{ "name": "UK framework directory", "description": "Reference directory of UK public sector frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems, with the contracting authority, scope and lot structure.", "publisher": "Glaxtons Consulting Limited", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "licenseLabel": "CC BY 4.0", "attribution": "Glaxtons Consulting, https://www.glaxtons.co.uk", "url": "https://www.glaxtons.co.uk/data/frameworks.json", "documentation": "https://www.glaxtons.co.uk/data/", "dateModified": "2026-10-06", "recordCount": 173, "disclaimer": "Compiled by Glaxtons Consulting from primary sources and checked on the date shown. Procurement dates and lot structures change. Always verify against the contracting authority's own notice before relying on any figure here for a submission.", "records": [ { "slug": "ccs-construction-works-rm6088", "name": "CCS Construction Works and Associated Services (RM6088)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework giving public sector bodies a compliant route to procure construction works and associated services across building and civil engineering projects. It is used by central government, NHS, local authorities and the wider public sector. Suppliers delivering construction works should apply when an open competition is run.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework giving public sector bodies a compliant route to procure construction works. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-cwas-construction-works", "name": "CCS Construction Works and Associated Services (CWAS)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "The Crown Commercial Service Construction Works and Associated Services agreement provides a compliant route for public sector buyers to engage main contractors and works providers. It supports projects across building, refurbishment and civil engineering. Contractors seeking public sector construction work should apply to secure a place.", "metaDescription": "The Crown Commercial Service Construction Works and Associated Services agreement provides a compliant route for public sector buyers. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-construction-professional-services-rm6165", "name": "CCS Construction Professional Services (RM6165)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for construction-related professional services such as project management, cost consultancy, architecture and engineering design. It is used across central government and the wider public sector for capital programmes. Consultancies in the built environment should apply when lots open.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for construction-related professional services such as project management. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-modular-buildings-rm6303", "name": "CCS Modular Buildings (RM6303)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for the supply, design and installation of permanent and temporary modular buildings. It is used by schools, healthcare bodies, government and local authorities needing offsite and modern methods of construction. Modular building suppliers should apply for a place.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for the supply, design and installation of permanent and temporary modular buildings. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-demolition-and-asbestos-rm6207", "name": "CCS Demolition and Asbestos Removal", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for demolition, asbestos removal and associated site clearance services for the public sector. It supports estate redevelopment, decommissioning and remediation projects. Specialist demolition and asbestos contractors should apply when a competition is held.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for demolition, asbestos removal and associated site clearance services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-fire-and-security-rm6263", "name": "CCS Fire and Security (RM6263)", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework covering fire safety, detection, suppression and security systems for public sector estates. It is used by government departments, NHS bodies and local authorities to maintain compliant and safe buildings. Fire and security specialists should apply for inclusion.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework covering fire safety, detection, suppression and security systems for public sector estates. Call 020 3668 5488.", "deepDive": { "whatItIs": [ "RM6263 is the Crown Commercial Service agreement covering fire and security for the public estate. It brings together fire detection and alarm systems, suppression, passive and active fire protection, extinguisher provision, electronic security including access control and video surveillance, intruder detection, and the maintenance, inspection and monitoring regimes that keep those systems compliant. The purpose is to give buyers a route to appoint competent, vetted contractors without running a full tender for every building. Scope descriptions, lot arrangements and supplier lists change between iterations, so confirm the current position on the Crown Commercial Service page for RM6263.", "Work is let by call-off. A buyer either runs a further competition among appointed suppliers in the relevant lot and geography, or, where framework terms allow, awards directly against submitted rates and a documented selection rationale. Most estate wide fire and security contracts go to further competition because the requirement is specific to the building stock, the existing installed systems and the service levels required. That means your appointment is the start of a bidding programme, not a revenue event, and the firms that benefit most are those with the capacity to bid call-offs consistently.", "The category is unusually regulated, and the agreement reflects that. Fire safety duties flow from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 as amended by the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Building Safety Act 2022, and installation and maintenance work is judged against British Standards including BS 5839 for detection and alarm and the relevant standards for suppression and security systems. Third party certification schemes such as BAFE, LPCB, NSI and SSAIB are the normal evidence of competence. Buyers in this category treat certification as a threshold, not a differentiator." ], "whoBuysThroughIt": [ "Users span central government departments and their agencies, NHS trusts and integrated care boards, local authorities, schools and further education, universities, police, fire and ambulance services, housing providers and the defence and justice estates. The common thread is a duty holder responsible for life safety in occupied buildings who needs a compliant contractor quickly. Eligibility to use a CCS agreement is defined in its contract notice on Find a Tender, so check that notice if you need certainty about whether a particular body can call off through it.", "Typical requirements include planned preventive maintenance and statutory inspection of fire alarm and emergency lighting systems, sprinkler and suppression servicing, extinguisher inspection and replacement, fire door inspection and remedial works, passive fire protection and compartmentation surveys, alarm receiving centre monitoring, access control and video surveillance installation, upgrade and maintenance, and reactive callout under defined response times. Since Grenfell and the Building Safety Act, buyers also commission remediation programmes and golden thread record work in higher risk residential buildings, and these carry heavier competence and record keeping requirements than routine maintenance." ], "howSuppliersGetOn": [ "Appointment is by open competition advertised on Find a Tender and run through the Crown Commercial Service e-sourcing portal. The process has a selection stage covering financial standing, exclusion grounds, insurance, health and safety and technical capacity, followed by a technical and commercial stage with category specific questions and a pricing schedule. Under the Procurement Act 2023 some agreements are established as open frameworks that reopen during their term. Set up Find a Tender alerts against the agreement reference, and watch for a preliminary market engagement notice, which usually precedes the competition by several months.", "Certification and accreditation are the gate. Expect to evidence third party certification appropriate to what you install and maintain, such as BAFE schemes for fire detection, alarm and extinguisher work, LPCB or equivalent listing for suppression, and NSI or SSAIB approval for electronic security and alarm receiving centre connection. Add ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, a recognised health and safety prequalification such as the Common Assessment Standard through a recognised assessment body, and evidence that engineers are screened to BS 7858 where the requirement calls for it. Missing certification cannot be written around.", "Prepare the operational evidence in parallel with the paperwork. That means engineer numbers by discipline and by region, competence records mapped to the standards you are certifying against, callout and response performance data from live contracts, your field service management system and how it produces an auditable service record, and your approach to parts availability and obsolescence on legacy panels. Buyers with mixed estates want to know you can maintain what is already installed, not only what you would prefer to install. If you need help structuring that evidence, call 020 3668 5488." ], "whatScores": [ "Compliance and competence dominate. Evaluators check that certification covers the exact scope you are bidding, that it is current, and that the certificated entity is the legal entity submitting the bid rather than a sister company or a subcontractor. They then look for how competence is maintained: engineer training matrices, refresher intervals, supervision of apprentices, and how you stop an unqualified operative attending a job the system should not have allocated to them. Suppliers lose marks by attaching certificates without explaining the management system that keeps them meaningful.", "Mobilisation and coverage decide many call-offs. A national estate requires demonstrable engineer density near the sites, a realistic response time commitment by priority level, and an escalation path when a life safety system fails outside working hours. Vague coverage claims such as nationwide capability, with no regional engineer numbers, are heavily discounted. So is a response time offered without the resourcing model that supports it. Set out how the first engineer is dispatched, who attends out of hours, and what happens when a part is not on the van.", "Record keeping and reporting are increasingly the differentiator, particularly for healthcare and higher risk residential estates. Buyers need service records that stand up to inspection, asset registers that reconcile to the building, defect reporting with clear risk categorisation and remedial recommendations, and data that feeds their own compliance dashboard. Explain your system, the format you can export in, how it integrates with a client computer aided facilities management platform, and how you hand back a complete, auditable record at contract end rather than leaving the buyer to reconstruct it.", "Social value, health and safety performance and subcontractor control round out the scoring. Evaluators look at reportable incident history with context rather than a bare figure, method statements and risk assessments for high risk activities such as hot works and working at height, and how you assure subcontracted specialist work including passive fire protection. Social value marks follow the model in force for the competition, set out in Procurement Policy Notes that are periodically revised, and reward specific, resourced, measurable commitments tied to the contract rather than general corporate activity." ], "beforeYouApply": [ "Current third party certification covering every discipline you intend to bid, held by the bidding legal entity.", "Engineer numbers and competence records by discipline and region, with training intervals documented.", "Live contract performance data: response times achieved, first time fix rate, and reactive volumes.", "Health and safety prequalification, ISO certifications, and an incident history you can explain in context.", "A pricing schedule tested against real labour, travel, parts and out of hours costs across the coverage you claim." ], "faqs": [ { "q": "Do I need third party certification to be appointed?", "a": "In practice yes for most scope. Public sector buyers of life safety systems rely on third party certification as objective evidence of competence, and the technical questions are usually written so that an uncertificated bidder cannot score. Which schemes apply depends on what you install and maintain, commonly BAFE for fire detection, alarm and extinguisher work, LPCB for suppression, and NSI or SSAIB for electronic security. Confirm the exact requirement in the current tender documents on Find a Tender." }, { "q": "Can I bid for only one region?", "a": "Most public sector fire and security agreements allow regional selection precisely so that strong local contractors can take part without claiming national coverage. Whether RM6263 is arranged that way, and how the geographies are drawn, is set out in the current agreement documentation, so check the Crown Commercial Service page. Bidding only where you genuinely have engineer density is the right commercial call. Overclaiming coverage is penalised at evaluation and punishing to deliver if you win." }, { "q": "How is work actually awarded after appointment?", "a": "Through call-offs. A buyer defines the requirement for its estate and either runs a further competition among appointed suppliers in the relevant lot and region, or awards directly against your submitted rates where the framework terms permit and the requirement is standard. Most multi site maintenance contracts go to further competition. Expect a method statement, mobilisation plan, resourcing evidence and a priced schedule of rates for each one, so plan bid resource for the life of the agreement." }, { "q": "Does the Building Safety Act change what buyers ask for?", "a": "It has sharpened the questions considerably. Buyers with higher risk residential buildings now ask about competence frameworks, the golden thread of building information, record quality that survives an inspection, and how defects are categorised and escalated to the duty holder. Even outside the higher risk category, the expectation on documentation and traceability has risen across the public estate. Responses that treat record keeping as an afterthought score badly against buyers carrying that accountability." }, { "q": "What is the most common reason suppliers fail this kind of application?", "a": "Scope and certification mismatch. A bidder ticks a wide scope, then the evidence shows certification or delivered experience covering only part of it, and the whole section drops a band. The second most common reason is response time and coverage claims with no resourcing model behind them. Bid the scope you can evidence, in the geography you can reach, and explain the operational model underneath. For a pre submission review, call 020 3668 5488." } ] } }, { "slug": "ccs-facilities-management-marketplace-rm6232", "name": "CCS Facilities Management and Workplace Services (RM6232)", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for hard and soft facilities management and workplace services across the public sector. It covers maintenance, cleaning, catering, security and total FM solutions. FM providers serving government and public bodies should apply when lots are open.", "metaDescription": "RM6232 is the Crown Commercial Service framework for hard and soft FM: maintenance, cleaning, catering, security and total FM. Bid support on 020 3668 5488.", "deepDive": { "whatItIs": [ "RM6232 is the Crown Commercial Service commercial agreement for facilities management and workplace services. It is the route most central government departments, and a wide range of other public bodies, use to buy hard FM, soft FM, total FM and associated workplace services without running a full tender of their own. Like every CCS agreement it is a framework: appointment gives you the right to be invited to compete for call-off contracts, not a guaranteed pipeline. Confirm the live scope, lot structure and expiry on the CCS agreement page and Find a Tender before you build a bid plan around it.", "The agreement sits in a category CCS has run in successive generations, each replacing the last. Lotting in this space typically separates single service hard FM, meaning mechanical, electrical, fabric maintenance and statutory compliance, from single service soft FM such as cleaning, catering, security, waste and grounds, and from bundled or total FM where one supplier manages an entire site or estate. There are usually routes for regional and smaller suppliers as well as national providers. Do not assume lot numbering from an earlier generation carries over.", "Call-offs run as direct award or further competition depending on the lot rules and the buyer's requirement. In practice most FM call-offs of any size go to further competition, because the specification is site specific: asset registers, maintenance regimes, TUPE populations, response times and out of hours cover differ at every location. Appointment is therefore the start of the selling effort, not the end of it. Suppliers who treat the framework award as the win, and do not resource the further competition stage, commonly report no revenue at all from the agreement." ], "whoBuysThroughIt": [ "Central government departments and their arm's length bodies are the core users, alongside NHS organisations, police forces, fire and rescue services, universities, colleges, cultural institutions and local authorities. What they buy ranges from a single planned maintenance contract on one building to a multi site total FM contract covering hundreds of properties. The common thread is that the buyer wants a compliant route with pre-agreed terms and a pre-qualified supplier list rather than a full open procurement, and wants to move faster than an open tender allows.", "Buying patterns should drive which lots you target. A department consolidating a fragmented estate will run a large bundled competition with a long mobilisation and significant TUPE exposure. A smaller body may call off a single soft service for one site. The evidence that wins each is different: the first needs proven mobilisation at scale and either self delivery or a managed supply chain, the second needs local labour, genuine responsiveness and a named account manager. Decide which of those you actually are before you choose a lot." ], "howSuppliersGetOn": [ "You can only join at a live procurement window. CCS agreements are closed once awarded, so there is no rolling application and no way to be added mid term. Watch Find a Tender for the notice and the CCS agreement page for the pipeline entry, and register on the e-sourcing portal named in the notice well before the deadline, because portal registration and organisation verification can take days. Missing a window usually means waiting years for the next generation