Published date: 5 April 2022
Last edited date: 1 June 2022
This notice was replaced on 6 January 2023
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Awarded contract (published 6 January 2023, last edited 16 February 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 44000000
Research services - 73110000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£0 to £1,000,000
Procurement reference
CPD4122120
Published date
5 April 2022
Approach to market date
27 June 2022
Contract start date
3 October 2022
Contract end date
31 October 2023
Procedure type
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) are looking to undertake a procurement exercise to award a Contract to a Supplier to carry out research and develop a digital, open source "kit of parts" to standardise key components and specifications of closed-panel Category 2 and Category 5 modern methods of construction (MMC). The project will work with industry to understand which components could benefit from standardisation, taking into account work to date.
Standardised, interoperable components and connections should help new entrants to the market by lowering start-up costs. In the event that one manufacturer goes into administration, it would mean there's a resilient supply chain to step in and complete projects. It could also reduce complexity for safety inspectors, who currently have to assess a proliferation of different systems and components.
There has been a lot of work on this issue by industry and other government departments to date. They have identified many productivity and quality benefits through greater standardisation. We want to build on this from a housing perspective, not reinvent it.
This is not about building boxy houses that all look the same. We want to standardise invisible components, while still allowing for good architectural design and local character. We will work with industry to determine which components would be sensible to standardise, and which would not.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2022/2023 | £400,000 |
| 2023/2024 | £600,000 |
Additional text
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The project will be procured through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - RM6126 Research and Insights Market Place.
Suppliers are able to apply to join the DPS at any time. During application to join the DPS, suppliers indicate which services they may be able to provide under the DPS.
Please note that new suppliers are able to register with the DPS via the following link and that this process can take at least 2 weeks: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research
If you have any questions about the DPS and would like to contact a member of the CCS team please use the links provided on the website above.
PLEASE NOTE: The dates specified for the procurement exercise in this Notice are indicative and are subject to change. Current indications are that the Invitation To Tender will now go live during the week commencing 27 June 2022.
About the buyer
Contact name
Temi Akinde
Address
2 Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DF
England
Telephone
0000 000 0000
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