Published date: 17 April 2023

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 18 May 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Concrete products - 44114200

  • Piling - 44212400

  • Timber roof trusses - 44232000

    • Ground-stabilisation work - 45111230

    • Ground-drainage work - 45111240

    • Landscaping work - 45112700

    • Roof works and other special trade construction works - 45260000

    • Electrical engineering installation works - 45315100

    • Insulation work - 45320000

    • Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work - 45340000

    • Mechanical installations - 45350000

    • Plastering work - 45410000

    • Installation of door and window frames - 45421110

    • Tiling work - 45431000

    • Floor laying and covering work - 45432100

    • Painting work - 45442100

    • Exterior cleaning work for buildings - 45452000

    • Street-lighting maintenance services - 50232100

Location of contract

North West

Procurement reference

ME1

Published date

17 April 2023

Closing date

18 May 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Ring Stones currently procures a range of works packages via an existing external subcontractor framework to support the delivery of investment and maintenance works. The works packages are:

• Groundworks
• Bricklaying
• Piling and ground beams
• Precast concrete floors and stairs
• Street lighting
• Timber frame
• Screeding
• Windows
• Doors
• Curtain walling
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Scaffolding
• Roofing
• Plastering
• Flooring
• Painting
• Tiling
• Cleaning
• Sealants
• Insulation
• Fencing
• Landscaping
• Line marking

The works are delivered across the East Lancashire area.

The estimated annual spend across all trades is approximately £9,000,000 excluding VAT.

Some of the key challenges faced by the current procurement framework are:

• Limited availability of contractors
• Low response rates to tendered works
• Attracting new entrants to the Ring Stones supply chain
• Making the most of the social value that exists in the Ring Stones supply chain


Ring Stones is in the early planning stages of procuring a new external subcontractor framework with an estimated go-live date of April 2024.

The new framework will be procured in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The key objectives of the new framework are:

• To obtain Value for Money
• To comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
• To procure works packages efficiently and economically
• To maximise the delivery Social Value that directly benefits our communities

The objectives of the Preliminary Market Engagement are to:

• Determine market capacity and drivers
• Establish potential Bidder interest in the new framework
• Discuss procurement options
• Establish key risks and opportunities
• Shape the content of the procurement documentation
• Design a procurement process that is aligned with market capacity and appetite

This Preliminary Market Engagement is being administered on behalf of Ring Stones by Clarity Procurement Solutions Limited.

Further details of this Preliminary Market Engagement can be found in the attached Preliminary Market Engagement Brief.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nathan Liptrot

Address

Clarity Procurement Solutions Limited
The Old Police Station, 82 High Street, Golborne
Warrington
WA3 3DA
England

Telephone

01942725438

Email

nathan@clarityprocurement.co.uk