of the agreement.", "The application is a selection stage followed by a quality and pricing submission. Selection covers familiar ground: economic and financial standing tested against turnover and filed accounts, insurance levels, grounds for exclusion, modern slavery, health and safety accreditation, quality and environmental management systems, and a small number of contract examples of comparable scope and value. Financial standing is the most common hard fail, and it is assessed on accounts you cannot change once the notice is published. Check the stated thresholds against your figures on day one.", "The quality element asks method responses against the lot specification: service delivery model, mobilisation and transition, supply chain and labour management, statutory compliance, technology and CAFM, social value, and often a scenario or case study. Pricing is usually a rate card or schedule of rates across defined service lines and labour grades, with an indexation mechanism for the term. Build the pricing model and the method responses together, because evaluators check that what you describe operationally is what you have actually priced for." ], "whatScores": [ "Evaluators mark against a published scoring matrix and can only credit what is written in front of them. The recurring loss is generic FM narrative: a description of what good facilities management looks like rather than what your organisation does, on which systems, with which people, to which measurable standard. A scoring answer names the maintenance standard it works to, names the statutory regimes it covers for water, gas, electrical and lifting equipment, names the system that holds the record, and names who is accountable when something is missed.", "Mobilisation and TUPE handling carry disproportionate weight in FM, because a failed transition is the buyer's largest single fear. Show a dated mobilisation plan with named workstreams, the consultation timetable, how you handle measures letters and pension liabilities, how you verify an incoming asset register rather than simply accepting it, and what you do when the outgoing provider's data is incomplete. That last point separates experienced bidders from the rest, because the data is always incomplete and evaluators know it.", "Compliance evidence is either specific or worthless. State your accreditation position plainly, including what you hold, what you are working towards, the certifying body and the scope of the certificate. Describe how statutory compliance is tracked from work order to certificate to audit trail, and what happens when a task is missed or an asset cannot be accessed. Where you use specialists for lifts, fire systems or asbestos, say how they are approved, monitored and replaced when they underperform.", "Social value is scored and is increasingly the deciding margin between technically similar bidders. Commitments must be deliverable on the call-off in question, measurable, and tied to the geography and workforce of that contract. A national employment pledge with no local delivery mechanism scores poorly. Commitments you cannot evidence later also create a contract management problem, because social value now routinely appears as a reportable KPI in the call-off contract rather than as a statement of intent." ], "beforeYouApply": [ "Three years of filed accounts, and a clear view of whether your turnover clears the threshold for the lot you want.", "Current insurance certificates at the levels the notice requires, not the levels you happened to renew at.", "Health and safety accreditation and management system certificates in date, with certifying body and scope wording to hand.", "Contract examples with scope, value band, duration and a referee who will actually answer the phone.", "A rate card built from real labour cost and overhead, not reverse engineered from a target price." ], "faqs": [ { "q": "Does being appointed to RM6232 guarantee work?", "a": "No. Appointment gives you the right to be invited to compete for call-off contracts within your lot and coverage area. Most FM call-offs of any size go to further competition against a site specific specification, so the bidding effort continues well after appointment. Suppliers who budget for the framework application but not for the call-off competitions frequently report no revenue from the agreement at all. Plan and resource both stages from the outset." }, { "q": "Can we apply at any time?", "a": "No. CCS agreements are closed procurements with a fixed window, and once the agreement is awarded no new suppliers join until the successor arrangement is tendered. The useful action now is to monitor the CCS agreement page and Find a Tender for the notice, and to get your selection questionnaire evidence current before the window opens rather than during it. Confirm the current status directly with Crown Commercial Service." }, { "q": "What do the lots cover?", "a": "Broadly, single service hard FM, single service soft FM, bundled or total FM, and workplace services, usually with arrangements that separate national providers from regional and smaller suppliers. Lot numbering, thresholds and definitions change between generations of the agreement, so do not rely on a lot reference taken from an older document or a competitor's website. Read the current lot descriptions on the CCS agreement page and in the tender documents before choosing." }, { "q": "Do we need to be a large national FM company?", "a": "No. Lotting in this category usually includes routes for single service and regional suppliers, precisely so buyers can reach specialists. The constraint is financial standing and evidence rather than size alone: you must clear the turnover and insurance thresholds for the lot and show contract examples of comparable scope. A focused regional cleaning or engineering business often has a stronger case than a generalist stretching across every service line." }, { "q": "How should we prepare if the next window is months away?", "a": "Fix what cannot be fixed under deadline. File accounts that support the threshold, renew accreditations, write up contract examples with real numbers while the delivery team still remembers them, agree the social value commitments you can genuinely deliver, and build a defensible labour based rate card. Then draft method responses against the previous generation's questions, which are usually a fair guide. Call 020 3668 5488 to work through readiness." } ] } }, { "slug": "ccs-building-and-infrastructure-maintenance", "name": "CCS Building and Infrastructure Maintenance", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for planned and reactive maintenance of public sector buildings and infrastructure. It supports estate compliance, repairs and lifecycle works for government and local bodies. Maintenance contractors should apply to access public sector demand.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for planned and reactive maintenance of public sector buildings and infrastructure. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-g-cloud-rm1557", "name": "CCS G-Cloud (RM1557.14)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "G-Cloud is the Crown Commercial Service framework for buying cloud hosting, cloud software and cloud support services through the Digital Marketplace. It is used widely across central and local government, the NHS and education. Cloud and SaaS suppliers should apply at each iteration to list services.", "metaDescription": "G-Cloud is the Crown Commercial Service framework for buying cloud hosting, cloud software and cloud support services through the Digital. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-digital-outcomes-and-specialists-rm1043", "name": "CCS Digital Outcomes and Specialists (RM1043)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for sourcing digital and agile delivery teams, specialists and user research through the Digital Marketplace. It is used by public sector bodies building or running digital services. Digital agencies and specialists should apply to win public sector work.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for sourcing digital and agile delivery teams, specialists and user research through the Digital. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-big-data-and-analytics-rm6195", "name": "CCS Big Data and Analytics (RM6195)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for big data, data analytics, data science and related consultancy services for the public sector. It helps government bodies use data to improve services and decision making. Data and analytics suppliers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for big data, data analytics, data science and related consultancy services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-technology-products-and-associated-services-rm6098", "name": "CCS Technology Products and Associated Services (RM6098)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for hardware, software and associated technology services including supply, configuration and support. It is used across the public sector for IT procurement. Technology resellers and product suppliers should apply for a place.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for hardware, software and associated technology services including supply, configuration and. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-network-services-rm6116", "name": "CCS Network Services (RM6116)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for telecommunications and network services including connectivity, data and voice for the public sector. It supports government, NHS and local authority connectivity needs. Network and telecoms providers should apply to access public sector demand.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for telecommunications and network services including connectivity, data and voice. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-cyber-security-services-rm3764", "name": "CCS Cyber Security Services (RM3764)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for cyber security consultancy, testing and assurance services for the public sector. It is used by government bodies to strengthen their security posture and meet assurance requirements. Cyber security specialists should apply when lots are competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for cyber security consultancy, testing and assurance services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-management-consultancy-rm6187", "name": "CCS Management Consultancy Framework (RM6187)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework giving public sector bodies access to management consultancy across strategy, transformation, finance and operations. It is widely used by central government and the wider public sector. Consultancies should apply to secure a place across relevant lots.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework giving public sector bodies access to management consultancy across strategy, transformation. Call 020 3668 5488.", "deepDive": { "whatItIs": [ "RM6187 is the Crown Commercial Service agreement through which central government and the wider public sector buy management consultancy. It is the successor in a long line of CCS consultancy vehicles and sits at the centre of how departments commission strategy, transformation, finance, procurement, human resources and operational improvement work. Rather than running a full tender for every assignment, a buyer selects from suppliers already assessed against CCS terms and runs a shorter call-off. Lot structures and thresholds on CCS agreements change, so confirm the current position on the Crown Commercial Service page for RM6187 before you build any bid plan around it.", "Getting appointed does not win work. RM6187 is a route to compete, not a pipeline. Each assignment is let by a call-off under the framework, usually by further competition in which appointed suppliers are invited to respond to a short brief with a method, a team and a price. Some lower value or highly specified work can be awarded directly against published rates where the framework terms allow it. The commercial discipline sits in the rate card you submit at application stage, because that card constrains what you can charge for years.", "The agreement is built around consultancy capability grouped by subject area and, in places, by the size and complexity of the assignment. That structure matters because it determines which briefs you will ever see. A firm appointed to a business change or organisational transformation area will not be invited to finance and audit assignments. Read the scope descriptions closely and apply where your delivered evidence actually sits, not where you would like to grow. Confirm the live lot descriptions on Find a Tender or the CCS agreement page, since these are revised between iterations." ], "whoBuysThroughIt": [ "The heaviest users are central government departments and their arm's length bodies, where commercial teams are under standing instruction to use a compliant collaborative route before going to open market. Beyond Whitehall, NHS bodies, local authorities, police and fire services, universities, devolved administrations and non departmental public bodies all buy this way. The Crown Commercial Service customer base is broad, and eligibility to use an agreement is set out in the contract notice on Find a Tender, so check that notice if you need certainty about which bodies can call off.", "What they buy is rarely open ended advisory. Typical call-offs include operating model design, target operating model implementation, programme recovery, spending review and business case support built to HM Treasury Green Book and Five Case Model standards, procurement and commercial capability reviews, workforce and organisational design, benefits realisation, and data and digital enabled change. Assignments are increasingly outcome framed with defined deliverables, knowledge transfer obligations and a requirement that the client team can run the process once the consultants leave. Proposals that read as staff augmentation score poorly against briefs written in those terms." ], "howSuppliersGetOn": [ "Entry is by open competition advertised on Find a Tender, run through the Crown Commercial Service e-sourcing portal. You register, download the pack, and complete a selection stage covering economic and financial standing, grounds for exclusion, insurances, and compliance, followed by a technical stage covering capability, delivery approach and service specific questions. Under the Procurement Act 2023 some agreements are set up as open frameworks that reopen at defined intervals, so a closed competition is not necessarily a closed door. Register for alerts on Find a Tender and on the CCS supplier portal so you see the reopening notice on the day it publishes.", "The application is document heavy and deadline driven. Expect to supply audited accounts or an equivalent financial submission, evidence of required insurance levels, policies covering equality, modern slavery, data protection, health and safety and environmental management, and a completed pricing schedule. The pricing schedule is usually the most consequential document in the pack. It sets maximum day rates by grade, and those ceilings govern every call-off you later bid. Model it against your real delivered margins across a plausible mix of assignments rather than pitching low to get through the door.", "Build the submission in three passes. First, an eligibility pass: confirm you meet the financial thresholds, the insurance levels and any minimum turnover or track record requirement, and if you do not, either fix it or consider a consortium or subcontracting arrangement that the pack permits. Second, an evidence pass: assemble named assignments with dates, client type, scale, outcomes and a client reference willing to confirm them. Third, a writing pass against the published scoring criteria, question by question. If you want a second pair of eyes on any of those passes, call 020 3668 5488." ], "whatScores": [ "Consultancy applications are scored against published criteria, and the most common failure is answering the question you wish had been asked. Evaluators read for direct relevance to the lot scope, described method, evidence that the method has been used before, and the controls that make delivery repeatable. A generic capability statement with a list of sectors served will sit in the lowest bands. A response that names a framework you apply, walks through how it worked on a comparable assignment, states what changed for the client and how that was measured, and explains how you would handle the same work at the scale described, sits far higher.", "Evidence quality separates the top band from the middle. Weak evidence is unnamed, undated and unquantified. Strong evidence gives sector, approximate scale, the period of delivery, the specific problem, your role as distinct from the client team's role, and a measurable result the client would recognise if asked. You do not need to name a client to be credible if the confidentiality position prevents it, but you do need the surrounding detail to be concrete. Where a reference is requested, brief the referee before you submit so the answer they give matches the account you gave.", "Social value and carbon commitments carry real weight in central government consultancy evaluation, and they are marked on specificity. The Social Value Model and the carbon reduction requirements applied to larger central government contracts are set out in Procurement Policy Notes which are periodically renumbered and revised, so confirm which are in force for the competition you are entering. Marks are lost for aspirational statements with no owner, no measure and no delivery date. Marks are won for commitments tied to the assignment, resourced, measurable and reportable through the life of the contract.", "Quality management, information security and resourcing are the quiet mark losers. Evaluators want to see how you assure a deliverable before it reaches the client, how you replace a departing consultant without a gap, how you handle conflicts of interest across government clients, and how you protect official and official sensitive information. Certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials, and a clear position on security clearance levels your people hold or can obtain, are answered in a line if you have them and cost a band if you do not." ], "beforeYouApply": [ "Two or three years of accounts, plus the insurance certificates the pack demands, ready in the format requested.", "A rate card by grade you can still deliver profitably in three years, tested against a realistic assignment mix.", "Six to ten named assignments with dates, scale, your role, measurable outcomes and referees who have agreed to speak.", "Current policies on equality, modern slavery, data protection, health and safety, environment and information security.", "A named bid owner with diary time protected for the whole window, not an owner who fits it around delivery." ], "faqs": [ { "q": "Does being appointed to RM6187 guarantee any work?", "a": "No. Appointment gives you the right to be invited to compete for call-offs within your lot. Volume depends on how many suppliers sit in that lot, how actively buyers use the agreement, and how well you respond to further competitions. Treat the framework as access to a market, then resource the bid capability to win from