Published date: 17 December 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 7 January 2021, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction-related services - 71500000

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

    • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

HSE/T3770

Published date

17 December 2020

Closing date

7 January 2021

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

17 January 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015, also known as CDM Regulations or CDM 2015, came into force on 6 April 2015. They govern the way construction projects of all sizes and types are planned in Great Britain. The principal designer role was introduced by the CDM 2015 regulations. They are appointed by the client to take the lead in planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating health and safety during the pre-construction phase (design and planning stage) of a project.

Principal designers have an important role in influencing how risks to health and safety are managed throughout a project. Design decisions made during the pre-construction phase have a significant influence in ensuring the project is delivered in a way that secures the health and safety of everyone affected by the work.

This review goes above the evaluation that is required by the Post Implementation Review PIR for CDM which focuses on a response to the original Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) and looks at the structural changes that should have occurred within the industry arising from this new role.

One of the principal findings of the PIR was that the anticipated cost savings that were expected to arise from the introduction of the PD had yet to materialise. Several speculative reasons for this had been put forward. CD Sector needs to have greater understanding of what is driving behaviours in this area and how the role is functioning at present. This is to provide a basis for effective policy development and inform strategic considerations related to wider industry change associated with the Grenfell fire and the creation of a new Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

The aim of the project is to enhance CD's understanding of how the PD role is being embedded within construction projects of all sizes.

More information

Additional text

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About the buyer

Address

Redgrave Court,Merton Road
BOOTLE
L20 7HS
England

Email

tenders@hse.gov.uk

Website

www.hse.gov.uk