Published date: 5 February 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£468,146

Procurement reference

HCA001-DN448236-95844907

Published date

5 February 2020

Closing date

6 January 2020

Contract start date

4 February 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Homes England wants to provide a body of verifiable data on the performance of different types of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). At present there is not enough impartial information widely available to give the industry the confidence to widely increase the uptake of MMC. To remedy this Homes England is encouraging developers to commit to advanced levels of MMC on eight sites totalling almost 1,500 homes. As a condition of the development of this land we are mandating that the sites will have to be subject to research and performance monitoring to understand the benefits (and the potential draw backs) of delivering housing using different types of MMC technology.
This study will provide a body of research which can answer the questions frequently asked by housebuilders, contractors, commissioners, financers, insurers, etc... as regards issues such as cost of delivery, the energy performance of MMC homes, the prevalence of delivery defects, material wastage levels, etc... by monitoring the projects from foundations through to one-year post occupancy.
This data and analysis needs to be in a format that can be readily shared with industry, local & national government and other interested parties to provide clear evidence on how MMC performs against traditional build. It is intended that this landmark study provides a template for how the industry and other partners can measure the performance of MMC in the future, creating a substantial body of data and encouraging the uptake of MMC more widely.
Beyond measuring the physical benefits of MMC, Homes England would also like to analyse the costs and monetised benefits in order to better understand the economic rationale for MMC.

Award information

Awarded date

3 February 2020

Contract start date

4 February 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£468,146

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Atkins Limited

Address

KT18 5BW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

11 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1EE
England

Email

etendering@homesengland.gov.uk