North West Contractor Framework

Tender description

For full details please view Find A Tender Service (FaTS) Contract Notice reference: 2021/S 000-012131 and the Procurement Documents. Oldham Council as the Contracting Authority in partnership with Procure Partnerships has let a North West Contractor Framework, which may be used to award contracts for Oldham Council's pipeline of works and is accessible by North West public sector bodies / 'Contracting Authorities' as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Procure Partnerships have successfully been operating and delivering a North West Contractor Framework across the North West of England for the past three years supporting with the procurement and delivery of over 100 construction projects within this period. Users of the Framework will be able to procure works with associated services (e.g., new build, refurbishment, fit out, infrastructure, single site/project works or multi site projects/ programmes of works) thereunder on the basis of established fixed Contractor overhead and profit rates, and hourly rates. Projects may be of Design and Build or Build Only in nature, under a Two Stage or Single Stage procurement route, embracing both NEC and JCT forms of contract, in compliance with the restrictions on and full freedoms for the range of works and building types provided by the CPV codes fully detailed in the FaTS Contract Notice referenced above. On the same basis, the Framework includes infrastructure works Lots; construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork. Potential Framework users may include North West; Schools, Academies, Colleges, Universities, Blue Light/Emergency Services, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Health and Social Care Bodies, Housing Associations, Libraries and Museums, Registered Charities, Government Departments, Leisure Providers, Clinical Commissioning Groups. A Framework go-live date of 1st April 2022 is planned. The Framework is therefore anticipated to expire in March 2026. The Framework comprises of 8 Lots: 5 for construction and 3 for infrastructure, each defined by value band. Any indicative Framework value provided is a forecast estimate informed by historical data and anticipated future demand and cannot be guaranteed. Procurement documents were issued and returned through the Council's e-tendering portal: The Chest/Proactis (www.the-chest.org.uk). Project reference: DN535239. Additional information: 1. Any values stated are exclusive of VAT. 2. It is not possible to indicate the value of each award or even Framework Lot. The total estimated value of the Framework over its term, however it may be spread across all of the Lots, is £1.8bn. 3. Economic Operator/Contractor addresses/locations stated refer to registered office addresses which may be different to their operational address for the purpose of works which may be delivered under the Framework. 4. A single bidder may have been awarded a place on multiple lots, For clarity, below are the number of tenders received and framework places awarded per individual Lot tendered: Lot 1 - 16 bids received - 9 framework places awarded Lot 2 - 21 bids received - 9 framework places awarded Lot 3 - 19 bids received - 9 framework places awarded Lot 4 - 14 bids received - 8 framework places awarded Lot 5 - 10 bids received - 8 framework places awarded Lot 6 - 12 bids received - 8 framework places awarded Lot 7 - 8 bids received - 5 framework places awarded Lot 8 - 4 bids received - 3 framework places awarded Only public sector bodies/ Contracting Authorities within the North West of England (NUTS code UKD) will be able to use the Framework, and this interpretation must be applied to all source references made in the procurement documents. For details please refer to the original Contracts Finder Opportunity notice and/or Find A Tender Service notice.