it. Suppliers who win are the ones who answer briefs quickly and specifically. For a view on the likely competitive position, call 020 3668 5488." }, { "q": "How many lots should I apply for?", "a": "Only those where you can put forward named, dated, comparable delivery evidence. Applying broadly to maximise coverage is a common and expensive mistake, because each lot is scored on evidence depth and a thin submission drags down the whole application. Two lots answered strongly beat five answered generically. Review the current lot descriptions on the Crown Commercial Service agreement page before deciding, as the scope wording is revised between framework iterations." }, { "q": "What happens if I miss the application window?", "a": "Historically a CCS framework closed until the next iteration, often years later. Under the Procurement Act 2023 some agreements are established as open frameworks that reopen at defined points during their life, allowing new suppliers in. Whether that applies to a given agreement is stated in its contract notice. Set up alerts on Find a Tender for the agreement reference so you see any reopening or successor notice promptly, and watch for pre-market engagement notices that usually precede a new competition." }, { "q": "Can a small consultancy realistically get appointed?", "a": "Yes. Public sector consultancy agreements normally include lots or thresholds shaped to be accessible to smaller firms, and central government carries published commitments on spend with small and medium sized enterprises. The barrier is not size, it is evidence and bid discipline. A ten person firm with sharply documented delivery in a defined domain routinely outscores a large generalist answering the same question loosely. Confirm the current lot structure and any financial thresholds before committing effort." }, { "q": "How much does the pricing schedule matter after appointment?", "a": "A great deal. The rates you submit usually set ceilings for the life of the agreement, and further competitions are frequently decided on a price and quality split where price carries meaningful weight. Submitting rates that cannot sustain delivery leaves you winning work you lose money on, while pitching too high removes you from further competitions. Model the card against a realistic mix of assignment types, grades and durations before you submit it." } ] } }, { "slug": "ccs-consultancy-professional-services-rm6399", "name": "GCA Consultancy and Professional Services (RM6399)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Government Commercial Agency", "summary": "The Government Commercial Agency framework replacing RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four, let under the Procurement Act 2023. Ten lots covering multidisciplinary, strategy and policy, transformation, finance, HR, procurement, health and social care, infrastructure and public services, environment and sustainability, and restructuring and insolvency. Estimated value £5 billion excluding VAT, up to 500 suppliers, four year term estimated from 24 June 2027. Tender published 15 September 2026; submissions close 3pm on 9 November 2026.", "metaDescription": "GCA framework replacing MCF4: ten consultancy lots, £5bn, up to 500 suppliers, submissions close 3pm 9 November 2026. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-legal-services-rm6240", "name": "CCS Legal Services (RM6240)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for legal services covering general advice, litigation and specialist legal support for the public sector. It is used by government departments and public bodies. Law firms should apply to be available for public sector instructions.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for legal services covering general advice, litigation and specialist legal support. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-finance-and-audit-services", "name": "CCS Finance and Audit Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for accountancy, audit, internal audit and financial consultancy services for the public sector. It supports financial assurance and reporting across government bodies. Accountancy and audit firms should apply when competitions run.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for accountancy, audit, internal audit and financial consultancy services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-people-services-temporary-staffing", "name": "CCS Public Sector Resourcing and Temporary Staffing", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for temporary, contingent and interim staffing across the public sector. It is used by government departments to source flexible resource compliantly. Recruitment agencies and staffing suppliers should apply for inclusion.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for temporary, contingent and interim staffing across the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-permanent-recruitment-rm6160", "name": "CCS Permanent Recruitment Solutions (RM6160)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for permanent recruitment services across the public sector, including executive and specialist hiring. It is used by government and public bodies to fill permanent roles compliantly. Recruitment firms should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for permanent recruitment services across the public sector, including executive and specialist. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-learning-and-development-rm6219", "name": "CCS Workforce Health and Wellbeing and Learning", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for learning, development and training services for the public sector workforce. It supports staff capability, leadership and skills programmes across government. Training and L&D providers should apply when lots are competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for learning, development and training services for the public sector workforce. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-marketing-and-communications-rm6125", "name": "CCS Campaign Solutions / Marketing Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for marketing, advertising, communications and campaign services for the public sector. It is used by government bodies running public information and behaviour change campaigns. Agencies should apply to access public sector marketing work.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for marketing, advertising, communications and campaign services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-vehicle-purchase-rm6249", "name": "CCS Vehicle Purchase (RM6249)", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for the purchase of cars, vans and specialist vehicles for the public sector fleet. It is used by government, emergency services and local authorities. Vehicle manufacturers and dealers should apply for a place.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for the purchase of cars, vans and specialist vehicles for the public sector fleet. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-fleet-and-lease-rm6276", "name": "CCS Vehicle Lease and Fleet Management", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for vehicle leasing, fleet management and associated services for the public sector. It supports cost effective and compliant fleet provision across government bodies. Leasing and fleet providers should apply when competitions run.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for vehicle leasing, fleet management and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-energy-supply-gas-and-electricity", "name": "CCS Energy: Supply of Gas and Electricity", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply of gas and electricity to public sector organisations through aggregated demand. It is used by government, NHS and local authorities for utility procurement. Licensed energy suppliers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply of gas and electricity to public sector organisations through aggregated demand. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-zero-emission-vehicles-and-infrastructure", "name": "CCS Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and associated services for the public sector. It supports decarbonisation of estates and fleets across government bodies. EV infrastructure suppliers should apply for inclusion.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-heat-networks-and-decarbonisation", "name": "CCS Heat Networks and Decarbonisation", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for heat network design, build and decarbonisation works for the public sector estate. It supports net zero programmes across government, NHS and local authorities. Energy and decarbonisation specialists should apply when lots open.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for heat network design, build and decarbonisation works for the public sector estate. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-print-management-rm6170", "name": "CCS Print Management and Associated Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for print management, production and associated services for the public sector. It is used by government bodies for publications, transactional and campaign print. Print suppliers should apply to access public sector demand.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for print management, production and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-postal-goods-and-services", "name": "CCS Postal Goods, Services and Solutions", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for postal, mailing and distribution services for the public sector. It supports bulk mail, hybrid mail and logistics across government bodies. Postal and mailing suppliers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for postal, mailing and distribution services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-office-supplies-rm6059", "name": "CCS Office Supplies (RM6059)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for office supplies, stationery and related consumables for the public sector. It provides aggregated, compliant purchasing across government bodies. Office supply distributors should apply for a place.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for office supplies, stationery and related consumables for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-food-and-catering-supply", "name": "CCS Food and Catering Supply", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply of food, beverages and catering consumables to the public sector. It is used by government, NHS, prisons and other bodies. Food wholesalers and caterers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply of food, beverages and catering consumables to the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-laundry-and-linen-services", "name": "CCS Laundry and Linen Services", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for laundry, linen and textile rental services for the public sector. It supports healthcare, hospitality and estates requirements across government bodies. Laundry providers should apply for inclusion.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for laundry, linen and textile rental services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-travel-and-venue-solutions", "name": "CCS Travel and Venue Solutions", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for travel management, accommodation and venue booking services for the public sector. It supports compliant and cost effective travel across government bodies. Travel management companies should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for travel management, accommodation and venue booking services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-debt-resolution-services", "name": "CCS Debt Resolution Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for debt collection, enforcement and resolution services for the public sector. It is used by government bodies to recover monies owed in a fair and compliant way. Debt resolution specialists should apply for a place.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for debt collection, enforcement and resolution services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-research-and-insights", "name": "CCS Research and Insights", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for social and market research, evaluation and insight services for the public sector. It supports evidence based policy and service design across government. Research agencies should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for social and market research, evaluation and insight services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-spark-technology-innovation-rm6094", "name": "CCS Spark: Technology Innovation Marketplace (RM6094)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "Spark is a Crown Commercial Service framework for innovative and emerging technology products for the public sector. It helps buyers access new and disruptive solutions compliantly. Innovative tech suppliers and start-ups should apply to list their products.", "metaDescription": "Spark is a Crown Commercial Service framework for innovative and emerging technology products for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-back-office-software-rm6194", "name": "CCS Back Office Software (RM6194)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for back office and enterprise software such as ERP, finance and HR systems for the public sector. It is used across government and the wider public sector. Software vendors and implementation partners should apply for a place.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for back office and enterprise software such as ERP, finance and HR systems for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-artificial-intelligence-rm6200", "name": "CCS Artificial Intelligence (RM6200)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for artificial intelligence solutions, consultancy and services for the public sector. It helps government bodies adopt AI responsibly and compliantly. AI suppliers and consultancies should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for artificial intelligence solutions, consultancy and services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-vertical-application-solutions-rm6259", "name": "CCS Vertical Application Solutions (RM6259)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for sector specific software applications and associated services for the public sector. It supports specialised line of business systems across government. Application vendors should apply for inclusion.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for sector specific software applications and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488.", "deepDive": { "whatItIs": [ "RM6259 is the Crown Commercial Service route for buying sector specific software applications and the services that surround them. Where a general cloud agreement handles commodity hosting and horizontal software, this category covers line of business systems built for a particular public sector function: case management, licensing, revenues and benefits, clinical and care systems, court and justice applications, education management, transport and highways systems and similar specialised platforms, together with implementation, integration, data migration and ongoing support.", "Purchases are made by call-off from the agreement. Depending on the framework terms and the requirement, a buyer runs a further competition among appointed suppliers in the relevant category or makes a direct award against published catalogue terms where the specification is standard and the terms permit it. Because vertical applications tend to be long lived and expensive to replace, call-offs commonly bundle licensing, implementation, integration and multi year support into a single contract, which raises both the value and the evidential burden on the bidder.", "Category and lot arrangements on technology agreements are revised frequently, and the boundary between this agreement and other CCS technology routes moves with each iteration. Do not build a go to market plan on a remembered lot structure. Check the current Crown Commercial Service agreement page for RM6259 and the contract notice on Find a Tender, which together set out the scope, the categories, the term, any extension options and which bodies are entitled to use it." ], "whoBuysThroughIt": [ "Buyers are the organisations that run statutory services on specialised systems: local authorities running revenues, benefits, social care, planning and licensing; NHS bodies procuring clinical, patient administration and care coordination systems; police, fire and justice bodies buying case and incident management; central government departments running regulatory, grant or casework functions; and education, housing and transport bodies with sector specific platforms. Eligibility is defined in the contract notice on Find a Tender, which is the authoritative source if you need to confirm a particular buyer can use the route.", "What they buy is rarely software alone. A typical requirement covers licences or subscription, configuration to the buyer's statutory process, integration with existing systems through defined interfaces, migration of live data from a legacy platform, training, and a support and development arrangement running for several years. Many competitions are replacements of ageing systems where the incumbent holds the data, so migration approach, cutover planning and the risk of service interruption during a statutory process carry as much weight in evaluation as product functionality." ], "howSuppliersGetOn": [ "Appointment is by open competition advertised on Find a Tender and run through the Crown Commercial Service e-sourcing portal. There is a selection stage covering financial standing, exclusion grounds, insurance and technical capacity, and a technical stage covering the categories you are bidding, security, service management and pricing. Under the Procurement Act 2023 some agreements are established as open frameworks that reopen at defined points, so a closed competition may not be the end of the matter. Register for Find a Tender alerts against the agreement reference and monitor preliminary market engagement notices.", "Security and assurance evidence is the long pole. Expect to need Cyber Essentials and, for most meaningful scope, Cyber Essentials Plus, and in practice ISO 27001 or a demonstrably equivalent information security management system. For anything touching health or care data, add the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit, the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria and, where the product influences clinical decisions, clinical safety documentation under DCB0129 with a named clinical safety officer. Accessibility conformance to WCAG at the level required by the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 is a hard requirement for citizen facing interfaces.", "Then assemble the commercial and contractual evidence: your standard licensing and subscription model expressed in a form that maps to the framework pricing schedule, your position on data ownership, exit and portability, service levels with credits, and your approach to change control on a multi year support contract. Public buyers are alert to lock in after a decade of difficult legacy exits, so an exit and