Offering retrofit and consultancy services, supporting decarbonisation projects across Scotland.

  • Contracting Authority – Abri on behalf of Greener Futures Partnership

  • Contract Notice – ocds-r6ebe6-0000722491

  • Contract Award Notice – ocds-r6ebe6-0000745058

  • Framework Start date – 27/07/23

  • Direct Award – Yes

  • Mini-competition – Yes

  • PCR2015 compliant

  • Framework End Date – 27/07/30

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About the Framework

Providing retrofit and professional consultancy services, supporting the delivery of decarbonisation works required to meet the targets as set out in the current energy efficiency standard for social housing (EESSH2).

It was developed with Contracting Authority Abri, on behalf of The Greener Futures Partnership (GFP), which comprises five housing associations – Abri, Anchor, Home Group, Hyde Group, Sanctuary.

GFP was set up in 2021 as its members believed that a joint effort would be more effective in helping the social housing sector seriously address the green agenda. Between them they have a combined stock of over 300,000 homes and represent 9% of the total social housing market.

GFP partners won all three bids submitted in SHDF Wave One in England and Wales with local authorities, securing £5.2m of grant funding for 461 properties, as well as successfully bidding for a further £40.4m in SHDF wave two through a joint consortium bid including all five partners.

The multi-lot, multi-supplier framework, covering Scotland, is utilised in the main by Home Group and Sanctuary, both of which have significant stock in Scotland, as well as external Registered Social Landlords and Contracting Authorities.

It has been designed with flexibility in mind, to enable organisations large and small to deliver a full range of retrofit works as a one-stop shop.

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It is split into three workstreams, two delivering construction works across different value bands and one delivering professional services, covering all roles specified under PAS 2035, and there is a separate parallel framework for England and Wales.

Various commercial models are available, including archetype pricing for each workstream, supported by a full schedule of rates and authorised users can call off works on an open book, target cost basis.

Who can use the framework?

Our frameworks are open to any public sector organisations and members of their supply chain, including:

  • Housing providers
  • Local Authorities and ALMOs
  • National, Regional and Local Health Authorities
  • NHS Trusts and Primary Care Trusts
  • Educational establishments such as universities and colleges
  • Government Agencies, including the Ministry of Defence, Highways Agency, Prison Service etc
  • Police Service
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Accessing the Framework

Authorised Users must sign an Access Agreement with the Contracting Authority in order to use the framework

You can choose between Mini-Competition and Direct Award (see section below for more information).

On completion of the framework procurement process (either Direct Award or Mini-Competition) the Authorised User will enter into a call-off contract with the selected supplier, using an industry standard form of construction contract. Authorised Users can choose to appoint consultants using the Framework Letter of Appointment or Deed of Appointment.

Contracts can be awarded via Direct Award or Mini-Competition to suit operational requirements and project circumstances, and a member of the Pretium team will advise and support you through the call-off procurement process.

Direct Award

Direct Award offers the mechanism to issue work directly to the supplier without any further tender.

Authorised Users may award directly to a framework supplier in any of the following circumstances:

  • Where the framework supplier is the number 1 ranked framework supplier on the framework lot in question (as shown in the fourth column of the table in Schedule 1). If such framework supplier either declines the award of the call-off contract or the GFP member or the Authorised User, acting reasonably and having regard to the capability criteria, does not consider that it is capable of carrying out the call-off contract, the GFP member or the Authorised User may award the call-off contract by Direct Selection to the framework supplier who is the number 2 ranked framework supplier on the framework lot in question, and so on and so forth.
  • Where the framework supplier has already carried out works and/or services at risk for the GFP member or the Authorised User in relation to the site or properties to which the call-off contract relates.
  • Where the call-off contract has substantial similarities to a previous project in which the framework supplier was involved (whether such project was the subject of a call-off contract awarded under this Framework Agreement or not).
  • Where for reasons of urgency it is not reasonably practicable to award the call off contract by way of a Mini-Competition.
  • Where the GFP Member or the Authorised User has determined through application of the capability criteria that only that framework supplier is capable of carrying out the call-off contract.
  • Where the framework supplier has already performed works and/or services relating to the call-off contract and the GFP member or the Authorised User requires continuity of service in respect of such a subsequent phase or stage of work.
  • Where the estimated value of the works and/or services to be carried out in relation to the call-off contract is less than the amount below which direct awards are permitted by the GFP member’s or the Authorised User’s standing orders from time to time.
  • Where the GFP member or the Authorised User has invited expressions of interest from framework suppliers in relation to an intended Mini-Competition for a Call Off Contract, and only one Framework Supplier has responded to express their interest within the requisite timescale set by the GFP member or the Authorised User.
  • Where for reasons of confidentiality or commercial sensitivity it is not reasonably practicable to award the call-off contract by way of a Mini-Competition.

All suppliers within the framework are invited to participate in a mini tender specific to the works being called off.

The Authorised Users will identify the framework suppliers appointed to the framework lot, who are capable of carrying out the particular call-off contract and invite those framework suppliers to participate in the mini-competition.

Authorised Users may use capability criteria to determine which framework suppliers are capable of carrying out the call-off contract and are therefore invited to participate in the mini-competition.

The Pretium team manage this process on the Authorised User’s behalf or can offer support, as and when required, including document templates. The process can be managed through Procurement portal, EU Supply/Mercell or directly by the authorised user through their choice of portal.

Whichever option you choose, you may wish to understand which of our trusted suppliers have the capacity to deliver your project, through an Expression of Interest (EOI). Our team will gather your project information into an EOI template which will be issued to all suppliers. Their responses are then collated and presented to you in a summary document to help inform decision making moving forward.

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