Offsite Construction Solutions
Summary
Provides public sector organisations with the design, fabrication, physical delivery, construction or installation and maintenance of modular buildings, as well as direct access to manufacturers for a complete range of offsite construction solutions.
Description
Offsite Construction Solutions (OCS) will replace our modular building solutions agreement. It will have an increased scope and will continue to provide you with a simple, low-cost way to achieve your offsite solution needs.
The services provided by this agreement will offer you an alternative to a traditionally built environment. You will be able to buy or lease offsite solutions that are designed and manufactured to your particular specification.
Suppliers will manufacture solutions off site and will physically deliver them to your site for installation reducing disruption and lead time.
The agreement will be the ‘go to’ place in the event of a national or local need for temporary building.
Benefits
- uses technology and modern methods of construction (MMC) to promote innovation and efficiency
- supports sustainable industry, prompt payment, social value and carbon net zero initiatives
- applies the principles of the construction playbook
- offers a complete ‘turn key’ package solution, which means you can access everything you need for your offsite construction solution through this agreement
- we approve successful suppliers using a thorough selection process
- customers can choose from a variety of different contracts, these are:
- New Engineering Contract (NEC)
- Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)
- Project Partnering Contract (PC2000)
- Term Alliance Contract (TAC-1)
- provides value for money
- standard prices: this means that the maximum prices for this agreement are fixed for the first two years of the framework agreement contract
- you may be able to ensure further price reductions by running a further competition or through early contractor involvement and effective risk management in direct award
- lot structure opens up opportunities to SMEs to bid for public sector contracts
- supports the use of whole life cost approaches in public sector spending (takes into account the total cost of a product or service over its lifetime)
Product types
To be decided after market engagement.
Market engagement
We will be holding customer and supplier events throughout 2022.
These events will help us to understand your offsite construction needs, especially around the buying and implementing of services.
Check this page for updates on our plans for further engagement.
Important links
| Prior Information Notice (PIN) | Read PIN |
| Contract notice in OJEU | Not available yet |
| Tender documents | Not available yet |
Timeline
| Activity | Estimated dates |
| Pre-market engagement | January to February 2022 |
| Drafting of procurement documents | May 2022 |
| Publication of OJEU notice | July 2022 |
| Framework award | January 2023 |