Construction materials and associated items

Tender description

Procurement Hub are seeking applications from national suppliers of building materials and associated services who can provide high quality services using a customer focused approach particularly in the public sector to create an end to end building materials framework. The specific goods and services that may be procured under the framework will be vast and wide ranging in terms of complexity, value and scope. The framework will be in place for a period of 4 years from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2024. The supply of building materials and associated services to Procurement hub members on a national basis. The successful supplier will have the capacity to provide a one stop solution for building materials and supply a wide range of products including general building materials, plumbing and heating materials and electrical materials. It is also a requirement that suppliers will be able to source products from preferred manufacturers or third tier suppliers and supply on a cost plus handling charge basis. Materials supplied may be for a range of projects including repairs and maintenance, void works, planned maintenance, refurbishment works and construction projects (including modern methods of construction). A Member may wish to purchase materials for its own direct labour organisation (DLO) or allow access to the agreement to external contractors. The duration of the framework is intended to last for a period of 4 years. Call-offs may be made in the final year of the framework agreement which may extend the duration beyond this period. It is intended that this framework agreement will be capable of being used by other contracting authorities in UK. This procurement is being undertaken by the contracting authority for itself and as lead authority for the benefit of other organisations set out below as referred to in I.1 (without any obligation for them to participate) of the OJEU notice (and any successor body of any of the organisations listed) and for the benefit of any contracting authority that may fall within the geographical remit of this agreement.