18/10/2021: This agreement replaces the Construction Products Consumables and Materials agreement. It will run for a fixed 4 years and there will be no options to extend.
Building Materials and Equipment
UK government departments, devolved administrations and the wider public sector can access a range of building materials, equipment and associated services.
We have awarded a total of 36 suppliers across 9 lots to provide the following services:
- heating and electrical products
- domestic kitchens
- paints and solvents
- flooring
- tool and plant sale and hire
- protective wear
This agreement brings together industry with the end user to promote collaborative working practices. It is 1 of 4 agreements that form the CCS integrated strategy for construction along with:
- Construction Professional Services (RM6165)
- Modular Buildings (RM6014)
- Construction Works and Associated Services (RM6088)
The terms and conditions for this agreement are under the Framework Alliance Contract (FAC-1). This is a flexible, standard form contract that helps to merge teams into an alliance and provides customers with improved results from using an agreement.
This agreement will run for 4 years with no option to extend.
- fast access to market provides you with the choice and flexibility of different contract types
- provides ‘standard boilerplate amendments’ for central government to:
- make sure that there is consistency with the latest government policies
- reduce the need for unnecessary drafting
- create a more efficient and standardised approach>
- takes into consideration the new Construction Products Regulator
- we have made changes within the agreement to adopt their recommendations
- includes agreed ‘success measures’ which we will use to measure suppliers’ performance
- customers can also use the templated success measures and can amend them to suit their needs
- we will manage agreement performance and fulfil the role of alliance manager on each lot, to make sure there is continuous service improvement
- strong focus on social value and customers can measure the outcomes using the Themes Outcomes and Measures (TOMS) agreement
- evolving core list of products: the core list of products will be regularly reviewed with suppliers so that it reflects developments in the market and customer demand
- this core list is also available through the Government eMarketplace
- supplier focus on the government’s strategic priorities related to sustainability and the environment, such as the Greening Government Commitments Strategy
Carbon Reduction Plans (Public Procurement Notice 06/21)
Some of the suppliers for this agreement have agreed to comply with the Procurement Policy Note 06/21: 'Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts'. If a supplier has published a carbon reduction plan, you can find it on their individual supplier details page.
There are 36 suppliers on this agreement
- Lot 1: Heavy Building Materials And One Stop Shop
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- Lot 2: Plumbing, Heating And Bathrooms
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- Lot 3: Electrical Products
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- Lot 4: Paints And Solvents
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- Lot 5: Flooring
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- Lot 6: Kitchens (Domestic)
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- Lot 7: Personal Protective Equipment (Workwear, General And Specialist)
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- Lot 8: Building And Construction Tools & Equipment - Purchase
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- Lot 9: Building And Construction Tools & Equipment - Hire
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You can buy from this agreement using:
Further competition will take around 4 to 6 weeks to complete, depending on the size and scale of your need. You should keep this in mind if you plan to use this route to market. You also have the option to use E-auctions.
You can use our CCS eSourcing portal to run your further competition. If this is your first time using our eSourcing suite, you will need to register an account.
If you have already registered, sign in to your eSourcing account.
To buy through this agreement you will need to:
- decide which lot(s) best fit your needs
- if you need any help with this, contact the team
- register as an additional client with CCS by completing the registration form
- once completed, you will need to email the registration document to our customer service centre
- there is no joining fee and no commitment even after registering
- to use this agreement the additional client will also need to complete an additional client user agreement form
- once completed, you will need to email the form to our customer service centre.
- you will then receive an additional client (customer) reference number
- you should put your reference number on all your communication between suppliers and ourselves
- you should follow the procedures set out in Schedule 4 which is also contained within our full customer guidance document
- place an order using the appropriate project contract listed below
- the contracts are also listed in paragraph 5, Schedule 5 of the Framework Alliance Contract
- complete the award notification form
- if appropriate, you can also complete the case study form
- Return your completed award notification form and case study form (if appropriate) by email to CCS
Choosing your contract
You can use the following contracts under this agreement:
- new engineering contract (NEC 4): used for the local and international buying and supply of high-value goods and associated services
- joint contracts tribunal (JCT): designed for smaller and simple construction and is suitable for projects provided through the traditional or conventional method
- Scottish building contract committee (SBCC): where the work involved is simple and designed by or on behalf of the employer
- term alliance contract (Tac-1): can be used to provide any type or size of works, services or supplies
- Materials purchase order short form:
- materials purchase order short form this form should be used for one-off purchases with suppliers where a long-term contract is not needed. Simply print out this form and send it to the supplier with the purchase order, quoting the ACUA reference number you have been provided with
- materials supply / supply and install conditions
- equipment hire agreement
- RM6157 Customer guide V10
- RM6157 Additional client user agreement v4
- RM6157 Attachment 1a specification part 1 service v1.1
- RM6157 Attachment 1b specification part 2 technical v1.0
- RM6157 Award notification form v4
- RM6157 Building materials framework alliance contract v1.1
- RM6157 Equipment hire agreement v1.0
- RM6157 Expression of interest template v1
- RM6157 Materials purchase order short form conditions V2.0
- RM6157 Materials supply and install conditions longer form v1.1
- RM6157 Registration form v3
- RM6157 Draft standard boilerplate amendments install conditions LF v1.0
- RM6157 Draft standard boilerplate amendments JCT SBCC minor works v1.0
- RM6157 Draft standard boilerplate amendments NEC4 SC v1.0
- RM6157 Draft standard boilerplate amendments TAC V 1.0
- RM6157 Customer knowledge hub joining instructions V2