data extraction commitment stated plainly is a genuine advantage. If you want help translating a commercial product model into framework compliant pricing, call 020 3668 5488." ], "whatScores": [ "Evaluators score fit to the public sector process, not feature count. A response that lists modules scores poorly. A response that shows how the product handles the statutory workflow, the reporting the buyer must return to a regulator or department, the retention and disposal rules that apply to that record type, and the audit trail an inspector would ask for, scores well. Demonstrate that you understand the legislation the system serves, because buyers assume a supplier who does not mention it has not built for it.", "Implementation and migration credibility is where bids are won and lost. Buyers have been burned by overrun replacements of live statutory systems. They look for a phased plan with named roles, a data migration method covering profiling, cleansing, mapping, dry runs and reconciliation, a cutover plan with a rollback position, and evidence that you have done this before on a comparable dataset. Give durations, team composition and the client side effort required. A plan that assumes unrealistically light client involvement reads as inexperience and is marked down.", "Security, data protection and accessibility are pass or fail in effect. Weak answers assert compliance. Strong answers give the certification, the scope statement of that certification, the hosting arrangement and data location, the position on subprocessors, how a data protection impact assessment is supported, penetration testing frequency and how findings are remediated, and an accessibility statement with a current audit and a plan for any non conformance. Where a control is not in place, saying so with a dated remediation plan scores better than a claim that does not survive the clarification round.", "Support, roadmap and exit determine the long term score. Evaluators want service levels defined by severity with realistic response and resolution targets, a named escalation route, transparent roadmap governance including how public sector clients influence priorities, and a clear statement of what happens at the end: data returned in a documented format, assistance with transition to a successor supplier, and no charge structure that makes leaving impractical. Suppliers lose marks by treating exit as a contractual formality rather than answering it as an operational question." ], "beforeYouApply": [ "Cyber Essentials Plus, and ISO 27001 or a documented equivalent, with a scope statement covering the bid entity.", "An accessibility audit against the current WCAG level required, plus a published accessibility statement.", "Two or three comparable implementations with dates, data volumes, migration approach and referees who will confirm them.", "A pricing model that maps cleanly to a framework schedule, including licensing, implementation and multi year support.", "Documented exit and data portability terms you are willing to be held to for the life of a call-off." ], "faqs": [ { "q": "How does this differ from a general cloud purchasing route?", "a": "A general cloud route is designed for commodity hosting, horizontal software and associated support, usually bought from a catalogue with light competition. A vertical applications route exists for sector specific line of business systems where the requirement is bound up with statutory process, integration and migration from an incumbent platform. The boundary between the two shifts as agreements are reissued, so confirm the current scope on the Crown Commercial Service pages rather than relying on an earlier understanding." }, { "q": "Do I need NHS specific assurance to bid?", "a": "Only if you are bidding scope that touches health or care data. Where you are, expect the Data Security and Protection Toolkit and the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria to be required, and clinical safety documentation under the applicable DCB standards where the product supports clinical decision making, including a named clinical safety officer. If you are bidding only non health categories, those requirements do not apply, but the general security and accessibility requirements still do." }, { "q": "Is a reseller or implementation partner eligible?", "a": "Agreements of this kind generally accommodate both software owners and partners who implement and support third party products, but the evidence expected differs and the framework documents set out how you must describe the relationship. If you rely on a vendor's product, expect questions about your authorisation, your access to product roadmap and escalation, and what happens to the client if the vendor relationship ends. Confirm eligibility rules in the current tender documents before committing bid effort." }, { "q": "How important is the pricing schedule at application stage?", "a": "It matters more than most software suppliers expect. The schedule usually sets ceiling rates and structures that govern later call-offs, and further competitions frequently weigh price alongside quality. Submitting a model built only around your largest deals leaves you uncompetitive on smaller authorities, while pitching low across the board erodes margin for years. Model the schedule against a realistic spread of buyer sizes and implementation complexity before you commit to it." }, { "q": "What most often costs suppliers marks in this category?", "a": "Answering as a product vendor rather than as a delivery partner. Buyers are replacing systems that run statutory services and cannot fail, so they mark implementation method, migration evidence, resourcing and exit at least as heavily as functionality. The second common loss is asserting security and accessibility compliance without the certification scope, audit dates and remediation detail behind it. For a structured review before submission, call 020 3668 5488." } ] } }, { "slug": "ccs-contact-centre-and-omnichannel", "name": "CCS Contact Centre and Omnichannel Services", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for contact centre technology and customer engagement services for the public sector. It supports citizen contact across phone, web and digital channels. Contact centre and CX providers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for contact centre technology and customer engagement services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-estates-professional-services", "name": "CCS Estate Management Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for estate and property management advisory services for the public sector. It supports surveying, valuation, lease advisory and estates strategy across government. Property consultants should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for estate and property management advisory services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-supply-chain", "name": "NHS Supply Chain", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "NHS Supply Chain (Supply Chain Coordination Ltd)", "summary": "NHS Supply Chain manages the sourcing, delivery and supply of healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations in England. Suppliers of medical devices, consumables and clinical products access the NHS market through its framework agreements. Manufacturers and distributors should apply to relevant category tenders.", "metaDescription": "NHS Supply Chain manages the sourcing, delivery and supply of healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-sbs-framework", "name": "NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Frameworks", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "NHS Shared Business Services", "summary": "NHS Shared Business Services runs a portfolio of national framework agreements covering clinical, digital, estates, corporate and professional services for the NHS and wider public sector. Suppliers use SBS frameworks to win NHS and public sector contracts compliantly. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "NHS Shared Business Services runs a portfolio of national framework agreements covering clinical, digital, estates, corporate and. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "noe-cpc", "name": "NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "NOE CPC", "summary": "NOE CPC is an NHS procurement organisation that establishes national framework agreements across estates, facilities, clinical and corporate categories for the NHS and public sector. Suppliers access NHS demand through its compliant routes to market. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "NOE CPC is an NHS procurement organisation that establishes national framework agreements across estates, facilities, clinical and. Call 020 3668 5488.", "deepDive": { "whatItIs": [ "NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, usually written as NOE CPC, is an NHS hosted procurement organisation that establishes framework agreements on behalf of NHS trusts and the wider public sector. It is not a buyer in the ordinary sense. It runs compliant procurements, appoints suppliers to national framework agreements, and NHS organisations then call off from those frameworks for their own requirements. Its origins are in the north of England, but the frameworks it establishes are used by NHS organisations nationally.", "Category coverage spans estates and facilities, corporate and professional services, clinical and non-clinical supplies and services, energy and utilities, and workforce. The practical point for a supplier is that NOE CPC sits alongside other NHS collaborative procurement bodies and national routes, so the same trust may have several compliant ways to buy what you sell. Knowing which framework a given trust actually uses in practice is worth considerably more than being appointed to one that it does not.", "Frameworks are time limited, normally with an initial term and extension options, and are retendered on a cycle. Suppliers join individual frameworks at their individual tender windows; there is no way to join NOE CPC as an organisation and be placed on its agreements. Check the current framework list, the categories, the expiry dates and the forward pipeline on the NOE CPC website, and watch Find a Tender for the contract notices, because that is where the timetable is authoritative." ], "whoBuysThroughIt": [ "NHS trusts and foundation trusts are the core users: acute hospitals, mental health trusts, community trusts and ambulance services. Integrated care boards, primary care organisations and, where a framework's stated scope permits, other public sector organisations such as local authorities and universities can also call off. Each framework names its own permitted user group in the contract notice and the framework agreement, so read that statement rather than assuming access is universal across the public sector.", "What they buy is typically the recurring operational spend of running a hospital estate and a back office: maintenance and engineering, decontamination, medical gases, catering, cleaning, waste, energy, temporary and permanent staffing, professional advisory services, and a range of clinical consumables and equipment services. Requirements are shaped by healthcare specific constraints such as infection prevention and control, continuous twenty four hour operation, patient safety alerts, and the estates and building guidance that applies to healthcare premises." ], "howSuppliersGetOn": [ "The route is a formal advertised procurement for each individual framework. A contract notice appears on Find a Tender, documents are issued through the e-tendering portal named in that notice, and you submit by the stated deadline. There is no standing supplier list to join and no rolling application. Register on the portal early, download the full document set on the first day, and read the specification before deciding to bid rather than after drafting half a response.", "Submissions follow the standard shape: a selection stage covering financial standing, insurance, exclusion grounds, quality and environmental management, health and safety and relevant contract examples, then a quality and pricing stage against the lot specification. Healthcare frameworks commonly add sector specific requirements: evidence of working to the relevant estates and building guidance, infection prevention arrangements, regulatory status for medical devices where applicable, data security and protection standards for anything touching patient data, and safeguarding and disclosure checks for staff on site.", "Pricing is usually a schedule of rates or a product and service price list held for the framework term with a defined indexation mechanism. Frameworks in this space often appoint several suppliers per lot, with call-offs by direct award or further competition. As with any multi supplier framework, appointment gives access rather than volume. Plan how you will reach individual trusts once appointed, because trusts do not work systematically through a lot list looking for new suppliers." ], "whatScores": [ "Evaluators score against a published matrix and mark the response in front of them. The most common markdown is answering in generic commercial language when the question is about healthcare context. If the specification references estates and building guidance, infection prevention, patient safety alerts or continuous critical operation, your answer has to engage with those explicitly. Stating that you are experienced in the public sector is not the same as showing that you understand working in an occupied clinical environment.", "Service continuity and response are heavily weighted, because hospitals do not close. Set out your escalation route, out of hours cover, response and rectification times against each category in the specification, what you do when access to a clinical area is refused or deferred, and how you resource a surge in demand. Where you rely on subcontractors, say how they are approved and monitored. Vague assurances about flexibility score poorly against a bidder offering times, names and a process.", "Contract examples must be comparable and verifiable. One example from a similar sized acute trust, with scope, duration and a contactable reference, is worth more than three unrelated ones. Where your healthcare experience is limited, do not disguise it. Show the nearest comparable environment, explain precisely what transfers, and evidence the specific requirements you have met elsewhere, such as an accreditation or a regulatory position. Evaluators penalise overstatement far more heavily than a candid, well managed gap.", "Social value and carbon reduction are scored on NHS procurements, and the NHS applies its own expectations to suppliers on emissions reporting. Have your position ready: what you measure, what you publish, what your reduction plan commits to, and what you can deliver on this contract. Commitments should be specific to the geography and workforce of the requirement. Undeliverable pledges become a contract management problem once they appear as reportable KPIs in the call-off." ], "beforeYouApply": [ "Filed accounts and insurances that clear the thresholds stated in the notice, checked before you start drafting.", "Management system certificates and health and safety accreditation, in date and correctly scoped.", "Your carbon reduction plan and emissions position, written, signed off and publishable.", "Contract examples from comparable healthcare or complex continuous operation environments, with referees.", "Portal registration completed and the full document set downloaded on day one of the window." ], "faqs": [ { "q": "Can we join NOE CPC as a supplier?", "a": "Not as an organisation. Suppliers are appointed to individual frameworks through individual procurements, each with its own contract notice, timetable, specification and evaluation. There is no membership, no standing list and no rolling application that places you on agreements. Monitor the NOE CPC framework list and forward pipeline alongside Find a Tender, identify the frameworks that match what you sell, and prepare specifically for those tender windows." }, { "q": "Who is allowed to buy from these frameworks?", "a": "NHS trusts and foundation trusts primarily, and frequently integrated care boards and wider public sector bodies where the framework scope permits it. Each framework states its own permitted user group in the contract notice and in the framework agreement itself. Read that statement rather than assuming national public sector access, because it determines the realistic size of your addressable market once you are appointed and therefore whether the bid is worth making." }, { "q": "Does appointment mean trusts will contact us?", "a": "No. Appointment makes you callable, not chosen. Most trusts have established suppliers and limited procurement capacity, so they will not work through a lot list looking for alternatives. Plan the account development before you bid: know which trusts use the framework, understand their contract renewal timing, and give them a specific reason to run a further competition or make a direct award in your direction." }, { "q": "How different is an NHS framework bid from a general public sector one?", "a": "The selection stage looks similar. The quality stage does not. Healthcare specifications carry requirements with no real equivalent elsewhere: estates and building guidance, infection prevention and control, patient safety alerts, clinical risk, restricted access to occupied wards, and data security standards for anything touching patient information. Answers that ignore those read as inexperience, which is precisely what an NHS evaluator is testing for at that stage." }, { "q": "When should we start preparing?", "a": "Before the notice publishes. Accounts, accreditations, carbon reporting and written contract examples cannot be fixed inside a tender window, and those are exactly where bids fail at selection. Track the expiry dates of the frameworks relevant to you, work back from the likely retender date, and have the standing evidence ready. Then the window itself is spent on the specification. Call 020 3668 5488 to review your readiness." } ] } }, { "slug": "health-trust-europe-hte", "name": "Health Trust Europe (HTE)", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "Health Trust Europe", "summary": "Health Trust Europe is a procurement organisation offering framework agreements across clinical, non-clinical, workforce and digital categories for the NHS and wider public sector. Suppliers use HTE frameworks to access healthcare buyers compliantly. Bidders should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "Health Trust Europe is a procurement organisation offering framework agreements across clinical, non-clinical, workforce and digital. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "london-procurement-partnership-lpp", "name": "London Procurement Partnership (LPP)", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "London Procurement Partnership", "summary": "The London Procurement Partnership is an NHS procurement organisation providing framework agreements and collaborative procurement across clinical, workforce and corporate categories. Suppliers access NHS buyers through LPP routes to market. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "The London Procurement Partnership is an NHS procurement organisation providing framework agreements and collaborative procurement. