk http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/ Scottish Government http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home Scottish Parliament http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/abouttheparliament/27110.aspx Scottish Local Authorities http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Government/councils http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/AboutUs/OurMembers/AssociateMembers.aspx Scottish Agencies, NDPBs http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Scottish NHS Bodies http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/NHS-Workforce/NHS-Boards Scottish Further and Higher Education Bodies www.apuc-scot.ac.uk http://www.sfc.ac.uk/about_the_council/council_funded_institutions/WhoWeFundUniversities.aspx http://www.sfc.ac.uk/about_the_council/council_funded_institutions/WhoWeFundColleges.aspx Scottish Police http://www.scottish.police.uk/ Scottish Housing Associations http://www.sfha.co.uk/component/option,com_membersdir/Itemid,149/view,membersdir/ The Scotland Office http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/scotlandoffice/33.30.html Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) — Scotland http://www.esystems.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/register/reg_pub_dsp.search Scottish Schools Primary Schools http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isprimaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search Secondary Schools http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=issecondaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search Special Schools http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isspecial&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search Welsh Public Bodies National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Local Authorities, and all bodies covered by: http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-links.htm http://new.wales.gov.uk/about/civilservice/directorates/?lang=en Schools http://wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/about/reference/schooladdress Universities http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/english/study/wales_universities/wales_universities.aspx FE Colleges http://www.collegeswales.ac.uk/en-GB/wales_colleges-42.aspx Welsh Government Sponsored Bodies http://wales.gov.uk/about/recruitment/ouropportunities/publicapps/pubb NHS Wales http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Authority/Resources/Resources_Download.aspx?id=15326 Social Care Wales http://www.wlga.gov.uk/authorities. NI Public Bodies Northern Ireland Government Departments http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/az2.htm Schools in Northern Ireland http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/facts-and-figures-new/education-statistics/32_statistics_and_research-numbersofschoolsandpupils_pg/32_statistics_and_research-schoolleveldata_pg/statistics_and_research-school_enrolment_1112.htm Universities in Northern Ireland http://www.deni.gov.uk/links.htm Health and Social care in Northern Ireland http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=boards http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=agencies http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=councils Northern Ireland Housing Associations http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/contacts/contacts-az.htm/housing-associations-contact Police Service of Northern Ireland http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm The National Citizen Service (NCS) https://www.ncsyes.co.uk/contact Post Office Ltd Public Health England Natural Resource Wales www.gov.co.uk NDPBs Sports England — http://www.sportengland.org/ Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/about/Pages/authoritiesandtrusts.aspx http://www.wao.gov.uk/reportsandpublications/nationalreports.asp The framework agreement will be established for a period of 3 years from 1st April 2016, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 1 year, based on satisfactory performance.