Companies have been named across four lot sizes, banded by value, covering Cumbria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside.
The framework, which runs until 2022, covers public sector bodies across the region, and is open to NHS bodies, emergency services, colleges, universities, schools, local authorities, housing associations, and registered charities.
More than 70 bids were received across the four lots, but the chosen 20 are:
Lot 1 (projects worth 拢1m-5m): Casey Group, Crossfield, Cruden, Eric Wright, Esh, Henry Boot Construction, Seddon Construction, Whitfield & Brown
Lot 2 (拢5m- 拢15m): Bardsley Construction, Eric Wright, Galliford Try, Interserve, ISG, Graham, Kier Construction, Wates
Lot 3 (拢15m- 拢25m): BAM, Galliford Try, Interserve, Kier Construction, Laing O鈥橰ourke, Morgan Sindall, Wates, Willmott Dixon
Lot 4 (projects >拢25m): BAM, Laing O鈥橰ourke, McLaren, Morgan Sindall, Willmott Dixon
Robbie Blackhurst, managing director of Liverpool-based Procure North West, said: 鈥淲hen we built the Procure North West framework the key driver was to establish an OJEU-compliant framework that captured all of the pockets of best practice from other framework procurement routes and pull them under one umbrella. This has enabled us to develop a procurement tool for the public sector that is not only effective and efficient but also offers clients a degree of flexibility whilst providing demonstrable value for money.
鈥淗aving the contractor partners on board was the last missing piece of the jigsaw and we are delighted that the framework is now live and can start to support the public sector deliver their capital projects.鈥�
Procurement North West launched the framework in February, followed soon after by the North West Construction Hub reissuing tender documents as it looks to refresh its high value framework, covering projects worth more than 拢9m. There are six incumbents: BAM, Galliford Try, Kier, Laing O鈥橰ourke, Morgan Sindall and Wates.
Adrian Blackie, pre-construction director with BAM Construction North West said: 鈥淧rocure North West has clearly examined other frameworks and lessons learned from them. It could therefore complement the market place effectively in the region. This new framework certainly offers public sector clients in the northwest another route to procure their capital delivery projects.鈥�
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