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "provider-selection-regime", "name": "Provider Selection Regime (PSR)", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "NHS England / Department of Health and Social Care", "summary": "The Provider Selection Regime is the set of rules used by NHS bodies and integrated care boards to arrange healthcare services. It governs how providers of clinical and care services are selected and contracted. Providers of NHS-funded healthcare services should understand PSR processes when seeking contracts.", "metaDescription": "The Provider Selection Regime is the set of rules used by NHS bodies and integrated care boards to arrange healthcare services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "health-systems-support-framework", "name": "Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF)", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "NHS England", "summary": "The Health Systems Support Framework is an NHS England route for buyers to access strategic, digital and transformation support for integrated care systems. It covers analytics, population health, digital and consultancy services. Suppliers in health transformation should apply when refreshed.", "metaDescription": "The Health Systems Support Framework is an NHS England route for buyers to access strategic, digital and transformation support. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-procure23", "name": "NHS ProCure23", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "NHS England / Department of Health and Social Care", "summary": "ProCure23 is the national NHS construction framework for the delivery of capital schemes across the NHS estate in England. It provides principal supply chain partners for design and build of healthcare facilities. Contractors and consultants in healthcare construction should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "ProCure23 is the national NHS construction framework for the delivery of capital schemes across the NHS estate in England. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-commercial-solutions", "name": "NHS Commercial Solutions", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "NHS Commercial Solutions", "summary": "NHS Commercial Solutions is a procurement organisation supporting NHS and public sector bodies with framework agreements and collaborative procurement across clinical and non-clinical categories. Suppliers access healthcare buyers through its routes to market. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "NHS Commercial Solutions is a procurement organisation supporting NHS and public sector bodies with framework agreements. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "crescent-purchasing-consortium-cpc", "name": "Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)", "category": "Education", "buyer": "Crescent Purchasing Consortium", "summary": "The Crescent Purchasing Consortium is a not for profit purchasing organisation providing framework agreements for the further education, schools and wider public sector. It covers ICT, estates, professional services and supplies. Suppliers should apply to relevant CPC frameworks to reach education buyers.", "metaDescription": "The Crescent Purchasing Consortium is a not for profit purchasing organisation providing framework agreements for the further education. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "espo", "name": "Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "ESPO", "summary": "ESPO is a public sector owned professional buying organisation offering hundreds of framework agreements across goods and services for local government, schools, the NHS and the wider public sector. Suppliers access public sector buyers through ESPO frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "ESPO is a public sector owned professional buying organisation offering hundreds of framework agreements across goods and services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ypo", "name": "Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "YPO", "summary": "YPO is a publicly owned buying organisation providing framework agreements and direct supply across goods and services for schools, local authorities, the NHS and the public sector. Suppliers reach public sector buyers through YPO frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "YPO is a publicly owned buying organisation providing framework agreements and direct supply across goods and services for schools. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nepo", "name": "North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "NEPO", "summary": "NEPO is the North East Procurement Organisation, a collaborative buying body for local authorities and public sector bodies across the North East of England. It offers framework agreements across construction, services and supplies. Suppliers should apply when relevant NEPO frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "NEPO is the North East Procurement Organisation, a collaborative buying body for local authorities and public sector bodies. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "bloom-procurement-services", "name": "Bloom Procurement Services (NEPRO)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "Bloom Procurement Services", "summary": "Bloom is a neutral vendor managed services provider running the NEPRO solution that connects public sector buyers with suppliers of professional and consultancy services. Suppliers register and respond to opportunities through the Bloom marketplace. Service providers should apply to join the supplier base.", "metaDescription": "Bloom runs the NEPRO managed service putting professional and consultancy suppliers in front of public buyers. How to join the base. Call 020 3668 5488.", "deepDive": { "whatItIs": [ "Bloom Procurement Services operates a neutral vendor managed service for professional and consultancy services in the UK public sector. The neutrality is the whole point of the model. Bloom does not deliver consultancy itself and has no in-house delivery arm competing for the work it sources. It sits between the public buyer and a marketplace of suppliers, converts the requirement into a specification, runs the competition and holds the contract. That structure is what makes the arrangement defensible to a buyer, because the organisation selecting the supplier cannot select itself.", "Mechanically, the buyer contracts with Bloom and Bloom contracts with the supplier, back to back. You are not the buyer's direct contractual counterparty. Bloom handles the compliance, the sourcing process, the contracting paperwork and usually the payment cycle, and takes its commercial return as a margin within the contract value rather than as a joining charge to suppliers. Understand that structure before you price anything, because it determines your net position on every assignment you win through the route.", "The compliant route underneath the marketplace was originally established as NEPRO through a local authority procurement body, and has been retendered across successive generations since. Many buyers and suppliers still use the NEPRO name loosely to mean the whole service. What matters to you is that a live, publicly procured arrangement sits beneath the marketplace and that buyers are calling off from the current version. Check the present position on Find a Tender and on Bloom's own site rather than relying on the older name." ], "whoBuysThroughIt": [ "Local authorities are the largest user group, followed by NHS bodies, housing providers, police and fire services, universities and central government arm's length bodies. They use the route for professional and consultancy services rather than works or goods: interim management, programme and project management, HR and organisational design, finance and audit support, digital and data, transformation, communications, estates advisory, training and specialist technical advice. Requirements are frequently time bound pieces of work with a defined output rather than long running service contracts.", "The buyer behaviour is worth understanding because it dictates how you have to operate. A service head with a problem and a budget wants a supplier quickly and without running a procurement, so they describe the requirement and it is converted into a brief and put to relevant suppliers on the marketplace. Turnarounds are short, often days rather than weeks. Suppliers who cannot respond inside that window with a costed, specific proposal are simply not in the running, however capable they are." ], "howSuppliersGetOn": [ "Registration is open and continuous, which is the main practical difference from a closed framework. You create a supplier account on the Bloom marketplace and complete an onboarding process covering company details, insurances, accreditations, policies, financial information and the service categories you want to be matched against, followed by due diligence checks. There is no fixed bidding window to miss, but verification takes time, so complete it before a live opportunity appears rather than while one is running.", "Category selection is the step suppliers get wrong. The categories you select determine which briefs you are notified about. Tick everything and you receive noise and dilute your positioning; tick too narrowly and you never see adjacent work you could win. Choose the categories where you can evidence delivery, keep your capability statements specific to them, and revisit the selection as the business changes. Keep insurance and accreditation records current in the portal, because lapsed documents can quietly suppress your visibility.", "Once registered, opportunities arrive as briefs with a short response deadline. You submit a proposal against the stated requirement, usually covering approach, named personnel with relevant experience, deliverables, timescales and price. The buyer evaluates against published criteria, sometimes with a clarification or interview stage before award. Winning work here is a continuous sales activity conducted through the platform, not a one off qualification exercise. Treat every brief as the live competition it actually is." ], "whatScores": [ "Relevance beats breadth every time. Buyers on this route are solving a specific problem and are evaluating whether you have done that exact thing, for that type of organisation, recently. A proposal that opens with your firm's general capability and reaches the requirement on page three loses to one that opens with a comparable assignment, the outcome it produced and the named person who delivered it. Rewrite the opening of every response rather than pasting a standing corporate introduction.", "Named people carry more weight here than on most frameworks, because much of the work is advisory or interim. Include the real curriculum vitae of the person who will actually do the work, with sector context and outcomes, not a generic team page. Substituting someone else after award is a relationship problem and on some assignments a contractual one. If availability is uncertain, say so and offer a dated start rather than implying an availability you do not have.", "Price is evaluated against a defined requirement, so how you define the deliverable matters as much as the number. Vague scope invites both a low score and a difficult delivery. State what is in scope, what is out, what you need from the buyer, and what happens if the requirement changes mid assignment. Remember that your price sits inside a contract value that includes the managed service margin, so understand the commercial structure before you quote rather than afterwards.", "Speed and completeness function as scoring factors by proxy. A response submitted an hour before deadline with an unanswered section, a missing curriculum vitae or an unsigned form is marked down or set aside even when the approach is strong. Build a standing response kit: current staff profiles, three or four tightly written assignment summaries per category, policies, insurance certificates and a costing template. That kit is the difference between answering two briefs a month and answering ten." ], "beforeYouApply": [ "Company details, filed accounts and insurance certificates ready to upload during onboarding.", "A shortlist of service categories you can evidence, rather than every category the platform offers.", "Consultant profiles written for public sector buyers, with sector context and stated outcomes.", "Three or four short assignment summaries per category, each with scope, duration and result.", "A costing model that still works once the managed service contract structure is accounted for." ], "faqs": [ { "q": "What does neutral vendor actually mean?", "a": "It means the organisation running the sourcing process has no delivery arm of its own bidding for the work. Bloom manages the requirement, the competition and the contracting, and supplies no consultancy itself, so it has no incentive to steer work towards a favoured internal team. For the buyer that removes a conflict of interest. For you it means selection is decided on your response to the brief rather than on an intermediary's own capability." }, { "q": "Does it cost a supplier to join the marketplace?", "a": "Bloom's published position is that the marketplace is not a paid membership for suppliers, and that its commercial return comes from a margin within the contract value on delivered work. That structure affects your pricing rather than your access. Confirm the current terms directly with Bloom before you quote on a brief, and make sure whoever prices your work understands the contract structure instead of treating the buyer's budget as your revenue." }, { "q": "Is this the same thing as NEPRO?", "a": "NEPRO is the name of the publicly procured arrangement the service was originally delivered through, and many buyers and suppliers still use the term for the service as a whole. The compliant route underneath has been retendered across successive generations since. In practice you register with Bloom and respond to briefs; the framework reference beneath is the operator's compliance concern. Check Find a Tender or Bloom's own site for the current arrangement if a buyer asks." }, { "q": "How quickly do we need to respond to a brief?", "a": "Quickly. Response windows are frequently a matter of days, because the buyer came to this route specifically to move faster than a full procurement would allow. That is why a standing response kit matters more here than the polish of any single document. Decide in advance who drafts, who prices and who approves, so that a brief landing late on a Friday does not sit unopened until Monday." }, { "q": "Can a small consultancy win through Bloom?", "a": "Yes, and small specialist firms do, because buyers often want a named expert rather than a large team. The constraints are practical: clear the onboarding due diligence, keep documents current, respond inside short windows, and price work that sits within a managed contract structure. The firms that struggle are those that register, wait passively for briefs, then respond slowly with generic material. Call 020 3668 5488 to discuss positioning and response readiness." } ] } }, { "slug": "pro5-group", "name": "Pro5 Professional Buying Organisations Group", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "Pro5 (ESPO, YPO, NEPO, CBC, TEC)", "summary": "Pro5 is the collaborative group of the major public sector professional buying organisations including ESPO, YPO, NEPO, CBC and TEC. Together they offer national framework agreements across goods and services for the public sector. Suppliers access these frameworks through the individual member organisations.", "metaDescription": "Pro5 is the collaborative group of the major public sector professional buying organisations including ESPO, YPO, NEPO, CBC and TEC. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "central-buying-consortium-cbc", "name": "Central Buying Consortium (CBC)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "Central Buying Consortium", "summary": "The Central Buying Consortium is a collaboration of local authorities in central England that establishes framework agreements for goods and services across the public sector. Suppliers access public sector buyers through CBC frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "The Central Buying Consortium is a collaboration of local authorities in central England that establishes framework agreements for goods. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "the-eastern-consortium-tec", "name": "The Eastern Consortium (TEC)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "The Eastern Consortium", "summary": "The Eastern Consortium is a collaborative public sector buying group serving local authorities in the East of England with framework agreements for goods and services. Suppliers reach public sector buyers through TEC routes to market. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "The Eastern Consortium is a collaborative public sector buying group serving local authorities in the East of England with framework. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "pagabo", "name": "Pagabo Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Pagabo", "summary": "Pagabo is a national framework provider for the public sector offering compliant routes to market for construction, professional services and works. It is used by local authorities, NHS, education and housing bodies. Contractors and consultants should apply when Pagabo frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "Pagabo is a national framework provider for the public sector offering compliant routes to market for construction. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "procure-partnerships-framework", "name": "Procure Partnerships Framework", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Procure Partnerships", "summary": "The Procure Partnerships Framework is a national construction framework providing public sector bodies with a compliant route to appoint contractors for building projects. It is used by local authorities, education, healthcare and housing clients. Contractors should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "The Procure Partnerships Framework is a national construction framework providing public sector bodies with a compliant route to appoint. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "scape-construction", "name": "SCAPE Construction Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "SCAPE", "summary": "SCAPE is a public sector owned framework provider offering direct award construction, civil engineering and consultancy frameworks for the public sector. It is widely used by local authorities, blue light services and central government. Contractors and consultants should apply when SCAPE frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "SCAPE is a public sector owned framework provider offering direct award construction, civil engineering and consultancy frameworks. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "fusion21", "name": "Fusion21 Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Fusion21", "summary": "Fusion21 is a social enterprise and framework provider for the public sector covering construction, repairs, maintenance, FM and professional services. It is used by housing associations, local authorities, education and health bodies. Suppliers should apply when Fusion21 frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "Fusion21 is a social enterprise and framework provider for the public sector covering construction, repairs, maintenance, FM and. