Battle starts for £600m YORbuild minor works deal
The bid race has started for places on procurement body YORbuild’s minor works framework, expected to account for £600m of spending over the next four years.
The third generation framework will align with the Government Construction Playbook and the Value Toolkit due to be launched by the Construction Innovation Hub later this year.
It is being divided into five regional lots across Yorkshire, with each region spilt into three project type lots.
YORbuild 3 minor works lots
Regions: North West Yorkshire; North East Yorkshire; East; West; South
Work up to £1mProjects £1-£4mNew housing up to 25 units
Around a dozen firms will be appointed to each lot.
This time around during saelection greater emphasis will be placed on MMC/off-site solutions, carbon reduction/ net zero targets and a more enhanced sustainability offer.
It will run for four years with an option to extend for a further period of two years to allow the appointed contractors adequate time to recoup their significant initial investment.
Tenders are to be returned by 17 December for evaluation with the new line-up of firms expected to be announced in summer 2022.
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Offsite Homes Alliance courts firms for £4bn MMC framework
An alliance of social landlords in the North aiming to deliver 10,000 offsite homes per year is starting market testing ahead on launching the tender for a £4bn framework.
The alliance which was formed this year now boasts 23 housing associations and regsitered providers among its membership., largely based in the North of England.
Great Places Housing Group, acting as the main procurement body, is now soft market testing suppliers ahead of inviting tenders next month.
This will involve evaluating the current OSHA designs and zero carbon roadmap with its prospective MMC supply chain.
OSHA has designed a short questionnaire that is available to download here.
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BAM Nuttall names new major projects MD
BAM Nuttall has promoted Richard Prime to become managing director of Major Projects.
Prime, who has been with the firm for 20 years, fills the role vacated by Ian Parish who stepped up to become interim MD last month.
The board rejig follows the departure of Adrian Savory, BAM Nuttall’s chief executive last month after just 14 in the top job after around 26 years with BAM Nuttall.
Prime , who was previously divisional director of major projects, will lead BAM Nuttall’s teams, working in collaboration, to design and build infrastructure projects like HS2 main works and the Silvertown Tunnel in London.
The management line-up at BAM Nuttall is: Ian Parish (MD), Martin Bellamy (MD, Regions), Alan Cox (MD, Transport), Richard Prime, (MD, Major Projects), Ian Phillpot (Finance Director), Richard Reddell (Commercial Director), Richard Lewis (People and Performance Director) and David McGowan (Business Excellence Director).
