Interserve has been awarded a place on the new £8bn Procure Partnerships Framework as a contractor partner, with access to construction contracts from £1m up to £25m-plus
The Procure Partnerships Framework (PPF) was established to support public sector bodies to procure construction contractor partners.
PPF is designed to provide a flexible vehicle to allow customers to create bespoke tender events within the framework to meet their needs by simplifying procurement for the public sector, providing demonstrable value for money, saving time and delivering measurable social value.
The pilot for the PPF was in the North West region where Interserve was a contractor partner and through which it secured the £13m contract to deliver a project to create art and heritage centre in Oldham’s existing Victorian Grade 2-listed former library and museum.
Members of the new framework, which runs for four years, will have access to contracts valued from £1m up to £25m-plus and covering a wide range of public construction projects including educational institutions; emergency services: the NHS; local authorities; social housing; housing associations; libraries and museums; the Ministry of Defence and other Government departments.
Interserve’s strategic account director, Paul Harvey, said: “Winning access to framework agreements is key to Interserve Construction’s long-term strategy so we are especially pleased to join the Procure Partnerships Framework as a contractor partner.”
This award comes just weeks after being awarded a place on four frameworks with Yorkshire Water worth more than £2bn and the government’s new £30bn CCS Framework.
Framework director, Robbie Blackhurst, said: “The Procure Partnerships Framework has been structured to offer clients an OJEU and PCR15 compliant route to market.
“We recognise that the delivery of measurable social value is key for our public sector clients, and as such we have pledged to invest 12% of each project’s value back into social value activities while giving our public sector clients control over where that money is best spent.”