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "lhc-procurement-group", "name": "LHC Procurement Group", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "LHC Procurement Group", "summary": "LHC Procurement Group is a not for profit consortium providing free to use framework agreements for construction, refurbishment and maintenance to the public sector. It is widely used by local authorities, housing providers and education bodies. Contractors and suppliers should apply when LHC frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "LHC Procurement Group is a not for profit consortium providing free to use framework agreements for construction. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "southern-construction-framework", "name": "Southern Construction Framework (SCF)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Southern Construction Framework", "summary": "The Southern Construction Framework is a public sector construction framework run by Devon and Hampshire County Councils for the south of England. It provides a compliant route to appoint contractors for public building projects. Contractors should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "The Southern Construction Framework is a public sector construction framework run by Devon and Hampshire County Councils for the south. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "yorhub-yorbuild", "name": "YORhub (YORbuild) Construction Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "YORhub", "summary": "YORhub provides regional construction frameworks including YORbuild for public sector clients across Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. It offers compliant routes for building and civil engineering works. Contractors and consultants should apply when YORhub frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "YORhub provides regional construction frameworks including YORbuild for public sector clients across Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "constructionline", "name": "Constructionline", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Constructionline (Capita)", "summary": "Constructionline is the UK register of pre-qualified contractors and consultants used by public and private sector buyers to verify supplier credentials. Membership demonstrates compliance with PAS 91 and procurement prequalification standards. Construction suppliers should apply for the appropriate Constructionline membership tier.", "metaDescription": "Constructionline is the UK register of pre-qualified contractors and consultants used by public and private sector buyers to verify. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "lots-procurement-construction", "name": "LCC / Notting Hill Genesis Construction Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Notting Hill Genesis", "summary": "Several major housing associations including Notting Hill Genesis run their own construction and maintenance framework agreements for development and asset works. These provide compliant routes for contractors serving social housing. Contractors should apply when these frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "Several major housing associations including Notting Hill Genesis run their own construction and maintenance framework agreements. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "the-london-construction-programme", "name": "London Construction Programme (LCP)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "London Construction Programme (Haringey Council)", "summary": "The London Construction Programme is a public sector construction framework hosted by Haringey Council for use by London boroughs and the wider public sector. It provides compliant routes for major and minor works and consultancy. Contractors and consultants should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "The London Construction Programme is a public sector construction framework hosted by Haringey Council for use by London boroughs. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "efficiency-east-midlands-eem", "name": "Efficiency East Midlands (EEM)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Efficiency East Midlands", "summary": "Efficiency East Midlands is a not for profit procurement consortium offering construction, maintenance, FM and supply frameworks to housing providers, local authorities and the public sector. Suppliers access public sector buyers through EEM frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "Efficiency East Midlands is a not for profit procurement consortium offering construction, maintenance, FM and supply frameworks. Call 020 3668 5488.", "deepDive": { "whatItIs": [ "Efficiency East Midlands, trading as EEM, is a not for profit procurement consortium that establishes framework agreements for its members and for the wider public sector. It was set up by and for social housing providers and local authorities, and that origin still shapes the portfolio: the frameworks are built around the recurring work of maintaining, repairing, improving and building homes and public buildings. Being not for profit means surplus is reinvested or returned to members rather than distributed to shareholders.", "EEM establishes its frameworks through advertised, compliant procurements, and members then call off by direct award or further competition according to the rules of each framework. Despite the regional name, the frameworks are generally available beyond the East Midlands, and are usually lotted by region so that local contractors can compete for local work without being placed against national firms. Confirm the current geographic scope and the membership position on EEM's own site before assuming you can access it.", "Coverage typically includes new build and refurbishment construction, planned and responsive maintenance, heating, electrical and compliance services, decarbonisation and retrofit, fire safety works, materials and component supply, facilities management, and professional and technical services. The portfolio changes as frameworks expire and are retendered, so treat any list, including this one, as indicative rather than current. Check the live framework list and the forward pipeline on EEM's website and on Find a Tender before planning around a particular framework." ], "whoBuysThroughIt": [ "Housing associations, registered providers, arms length management organisations and local authorities are the dominant buyers, with other public bodies such as schools, emergency services and care providers using the frameworks where scope allows. The typical buyer is an asset or property team responsible for a housing stock or a public estate, spending against a planned programme: kitchens and bathrooms, roofing, windows and doors, electrical testing, heating servicing and replacement, damp and mould works, fire door and compartmentation works, and retrofit measures.", "That buyer profile drives what wins. Programmes are repetitive, resident facing and politically sensitive. A landlord replacing kitchens in occupied homes cares about appointment reliability, resident communication, complaint handling, operative conduct and making good at least as much as about unit price. Since consumer standards and damp and mould duties tightened, the ability to evidence resident experience and timely remediation has become a genuine evaluation factor rather than a soft one, and it is now routinely tested in the quality questions." ], "howSuppliersGetOn": [ "Each framework is procured separately and advertised, so the route is to bid at the tender window for the specific framework and lot you want. Notices appear on Find a Tender and on EEM's own opportunities pages, with documents issued through the e-tendering portal named in the notice. There is no general supplier registration that places you onto frameworks, although registering for opportunity alerts is worth doing so that you see windows early enough to prepare properly.", "Lotting is usually by work type and by geography, and choosing well matters far more than bidding widely. Regional lots exist so that a contractor with genuine local coverage can win without competing nationally, and evaluators can tell the difference between a depot in the region and a claim of national reach. Bid the lots where you already have operatives, supervision and materials supply within sensible travelling distance of the work, and decline the rest.", "Submissions run selection, then quality and price. Selection tests financial standing against the value of the lot, insurance, exclusion grounds, health and safety and comparable contract examples. Quality covers the delivery model, resource and operative capacity, resident liaison, quality control and defects, health and safety on occupied sites, supply chain and materials, social value, and often a scenario question. Pricing is normally a schedule of rates or a priced schedule of works with defined uplifts and an indexation mechanism." ], "whatScores": [ "Resident and occupier experience is where housing frameworks are won and lost. Describe the actual process: how appointments are made and confirmed, what happens when nobody is home, how vulnerable residents are identified and handled, who the resident liaison officer is and what they are empowered to decide, how complaints are logged and escalated, and what your measured satisfaction position currently is. Generic statements about being customer focused score at the bottom of the band every time.", "Capacity is tested seriously, because these frameworks feed programmes with real volume. Give numbers: directly employed operatives by trade, subcontract capacity, current committed workload, how quickly you can add resource and from where, and what you would decline. Bidders claiming effectively unlimited capacity are marked down by evaluators who have watched contractors over commit and fail a programme. A credible, bounded answer with a named escalation route scores better than an ambitious one.", "Quality control and defects need a process rather than a promise. Set out inspection rates, who inspects and to what standard, what is recorded, how a failed inspection is corrected, how defects are reported after handover, and within what timescale they are resolved. Where the work is safety critical, such as gas, electrical, fire doors or compartmentation, name the competence scheme, the qualification held by the operative, and the audit regime that verifies both remain current.", "Social value on these frameworks is expected to land in the communities where the work happens. In practice that means local apprenticeships, local labour and local spend, work with the landlord's own residents, and support for local supply chain firms. Tie each commitment to a measure and a reporting method you will still be able to produce in year three of the framework. Commitments framed nationally, or offered as donations with no delivery route, score poorly and are hard to evidence." ], "beforeYouApply": [ "Accounts and insurances checked against the value of the specific lot, not the framework as a whole.", "Operative numbers by trade, with a directly employed and subcontract split you can stand behind.", "Competence scheme registrations and operative qualifications for safety critical trades, all in date.", "Resident satisfaction and complaint data you are willing to put into a bid and defend.", "Contract examples on occupied housing or comparable public estates, with contactable referees." ], "faqs": [ { "q": "Do we have to be based in the East Midlands?", "a": "Generally no. Despite the name, the frameworks are typically available more widely and are lotted by region so that local contractors compete locally. What matters is whether you have genuine operational coverage for the lot you bid: operatives, supervision and materials supply within working distance of the work. Confirm the current geographic scope of the specific framework and lot on EEM's own site before you commit resource to a bid." }, { "q": "Can we join EEM as a supplier at any time?", "a": "No. Suppliers are appointed to individual frameworks through advertised procurements, each with its own window, specification and evaluation. There is no rolling application that places you onto frameworks between windows. Register for opportunity alerts, watch Find a Tender and the EEM opportunities pages, identify the frameworks whose retender is approaching, and use the intervening time to assemble the evidence that cannot be produced quickly." }, { "q": "Is a framework place enough to get work?", "a": "No. Appointment gives you the right to be considered by members using that lot. Call-offs may be by direct award or further competition, and members already have working relationships with incumbent contractors. Once appointed, the work is commercial: introduce yourself to the asset and property teams in your region, understand their programme timing, and be ready to respond to further competitions properly when they come." }, { "q": "What makes housing maintenance bids different?", "a": "The work happens inside people's homes. Evaluators are assessing whether your operatives can be trusted in an occupied property, whether appointments hold, whether vulnerable residents are identified and protected, and whether complaints are resolved rather than merely logged. Alongside that, safety critical trades carry competence and audit requirements that are checked closely. Technical capability is largely assumed; the marks sit in resident experience, honest capacity and compliance evidence." }, { "q": "How far in advance should we prepare?", "a": "Start several months before the expected window. Accounts, accreditations, competence registrations, satisfaction data and written contract examples all take time and cannot be created under deadline pressure. Map the frameworks relevant to your trades, note their expiry dates, and build the evidence base while no tender is running. The window itself should be spent on the specification and the scenario answers. Call 020 3668 5488." } ] } }, { "slug": "scottish-procurement-alliance", "name": "Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Scottish Procurement Alliance", "summary": "The Scottish Procurement Alliance is a free to access framework provider offering construction, refurbishment and maintenance frameworks for the public sector in Scotland. It is used by councils, housing associations and other public bodies. Contractors and suppliers should apply when SPA frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "The Scottish Procurement Alliance is a free to access framework provider offering construction, refurbishment and maintenance frameworks. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "scape-civil-engineering", "name": "SCAPE Civil Engineering", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "SCAPE", "summary": "SCAPE Civil Engineering provides a direct award framework for civil engineering and infrastructure works for the public sector. It is used by local authorities and government bodies delivering highways, drainage and infrastructure schemes. Civil engineering contractors should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "SCAPE Civil Engineering provides a direct award framework for civil engineering and infrastructure works for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "perfect-circle-scape-consultancy", "name": "Perfect Circle (SCAPE Consultancy)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Perfect Circle / SCAPE", "summary": "Perfect Circle delivers the SCAPE consultancy framework providing built environment professional services to the public sector through a direct award route. It covers project management, cost consultancy and design services. Built environment consultants should apply when the framework is tendered.", "metaDescription": "Perfect Circle delivers the SCAPE consultancy framework providing built environment professional services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "dfe-deals-for-schools", "name": "DfE Buying for Schools Frameworks", "category": "Education", "buyer": "Department for Education", "summary": "The Department for Education provides recommended and approved framework agreements to help schools and academies buy goods and services compliantly and cost effectively. Categories include ICT, catering, energy, supply staff and professional services. Suppliers should apply when DfE-approved frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "The Department for Education provides recommended and approved framework agreements to help schools and academies buy goods and services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "dfe-construction-frameworks", "name": "DfE Construction Framework (Schools)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Department for Education", "summary": "The Department for Education runs construction framework agreements for the delivery of school building and refurbishment programmes including the School Rebuilding Programme. They provide compliant routes to appoint contractors for education capital works. Contractors should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "The Department for Education runs construction framework agreements for the delivery of school building and refurbishment programmes. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "espo-ict-framework", "name": "ESPO ICT and Technology Frameworks", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "ESPO", "summary": "ESPO provides a range of ICT and technology framework agreements covering hardware, software, networking and managed services for schools, local government and the public sector. Suppliers reach education and public sector buyers through these frameworks. Technology suppliers should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "ESPO provides a range of ICT and technology framework agreements covering hardware, software, networking and managed services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ypo-ict-framework", "name": "YPO ICT and Digital Frameworks", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "YPO", "summary": "YPO offers ICT and digital framework agreements covering technology hardware, software, audio visual and managed services for schools, councils and the public sector. Suppliers access education and public sector technology demand through YPO. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "YPO offers ICT and digital framework agreements covering technology hardware, software, audio visual and managed services for schools. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "kcs-procurement", "name": "KCS Procurement Services (LASER / Kent)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "KCS Procurement Services", "summary": "KCS Procurement Services, including the LASER energy buying arm, provides framework agreements and energy procurement for schools, local authorities and the public sector. Suppliers access public sector buyers through KCS routes to market. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "KCS Procurement Services, including the LASER energy buying arm, provides framework agreements and energy procurement for schools. