Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement for Integrated Consultant Teams 2013

Descriptions

The Framework Agreement is for the provision of construction related professional services by six teams of Consultants and their supply chain, collectively referred to as an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT). Each ICT shall include the following professional disciplines: Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Architect, Building Services Engineer, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer and CDM Co-ordinator.The scope and nature of services will be determined by the needs of the client(s) and may include the provision of services associated with construction projects of the following types:- schools, office accommodation, universities, college/teaching facilities, libraries, workshops, laboratories, forest facilities, factories, storage facilities, amenity facilities, sports facilities, arts facilities, historic buildings, business/industrial units, site/park/estates roadways, criminal justice facilities, harbour or other marine developments, landscaping, public realm and regeneration schemes.An ICT will typically be appointed to take forward construction projects from the Client's initial statement of requirements through strategic assessment and business justification and outline design stage, to completion of the works. It is envisaged that ICTs will be required to apply Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Provision of Services.Whilst each ICT will be required to have the capability to undertake detailed design, it is not envisaged that it will be their main function. Detailed design and construction will typically be undertaken by an Integrated Supply Team (IST) (consisting of contractors, specialist sub-contractors, designers and their supply chains) appointed separately by the Employer, using the services of the ICT.After the IST is appointed, the ICT will continue to manage the Works Project and provide multi-discipline professional advice to the Employer as necessary to ensure the detailed design and construction fully meets the Employer's requirements in terms of quality, cost and programme.An ICT may also be appointed to provide a wide range of construction related professional services including general advisory services, advice on PFI/PPP projects, procurement services, economic appraisals, studies, condition surveys, investigations, reports and other specialist services.The Pan Government Collaborative Integrated Consultant Team Framework Agreement 2013 is being established by Central Procurement Directorate on behalf of all public sector organisations requiring services in Northern Ireland including, but not limited to, Government Departments, Agencies, Non-departmental Public Bodies, Local Authorities and bodies that receive grant funding from Northern Ireland Government Departments or from bodies which Northern Ireland Government Departments are responsible for. The list will be deemed to include statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational change.A list of users can be viewed at:http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/index/procurement-2/cpd/cpd-suppliers/ict-framework-agreement-2013.htmThis framework Agreement may be used to progress the Government's wider social, economic and environmental objectives