This framework will be open to all public sector organizations in South East 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 200m GBP.
The framework will be available for all types of construction work, construct only or design and construct. The framework will include pre and post contract construction services for the management and development of projects.
The main areas of activity will 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 to 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 will be used for a range of projects to buildings owned or used by Government Departments and Government Agencies as well as other operational establishments and premises used by similar public services providers.
It is intended that 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 will not be included (unless as part of enabling works aligned with a significant SCF projects
Construction companies selected to join the Southern Construction Framework will be expected to be highly competent in terms of working collaboratively, working very closely and openly with established client organisations and other partners and providing clear project support throughout the ‘pre construction period'.
SCF will follow 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 Two 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
The Authority will appoint up to 8 of the top scoring suppliers to this Lot. However in the event that two or more suppliers score equal at 8th place, then the Authority reserves the right to appoint both / all 8th place ranked suppliers to the framework.