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "tuco-university-catering", "name": "TUCO (The University Caterers Organisation)", "category": "Education", "buyer": "TUCO", "summary": "TUCO is the membership and procurement body for catering in universities and higher education, providing compliant framework agreements for food, beverages and catering supplies. Suppliers access the higher education catering market through TUCO frameworks. Food and catering suppliers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "TUCO is the membership and procurement body for catering in universities and higher education, providing compliant framework agreements. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "supc-university-procurement", "name": "Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)", "category": "Education", "buyer": "SUPC", "summary": "SUPC is a higher education purchasing consortium providing framework agreements across goods, services and works for universities and the wider public sector. Suppliers reach the higher education market through SUPC frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "SUPC is a higher education purchasing consortium providing framework agreements across goods, services and works for universities. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "lupc-london-universities", "name": "London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC)", "category": "Education", "buyer": "LUPC", "summary": "LUPC is a not for profit purchasing consortium for universities, colleges and cultural institutions in London and the south, offering framework agreements across goods and services. Suppliers access the higher education market through LUPC frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "LUPC is a not for profit purchasing consortium for universities, colleges and cultural institutions in London and the south. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nwupc-north-western-universities", "name": "North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC)", "category": "Education", "buyer": "NWUPC", "summary": "NWUPC is a higher education purchasing consortium serving universities across the North West and beyond with collaborative framework agreements for goods and services. Suppliers reach the higher education market through NWUPC frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "NWUPC is a higher education purchasing consortium serving universities across the North West and beyond with collaborative framework. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "apuc-scotland-universities", "name": "Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC)", "category": "Education", "buyer": "APUC", "summary": "APUC is the procurement consortium for universities and colleges in Scotland, providing collaborative framework agreements across goods, services and works. Suppliers access the Scottish higher and further education market through APUC. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "APUC is the procurement consortium for universities and colleges in Scotland, providing collaborative framework agreements. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "jisc-frameworks", "name": "Jisc Frameworks", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Jisc", "summary": "Jisc provides digital, connectivity and technology framework agreements for universities, colleges and research institutions across the UK. Suppliers access the education and research technology market through Jisc frameworks. Technology suppliers should apply when relevant frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "Jisc provides digital, connectivity and technology framework agreements for universities, colleges and research institutions. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "transport-for-london-frameworks", "name": "Transport for London (TfL) Frameworks", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Transport for London", "summary": "Transport for London procures works, services and supplies for the capital's transport network through framework agreements and tenders across engineering, technology, professional services and construction. Suppliers access TfL demand through these routes to market. Bidders should apply when relevant opportunities are competed.", "metaDescription": "Transport for London procures works, services and supplies for the capital's transport network through framework agreements and tenders. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "network-rail-frameworks", "name": "Network Rail Frameworks", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Network Rail", "summary": "Network Rail procures infrastructure works, engineering, maintenance and professional services for the railway through framework agreements and tenders. Suppliers in rail engineering, construction and services access demand through these routes. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "Network Rail procures infrastructure works, engineering, maintenance and professional services for the railway. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "national-highways-frameworks", "name": "National Highways Frameworks", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "National Highways", "summary": "National Highways procures construction, maintenance, engineering and professional services for the strategic road network through framework agreements and major tenders. Suppliers in highways works and services access demand through these routes. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "National Highways procures construction, maintenance, engineering and professional services for the strategic road network. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "hs2-supply-chain", "name": "HS2 Supply Chain", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd", "summary": "HS2 Ltd procures construction, engineering, professional services and supplies for the high speed rail programme through tier one contractors and direct framework agreements. Suppliers access the programme via tier registration and competitive tenders. Bidders should register and apply when opportunities arise.", "metaDescription": "HS2 Ltd procures construction, engineering, professional services and supplies for the high speed rail programme through tier one. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "crossrail-elizabeth-line-supply", "name": "Elizabeth Line / Crossrail Supply Chain", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Transport for London / Crossrail", "summary": "The Crossrail and Elizabeth line programme procures engineering, maintenance and professional services for the rail link through Transport for London and associated contracts. Suppliers access demand through TfL procurement routes. Bidders should apply when relevant opportunities are competed.", "metaDescription": "The Crossrail and Elizabeth line programme procures engineering, maintenance and professional services for the rail link. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "highways-uk-scape-civils", "name": "Midlands Highways Alliance Plus (MHA+)", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Midlands Highways Alliance Plus", "summary": "The Midlands Highways Alliance Plus is a collaborative framework for highways construction, maintenance and professional services used by local authorities across the Midlands. It provides compliant routes for highways works. Contractors and consultants should apply when the framework is tendered.", "metaDescription": "The Midlands Highways Alliance Plus is a collaborative framework for highways construction, maintenance and professional services used. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "mod-defence-equipment-and-support", "name": "MOD Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)", "category": "Defence", "buyer": "Ministry of Defence / DE&S", "summary": "Defence Equipment and Support is the MOD arm that procures equipment, support and services for the UK armed forces through major contracts and supply arrangements. Suppliers access defence demand through DE&S tenders and frameworks. Defence and dual-use suppliers should apply when opportunities arise.", "metaDescription": "Defence Equipment and Support is the MOD arm that procures equipment, support and services for the UK armed forces. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "joscar-defence-registration", "name": "JOSCAR (Defence and Aerospace Registration)", "category": "Defence", "buyer": "Hellios / JOSCAR", "summary": "JOSCAR is the joint supply chain accreditation register used by the defence, aerospace and security sectors to pre-qualify and assure suppliers. Registration is often a requirement to win defence and aerospace contracts. Suppliers serving these sectors should apply for JOSCAR accreditation.", "metaDescription": "JOSCAR is the joint supply chain accreditation register used by the defence, aerospace and security sectors to pre-qualify and assure. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "dio-defence-infrastructure", "name": "Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Frameworks", "category": "Defence", "buyer": "Ministry of Defence / DIO", "summary": "The Defence Infrastructure Organisation manages the MOD estate and procures construction, FM, maintenance and professional services through framework agreements and major contracts. Suppliers in built environment and estates services access demand through DIO. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "The Defence Infrastructure Organisation manages the MOD estate and procures construction, FM, maintenance and professional services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "fts-find-a-tender-service", "name": "Find a Tender Service (FTS)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "UK Government", "summary": "Find a Tender is the UK government service where high value public sector contract notices are published under the procurement regulations. Suppliers monitor FTS to find and respond to public sector opportunities across all categories. Bidders should register and apply to relevant notices.", "metaDescription": "Find a Tender is the UK government service where high value public sector contract notices are published under the procurement. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "contracts-finder", "name": "Contracts Finder", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "UK Government", "summary": "Contracts Finder is the UK government service where public sector contracts, mostly below the high value threshold, are advertised. Suppliers use it to find and bid for lower value government and public sector opportunities. Businesses should register and respond to relevant notices.", "metaDescription": "Contracts Finder is the UK government service where public sector contracts, mostly below the high value threshold, are advertised. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-fleet-portal", "name": "CCS Fleet Portal and Telematics", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for telematics, fleet management software and associated services for the public sector. It supports efficient and safe operation of public sector fleets. Telematics and fleet technology suppliers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for telematics, fleet management software and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-supply-of-fuel-cards", "name": "CCS Fuel Cards and Associated Services", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for fuel cards and associated fuel management services for the public sector fleet. It provides a compliant route to manage fuel spend across government bodies. Fuel card providers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for fuel cards and associated fuel management services for the public sector fleet. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-grounds-maintenance", "name": "CCS Grounds Maintenance Services", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for grounds maintenance, landscaping and associated services for the public sector estate. It supports upkeep of green spaces and grounds across government bodies. Grounds maintenance providers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for grounds maintenance, landscaping and associated services for the public sector estate. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-pest-control", "name": "CCS Pest Control Services", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for pest control and associated environmental services for the public sector estate. It supports compliant and safe building environments across government bodies. Pest control providers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for pest control and associated environmental services for the public sector estate. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-security-guarding-rm6263", "name": "CCS Security Guarding and Services", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for manned guarding, security services and associated solutions for the public sector estate. It supports the safety and security of government buildings and sites. Security service providers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for manned guarding, security services and associated solutions for the public sector estate. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-cleaning-services", "name": "CCS Cleaning and Hygiene Services", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for cleaning, hygiene and associated soft FM services for the public sector estate. It supports clean and safe working environments across government bodies. Cleaning providers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for cleaning, hygiene and associated soft FM services for the public sector estate. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-waste-management", "name": "CCS Waste Management and Recycling", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for waste management, recycling and associated services for the public sector. It supports sustainable waste handling across government bodies. Waste and recycling providers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for waste management, recycling and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-occupational-health", "name": "CCS Occupational Health and Employee Assistance", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for occupational health, wellbeing and employee assistance services for the public sector workforce. It supports staff health and attendance across government bodies. Occupational health providers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for occupational health, wellbeing and employee assistance services for the public sector workforce. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-insurance-services-rm6138", "name": "CCS Insurance Services (RM6138)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for insurance and insurance brokerage services for the public sector. It supports compliant insurance procurement across government bodies. Insurers and brokers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for insurance and insurance brokerage services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-banking-and-payment-services", "name": "CCS Banking and Payment Solutions", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for banking, payment acceptance and card services for the public sector. It supports compliant financial transaction services across government bodies. Banks and payment providers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for banking, payment acceptance and card services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-translation-and-interpreting", "name": "CCS Language Services (Translation and Interpreting)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for translation, interpreting and language services for the public sector. It supports accessibility and communication across government, courts and the NHS. Language service providers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for translation, interpreting and language services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-courier-and-logistics", "name": "CCS Courier and Logistics Services", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for courier, distribution and logistics services for the public sector. It supports the movement of goods and documents across government bodies. Logistics and courier providers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for courier, distribution and logistics services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-temporary-power-and-generators", "name": "CCS Temporary Power and Generators", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for temporary power, generators and associated services for the public sector. It supports resilience and continuity across government sites and events. Power hire providers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for temporary power, generators and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-energy-management-and-net-zero", "name": "CCS Carbon Net Zero and Energy Consultancy", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for energy management, carbon reduction and net zero consultancy services for the public sector. It supports decarbonisation and energy efficiency across government bodies. Energy consultants should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for energy management, carbon reduction and net zero consultancy services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-sbs-construction-consultancy", "name": "NHS SBS Construction Consultancy Framework", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "NHS Shared Business Services", "summary": "An NHS Shared Business Services framework for construction consultancy and professional services supporting NHS and public sector capital programmes. It covers project management, cost and design consultancy for healthcare estates. Built environment consultants should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "An NHS Shared Business Services framework for construction consultancy and professional services supporting NHS and public sector capital. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-sbs-digital-and-it", "name": "NHS SBS Digital and IT Frameworks", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "NHS Shared Business Services", "summary": "NHS Shared Business Services runs digital and IT framework agreements covering software, infrastructure, cyber and digital transformation for the NHS and public sector. Technology suppliers access healthcare buyers through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "NHS Shared Business Services runs digital and IT framework agreements covering software, infrastructure, cyber and digital transformation. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-sbs-workforce-alliance", "name": "NHS Workforce Alliance (Staffing Frameworks)", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "NHS Workforce Alliance", "summary": "The NHS Workforce Alliance, a collaboration of NHS procurement bodies, runs national staffing frameworks for clinical and non-clinical temporary and permanent workforce. Staffing and recruitment suppliers access NHS demand through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "The NHS Workforce Alliance, a collaboration of NHS procurement bodies, runs national staffing frameworks for clinical and non-clinical. