Framework Agreement for Major Construction Works

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified contractors to join a four year framework agreement for delivery of major contracts/project within the council. The framework agreement will be divided into two lots based on value.

Lot 1 - £150,000 - £649,999

Lot 2 - £650 and above

Tenderers can bid for one or both lot, provided they pass the requirement for either one or both lots.

Under the Framework Agreement the Authority and other Users will have the option to call-off contracts with framework contractors as and when works are required, via direct award using rotation call off process or via a mini competition as desired by the users. All requirement with a value over the PCR threshold for works (£5,336,937 (inclusive of VAT), will have to be via a mini competition. Bidders should note that, under the Framework Agreement, neither the Authority nor any other User shall be under any obligation to call-off contracts with framework contractors. However, where call off value exceeds the PCR threshold for works, it must be a mini competition, and this is applicable for all framework users.

The framework will have an estimated total value of £140m over the four-year term of the agreement.

Indicative annual spend per lot:

Lot 1 – Estimated Value over Framework Term £5m to £21m

Lot 2 – Estimated Value over Framework Term £50m to £117m

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified contractors to join a four year framework agreement for delivery of major contracts/project within the council. The framework agreement will be divided into two lots based on value.

Lot 1 - £150,000 - £649,999

Lot 2 - £650 and above

Tenderers can bid for one or both lot, provided they pass the requirement for either one or both lots.

Under the Framework Agreement the Authority and other Users will have the option to call-off contracts with framework contractors as and when works are required, via direct award using rotation call off process or via a mini competition as desired by the users. All requirement with a value over the PCR threshold for works (£5,336,937 (inclusive of VAT), will have to be via a mini competition. Bidders should note that, under the Framework Agreement, neither the Authority nor any other User shall be under any obligation to call-off contracts with framework contractors. However, where call off value exceeds the PCR threshold for works, it must be a mini competition, and this is applicable for all framework users.

The framework will have an estimated total value of £140m over the four-year term of the agreement.

Indicative annual spend per lot:

Lot 1 – Estimated Value over Framework Term £5m to £21m

Lot 2 – Estimated Value over Framework Term £50m to £117m Additional information: The Framework will be open to the Users listed below:

Gloucestershire County Council, District Councils, Parish and Town Councils, schools/academies, offices, libraries, day centres, care homes, fire stations and other public buildings, all public bodies including NHS, universities, colleges mainly within Gloucestershire but may include parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire.