Framework for Council House Delivery Programme

Tender description

This Framework is to appoint a Contractor for Durham County Council's Council House Delivery Programme. There remains a need for more affordable homes across County Durham and on the 12th July 2023 Durham County Council Cabinet agreed an updated business plan for the Council House Delivery Programme. The Framework will be let as a sole supplier agreement with a number one ranked contractor, with two further contractors held in reserve. The number one placed contractor will have first discussion over any subsequent scheme. Following the Tender process, the main Contractor will enter into a PCSA for the First Project which will be Greenwood Avenue and Portland Avenue and will work with the Council and their Technical Advisor, Identity Consult, to develop a contract sums within the Council's budget. These contract sums will utilise any costs fixed during this tender process. Future sites will follow the same process but with the inflation mechanism set out in this tender applied where applicable to the costs in order to agree a contract sum Lot 1: The budget figure is an indication only and is subject to the funding, budgets and all extensions being undertaken for the framework