Published date: 22 April 2021

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 22 September 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment - 50200000

  • Development services of real estate - 70110000

  • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

    • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

    • Fire-prevention services - 75251110

    • Procurement consultancy services - 79418000

    • Arbitration and conciliation services - 79422000

    • Design support services - 79933000

    • Environmental planning - 90712000

    • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

    • Environmental auditing - 90714000

    • Pollution investigation services - 90715000

    • Services related to air pollution - 90731000

    • Services related to soil pollution - 90732000

    • Services related to water pollution - 90733000

    • Marine services - 98360000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0 to £100,000,000

Procurement reference

RM6242

Published date

22 April 2021

Approach to market date

22 September 2021

Contract start date

22 October 2021

Contract end date

23 October 2023

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

RM6242 Construction Professional Services DPS

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a dynamic purchasing system for the provision of Construction Related Professional Services. It is intended the DPS will run alongside the Construction Professional Service Framework RM6165 and will be utilised by eligible Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including but not limited to, Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Housing, Charities, Not for Profit, Nuclear and Devolved Administrations and International.

This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Construction Professional Services market.

For further information on DPS procurement activity and future market engagement events please visit our CCS website on the Upcoming Deals page;

CCS is committed to developing routes to market that offer opportunities to organisations of all sizes and on the back of extensive supply chain engagement Crown Commercial Service Category Team has developed a Category Strategy that is designed to offer a wide portfolio of construction professional services at locations throughout the UK. It is envisaged that the DPS will support the construction services market regionally and allow organisations of all sizes to have access to those opportunities.

It is planned that the DPS will be live at the same time as the RM6165 framework. During market engagement Crown Commercial Service will invite suggestions and feedback on the proposed structure of the DPS from the market including industry experts, specialists, suppliers and potential customers.

CCS aims to start market engagement 26th April 2021 via a supplier survey, to gather feedback on the DPS basis of design.

To participate in market engagement please email CPS@crowncommercial.gov.uk with any suggestions and/or feedback in your email, along with the following details:
1. Organisation name
2. Contact name
3. Job title of contact (including responsibility within your organisation)
4. Contact phone number
5. Contact email
6. Organisation website link

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

If you have any questions or comments in respect of this project please email CPS@crowncommercial.gov.uk


More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2021/2022 £100,000,000

About the buyer

Contact name

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

Address

9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L39PP
England

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Email

CPS@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/ccs