Construction work

Tender description

This framework will be open to all public sector organisations for delivery of construction projects as set out below: — SW England: 2 000 000 GBP and above, — SE England: 4 000 000 GBP and above, — London: 5 000 000 GBP and above. By exception, there may be some projects below these values. There may potentially be projects in excess of 200 000 000 GBP. The framework will be available for all types of construction work, construct only or design and construct. The framework will include pre-construction and post contract construction services for the management and development of projects using the principles of 2 stage open book. This SCF 4 is the fourth generation of construction frameworks that have been in place across Southern England since 2006. This framework will be open to all public sector organisations in SW England for construction works over 2 000 000 GBP in value. By exception, there may be some projects below this value. There may potentially be projects in excess of 200 000 000 GBP. The framework is available for all types of construction work, construct only or design and construct. The framework will include pre-construction and post contract construction services for the management and development of projects. The main areas of activity comprise individual projects or programmes for new build work and/or extensions and/or improvements and/or renovations and/or major reinstatement and repairs and/or building site infrastructure works including a range of buildings across local and central government and other Public Bodies ranging from green-field to complex inner-city sites. These works may also at times include drainage, roads, flood defence, contamination remediation and laying services infrastructure. This arrangement can be used for a range of projects for buildings owned or used by Government Departments and Government Agencies as well as other operational establishments and premises used by similar public services providers. The framework will be able to be fully utilised for projects funded by national and European grants. The framework may at times also be used by non Public Body organisations which may need to use the framework to comply with conditions associated with the use of Public Funds for these projects. Works may include any building construction work undertaken by the participating organisations, their facilitating agencies or sub users acting with or on their behalf. Programmes are emerging from major schools and further education programmes, the care sector, civic office developments, leisure, or programmes for police and fire authorities, and major development site infrastructure. The works can be new build or refurbishment, situated in green-field brown-field or complex inner-city sites.They include but are not limited to (as examples): — libraries, — social services properties, — social housing, — Social care properties, — schools (including all faith, maintained ‘Free’ schools and Academies), — museums, — sport and leisure facilities, — infrastructure works, — offices, — associated enabling works, — further education colleges, — new public sector housing developments, — police service buildings, — universities, — fire service buildings, — transport building/facilities, — emergency services buildings, — community buildings, — health service buildings, — economic developments — recipients of local authority, regional, national or European grants, — central government department developments, — third sector projects, — extra care housing. Exclusively major civil engineering works such as highways, major bridges or coastal works are not be included(unless as part of enabling works aligned with a significant SCF project). Construction companies selected to join the Southern Construction Framework are highly competent in terms of working collaboratively, working very closely and openly with SCF client organisations and other partners and providing clear project support throughout the ‘pre-construction period'. The Authority has appointed the 10 top scoring suppliers to this lot. SCF follows the principles and practice of the Government Construction Strategy (2011), the Industrial Strategy for Construction (Construction 2025), and guidance to new models of construction procurement, specifically 2 stage open book, which was published in January 2014 (Link below). https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275722/Two_Stage_Open_Book_Guidance.pdf This framework will be open to all public sector organisations in SE England for construction works over 4 000 000 GBP in value. By exception, there may be some projects below this value. There may potentially be projects in excess of 200 000 000 GBP. The framework is available for all types of construction work, construct only or design and construct. The framework will include pre-construction and post contract construction services for the management and development of projects. The main areas of activity comprise individual projects or programmes for new build work and/or extensions and/or improvements and/or renovations and/or major reinstatement and repairs and/or building site infrastructure works including a range of buildings across local and central government and other Public Bodies ranging from green-field to complex inner-city sites. These works may also at times include drainage,roads, flood defence, contamination remediation and laying services infrastructure. This arrangement can be used for a range of projects for buildings owned or used by Government Departments and Government Agencies as well as other operational establishments and premises used by similar public services providers. The framework will be able to be fully utilised for projects funded by national and European grants. The framework may at times also be used by non Public Body organisations which may need to use the framework to comply with conditions