• simplicity: a simple 6 lot structure, encompassing an increased range of premanufactured building turnkey solutions within a single, consolidated agreement
• efficiency: promotes the standardisation of building design across large portfolios of government infrastructure, therefore enabling greater time and cost-saving efficiencies through the project lifecycle, saving the taxpayer money
• supporting SME’s: the new agreement aims to make it easier for clients to contract with SME organisations, with 62% of suppliers being classed as an SME
• With 29 suppliers,  including a number of industry consortiums, this agreement is opening up greater opportunity to resource multiple and larger scale projects and programmes
• flexibility: public sector contracting terms and conditions create an easier, more flexible route to market, tailorable to customers’ specific operational needs
• value for money: suppliers have been selected using a combination of both qualitative and commercial measures, providing assurance to customers that the framework provides access to the lowest cost suppliers in the market
• social value and sustainability: customers can request that suppliers tailor their offer to match their social value priorities
• continuously improving services: we  work with a dedicated user group throughout the life of the framework agreement contract to improve service delivery, share best practices, and incorporate new industry developments and regulatory requirements

Offsite Construction Solutions is a Framework Alliance Contract (FAC-1), which prioritises collaboration, early contractor engagement and performance management. This has the potential to reduce costs, shorten project timescales and reduce health and safety incidents on sites.

It supports the principles of the Government’s Construction Playbook to drive maximum efficiency from public sector contracts whilst ensuring the sustainability and improvement of the construction industry.

Under FAC, subcontractors have to sign up to the main supplier’s terms and conditions, increasing transparency and peace of mind for public sector customers. It also allows customers to select different suppliers to work collaboratively, with shared success factors, to drive efficiencies at project and programme level.

Through FAC, we aim to encourage more collaborative working and partnering to deliver innovative ways of working to our customers, on time and to budget.

Become an Alliance Member

To use our framework you must become an Alliance Member. There is no joining fee and no commitment or obligation to procure from the Framework Alliance Contract.

You can run a further competition or direct award, enabling you to address urgent or unplanned requirements quickly and cost effectively, as well as providing longer term offsite construction solutions.

Offsite Construction Solutions customers can procure both permanent and hire solutions through 6 sector-led lots (11 sub-lots in total):

Lot 1 – General Built Estate including Education

• 1.1 £0m > £15m  Purchase and £0m> Hire of 3D turnkey solutions
• 1.2 £15m > 3D Turnkey Solutions purchase only
• 1.3 £0m > 2D Turnkey Solutions purchase only

Lot 2 – Healthcare

• 2.1 £0m >  Purchase and £0m> Hiren3D Turnkey solutions only
• 2.2 £0m > 2D Turnkey Solutions purchase only

Lot 3 – Residential 

• Residential properties

Lot 4 – Justice

• 4.1. 3D turnkey solutions
• 4.2 2D turnkey solutions

Lot 5 – Defence

• 5.1 3D turnkey solutions
• 5.2 2D turnkey solutions

Lot 6 – Thermal Efficiency Upgrades

• Thermal efficiency upgrades

Visit the framework page.