All deals posted on Official Journal this week
Consultants are vying for places on four public sector consultancy frameworks with a combined value of close to 拢1.4bn.
The largest of the frameworks, which were all posted on the Official Journal this week, is a for procurement organisation Fusion21.
The four-year deal is intended to support public sector organisations in managing safety and compliance in their buildings.
Its 12 lots range in value from 拢10m for risk assessment work to two 拢120m lots for active and passive fire safety consultancy.
Interested firms can respond to a market engagement questionnaire created by Fusion21 ahead of a contract notice being published on 24 November.
Another framework for multi-disciplinary consultancy services valued at 拢500m was by framework operator LHC.
The six-year framework is open to all public sector authorities within London and the South East and has been designed to encourage SMEs.
It will have up to 14 lots covering a wide range of services including architects, clerk of works, engineers, project managers, QSs and employers agents, with the possibility of additional lots for smaller firms.
A pre-tender engagement webinar for the framework will be held on 6 October with a contract notice due to be published on 17 February next year.
An LHC spokesperson said a similar framework for the rest of the country will be tendered at some point in 2021.
A for business and management consultancy services has been published by education framework operator ESPO in collaboration with Wakefield-based YPO, another public sector framework operator which last week put a 拢500m framework for contractors up for grabs.
The 拢200m two-year framework covers the whole of the UK and includes 28 lots, all valued at 拢7.1m.
Meanwhile, Turner & Townsend has published a on behalf of Glasgow-based housing association Thenue Housing to replace an expiring framework.
Its five lots are for architectural design, engineering, QS services, building surveying and health and safety consultancy.
The four-year framework will be reviewed after two years and either extended for an extra year or re-tendered, with the review process repeated in the framework鈥檚 third year if it has been extended. A value for the framework has not yet been announced.
Firms have until 30 October to express interest with invitations to tender due to be sent out on 27 November.
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