associated with the use of Public Funds for these projects. Works may include any building construction work undertaken by the participating organisations, their facilitating agencies or sub users acting with or on their behalf. Programmes are emerging from major schools and further education programmes, the care sector, civic office developments, leisure, or programmes for police and fire authorities, and major development site infrastructure. The works can be new build or refurbishment, situated in green-field brown-field or complex inner-city sites.They include but are not limited to (as examples): — libraries, — social services properties, — social housing, — Social care properties, — schools (including all faith, maintained “Free” schools and Academies), — museums, — sport and leisure facilities, — infrastructure works, — offices, — associated enabling works, — further education colleges, — new public sector housing developments, — police service buildings, — universities, — fire service buildings, — transport building/facilities, — emergency services buildings, — community buildings, — health service buildings, — economic developments — recipients of local authority, regional, national or European grants, — central government department developments, — third sector projects, — extra care housing. Exclusively major civil engineering works such as highways, major bridges or coastal works are not be included(unless as part of enabling works aligned with a significant SCF project). Construction companies selected to join the Southern Construction Framework are highly competent in terms of working collaboratively, working very closely and openly with SCF client organisations and other partners and providing clear project support throughout the ‘pre-construction period'. The Authority has appointed the 8 top scoring suppliers to this lot. SCF follows the principles and practice of the Government Construction Strategy (2011), the Industrial Strategy for Construction (Construction 2025), and guidance to new models of construction procurement, specifically 2 stage open book, which was published in January 2014 (Link below). https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275722/Two_Stage_Open_Book_Guidance.pdf This framework will be open to all public sector organisations in London for construction works over 5 000 000 GBP in value. By exception, there may be some projects below this value. There may potentially be projects in excess of 200 000 000 GBP. The framework is available for all types of construction work, construct only or design and construct. The framework will include pre-construction and post contract construction services for the management and development of projects. The main areas of activity comprise individual projects or programmes for new build work and/or extensions and/or improvements and/or renovations and/or major reinstatement and repairs and/or building site infrastructure works including a range of buildings across local and central government and other Public Bodies ranging from green-field to complex inner-city sites. These works may also at times include drainage,roads, flood defence, contamination remediation and laying services infrastructure. This arrangement can be used for a range of projects for buildings owned or used by Government Departments and Government Agencies as well as other operational establishments and premises used by similar public services providers. The framework will be able to be fully utilised for projects funded by national and European grants. The framework may at times also be used by non Public Body organisations which may need to use the framework to comply with conditions associated with the use of Public Funds for these projects. Works may include any building construction work undertaken by the participating organisations, their facilitating agencies or sub users acting with or on their behalf. Programmes are emerging from major schools and further education programmes, the care sector, civic office developments, leisure, or programmes for police and fire authorities, and major development site infrastructure. The works can be new build or refurbishment, situated in green-field brown-field or complex inner-city sites.They include but are not limited to (as examples): — libraries, — social services properties, — social housing, — Social care properties, — schools (including all faith, maintained ‘Free’ schools and Academies), — museums, — sport and leisure facilities, — infrastructure works, — offices, — associated enabling works, — further education colleges, — new public sector housing developments, — police service buildings, — universities, — fire service buildings, — transport building/facilities, — emergency services buildings, — community buildings, — health service buildings, — economic developments — recipients of local authority, regional, national or European grants, — central government department developments, — third sector projects, — extra care housing. Exclusively major civil engineering works such as highways, major bridges or coastal works are not be included(unless as part of enabling works aligned with a significant SCF project). Construction companies selected to join the Southern Construction Framework are highly competent in terms of working collaboratively, working very closely and openly with SCF client organisations and other partners and providing clear project support throughout the ‘pre-construction period'. The Authority has appointed the 8 top scoring suppliers to this Lot. SCF follows the principles and practice of the Government Construction Strategy (2011), the Industrial Strategy for Construction (Construction 2025), and guidance to new models of construction procurement, specifically 2 stage open book, which was published in January 2014 (Link below). https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275722/Two_Stage_Open_Book_Guidance.pdf