A maximum of five places are up for grabs.
The companies shortlisted for the framework by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) are:
- Balfour Beatty Group
- BAM Construction
- Carillion Construction
- Interserve Construction td
- Kier Graham
- Lend Lease Construction
- Miller Construction
- Morgan Sindall
- Skanska
- Wates Construction
The National Capital Works Framework will be used for the design and build of construction projects up to a value of £50m. It will include up to five companies who will then participate in ‘mini-competitions’ for individual projects.
The framework is due to be established before the end of 2013 and will run for an initial four-year period, with the potential to extend for up to three years.
The framework forms part of the Next Generation Estate Contracts programme, and will operate alongside six regional capital works frameworks for projects valued below £12m. It has an estimated value of between £250m and £400m over the four-year period and could be used at any site across the UK estate.
DIO programme head Steve Rice said: “Changes to UK military basing arrangements are expected to generate requirements for new capital works in the years ahead, and it is vital these are met flexibly and cost-effectively, enabling us to provide a defence estate which meets military needs and supports our armed forces. Early in the programme our research determined that framework arrangements were the best mechanism to achieve this, and I am delighted that we have such a strong field of companies in the competition.”
The framework contractors will be required to observe fair payment practices and, where decided appropriate on a project-by-project basis, project bank accounts will be set up to ensure prompt payment for all supply chain companies involved.
Tenders are due to be returned by mid-February 2013 and it is expected that the National Capital Works Framework agreements will be awarded before the end of 2013.
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