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-sbs-estates-and-facilities", "name": "NHS SBS Estates and Facilities Frameworks", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "NHS Shared Business Services", "summary": "NHS Shared Business Services runs estates and facilities framework agreements covering hard and soft FM, maintenance and engineering for NHS and public sector estates. FM and estates suppliers access healthcare buyers through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "NHS Shared Business Services runs estates and facilities framework agreements covering hard and soft FM, maintenance and engineering. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "hte-clinical-and-medical", "name": "Health Trust Europe Clinical and Medical Frameworks", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "Health Trust Europe", "summary": "Health Trust Europe runs clinical and medical framework agreements covering devices, consumables and clinical services for the NHS and wider healthcare sector. Suppliers of medical products access healthcare buyers through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "Health Trust Europe runs clinical and medical framework agreements covering devices, consumables and clinical services for the NHS. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "espo-furniture-framework", "name": "ESPO Furniture and Associated Services", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "ESPO", "summary": "ESPO provides framework agreements for the supply and installation of furniture for schools, offices and public sector buildings. Suppliers access education and public sector demand through these frameworks. Furniture suppliers should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "ESPO provides framework agreements for the supply and installation of furniture for schools, offices and public sector buildings. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "espo-vehicle-and-fleet", "name": "ESPO Vehicles and Fleet Framework", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "ESPO", "summary": "ESPO offers framework agreements for the supply, lease and maintenance of vehicles for the public sector fleet. Suppliers access local government and public sector demand through these frameworks. Vehicle and fleet suppliers should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "ESPO offers framework agreements for the supply, lease and maintenance of vehicles for the public sector fleet. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ypo-catering-and-food", "name": "YPO Catering and Food Framework", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "YPO", "summary": "YPO provides framework agreements for the supply of food, catering products and associated services for schools, councils and the public sector. Suppliers access education and public sector demand through these frameworks. Food suppliers should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "YPO provides framework agreements for the supply of food, catering products and associated services for schools. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-spark-defence-innovation", "name": "Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)", "category": "Defence", "buyer": "Ministry of Defence / DASA", "summary": "The Defence and Security Accelerator funds and procures innovative solutions for defence and security challenges from suppliers including SMEs and start-ups. Innovators access defence demand through themed competitions and open calls. Suppliers should apply when relevant competitions are open.", "metaDescription": "The Defence and Security Accelerator funds and procures innovative solutions for defence and security challenges from suppliers. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "homes-england-frameworks", "name": "Homes England Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Homes England", "summary": "Homes England, the government housing and regeneration agency, procures construction, development and professional services through framework agreements and panels to deliver new homes and infrastructure. Developers, contractors and consultants access demand through these routes. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "Homes England, the government housing and regeneration agency, procures construction, development and professional services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "the-environment-agency-frameworks", "name": "Environment Agency Frameworks", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Environment Agency", "summary": "The Environment Agency procures works, services and professional support for flood defence, water and environmental programmes through framework agreements and tenders. Suppliers in civil engineering, environmental and consultancy services access demand through these routes. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "The Environment Agency procures works, services and professional support for flood defence, water and environmental programmes. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "scottish-water-frameworks", "name": "Scottish Water Frameworks", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Scottish Water", "summary": "Scottish Water procures civil engineering, mechanical and electrical works and professional services for the water and wastewater network through framework agreements. Suppliers in water sector works and services access demand through these routes. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "Scottish Water procures civil engineering, mechanical and electrical works and professional services for the water and wastewater network. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "thames-water-supply-chain", "name": "Thames Water Supply Chain", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Thames Water", "summary": "Thames Water procures capital works, maintenance and professional services for the water and wastewater network through framework agreements and tier contractors. Suppliers in water sector works and services access demand through these routes. Bidders should apply when relevant opportunities arise.", "metaDescription": "Thames Water procures capital works, maintenance and professional services for the water and wastewater network. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-spark-software-design", "name": "CCS Application Development and Maintenance", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for application development, maintenance and support services for the public sector. It supports the build and run of bespoke and packaged software across government bodies. Software development suppliers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for application development, maintenance and support services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-data-centre-and-hosting", "name": "CCS Data Centre and Hosting Services", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for data centre, colocation and hosting services for the public sector. It supports resilient and secure infrastructure across government bodies. Hosting and infrastructure providers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for data centre, colocation and hosting services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-end-user-devices", "name": "CCS End User Computing and Devices", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for end user devices, laptops, peripherals and associated services for the public sector. It provides compliant device procurement across government bodies. Device suppliers and resellers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for end user devices, laptops, peripherals and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-software-resellers-rm6068", "name": "CCS Software Licences and Reselling", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for software licensing, reselling and associated services for the public sector. It supports compliant procurement of major software products across government bodies. Software resellers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for software licensing, reselling and associated services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "local-authority-dynamic-purchasing", "name": "Local Authority Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS)", "category": "Local Government", "buyer": "Local Authorities", "summary": "Many local authorities operate Dynamic Purchasing Systems that allow suppliers to join an approved list at any time and bid for call-off contracts across categories such as social care, transport and works. Suppliers apply to join the DPS to access ongoing local government demand. Businesses should apply for relevant DPS arrangements.", "metaDescription": "Many local authorities operate Dynamic Purchasing Systems that allow suppliers to join an approved list at any time and bid for call-off. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "social-care-frameworks-local-government", "name": "Adult Social Care Provider Frameworks", "category": "Local Government", "buyer": "Local Authorities", "summary": "Local authorities run framework agreements and approved provider lists for adult social care including domiciliary care, residential care and supported living. Care providers access local authority funded placements through these frameworks. Providers should apply when relevant frameworks or lists are open.", "metaDescription": "Local authorities run framework agreements and approved provider lists for adult social care including domiciliary care. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "childrens-services-frameworks", "name": "Children's Services and Residential Placements Frameworks", "category": "Local Government", "buyer": "Local Authorities", "summary": "Local authorities and regional consortia run framework agreements for children's residential placements, fostering and support services. Providers of children's services access local authority demand through these frameworks. Providers should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "Local authorities and regional consortia run framework agreements for children's residential placements, fostering and support services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "home-to-school-transport-framework", "name": "Home to School and SEND Transport Frameworks", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Local Authorities", "summary": "Local authorities run framework agreements and DPS arrangements for home to school and SEND passenger transport services. Transport operators and taxi firms access local authority demand through these routes. Operators should apply when relevant frameworks or systems are open.", "metaDescription": "Local authorities run framework agreements and DPS arrangements for home to school and SEND passenger transport services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-spend-analytics-and-recovery", "name": "CCS Spend Analytics and Recovery Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for spend analytics, audit recovery and procurement insight services for the public sector. It supports cost recovery and savings across government bodies. Analytics and recovery specialists should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for spend analytics, audit recovery and procurement insight services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-supply-teachers-and-agency-staff", "name": "CCS Supply Teachers and Agency Workers", "category": "Education", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for supply teachers, temporary teaching and education support staff for schools and the public sector. It provides a compliant route to source education workforce. Education recruitment agencies should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for supply teachers, temporary teaching and education support staff for schools and the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-apprenticeship-training", "name": "CCS Apprenticeship Training and Provider Frameworks", "category": "Education", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for apprenticeship training and assessment services for the public sector. It supports workforce development and use of the apprenticeship levy across government bodies. Training providers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for apprenticeship training and assessment services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-employee-benefits-and-pensions", "name": "CCS Employee Benefits and Pensions Administration", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for employee benefits, pensions administration and reward services for the public sector workforce. It supports compliant benefits provision across government bodies. Benefits and pensions providers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for employee benefits, pensions administration and reward services for the public sector workforce. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-document-management-and-storage", "name": "CCS Document Management and Storage", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for document management, scanning, storage and records services for the public sector. It supports compliant information management across government bodies. Document and records suppliers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for document management, scanning, storage and records services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "the-blue-light-commercial-frameworks", "name": "BlueLight Commercial Frameworks", "category": "Local Government", "buyer": "BlueLight Commercial", "summary": "BlueLight Commercial supports police forces and emergency services with collaborative procurement and national framework agreements across vehicles, equipment, technology and services. Suppliers access blue light demand through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "BlueLight Commercial supports police forces and emergency services with collaborative procurement and national framework agreements. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-aggregated-spot-buy", "name": "CCS Open Market Spot Buy", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service digital route allowing public sector buyers to make ad hoc purchases of goods and services from registered suppliers. It opens public sector demand to a wide supplier base including SMEs. Suppliers should register and list to access spot buy opportunities.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service digital route allowing public sector buyers to make ad hoc purchases of goods and services from registered. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-rail-legal-services", "name": "CCS Rail Sector Frameworks", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route supporting rail sector bodies with services and supplies through compliant frameworks. It complements direct rail procurement from operators and infrastructure owners. Rail sector suppliers should apply when relevant frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route supporting rail sector bodies with services and supplies through compliant frameworks. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "places-for-people-frameworks", "name": "Places for People / Procurement Hub Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Procurement Hub (Places for People)", "summary": "Procurement Hub, part of Places for People, offers framework agreements for construction, maintenance, FM and professional services to housing providers, local authorities and the public sector. Suppliers access public sector demand through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "Procurement Hub, part of Places for People, offers framework agreements for construction, maintenance, FM and professional services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "rise-rsl-procurement", "name": "Re:allies / Procurement for Housing (PfH)", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Procurement for Housing", "summary": "Procurement for Housing is a national consortium offering framework agreements across maintenance, FM, energy and supplies for housing associations, local authorities and the public sector. Suppliers access social housing demand through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "Procurement for Housing is a national consortium offering framework agreements across maintenance, FM, energy and supplies for housing. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-debt-market-integrator", "name": "CCS Debt Market Integrator", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "The Crown Commercial Service Debt Market Integrator provides a managed service connecting public sector bodies with debt collection and enforcement agencies. Suppliers join the supply chain to receive public sector debt recovery work. Debt collection agencies should apply to participate.", "metaDescription": "The Crown Commercial Service Debt Market Integrator provides a managed service connecting public sector bodies with debt collection. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-marketing-creative-rm6125", "name": "CCS Creative and Design Agency Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for creative, design and branding agency services for the public sector. It supports campaign creative and design work across government bodies. Creative agencies should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for creative, design and branding agency services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-media-buying-rm6126", "name": "CCS Media Planning and Buying Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for media planning, buying and associated services for public sector advertising campaigns. It supports efficient media spend across government bodies. Media agencies should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for media planning, buying and associated services for public sector advertising campaigns. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-events-management", "name": "CCS Events Management Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for events management, conferences and exhibition services for the public sector. It supports the planning and delivery of public sector events across government bodies. Events agencies should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for events management, conferences and exhibition services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-utilities-water-supply", "name": "CCS Water and Wastewater Services", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply of water, wastewater and associated retail services to the public sector. It supports compliant utility procurement across government bodies in the open water market. Water retailers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply of water, wastewater and associated retail services to the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-london-procurement-clinical", "name": "LPP Clinical and Pharmacy Frameworks", "category": "Healthcare", "buyer": "London Procurement Partnership", "summary": "The London Procurement Partnership runs clinical, pharmacy and medicines optimisation framework agreements for NHS bodies. Suppliers of clinical products and pharmacy services access NHS demand through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "The London Procurement Partnership runs clinical, pharmacy and medicines optimisation framework agreements for NHS bodies. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "noe-cpc-estates-facilities", "name": "NOE CPC Estates and Facilities Frameworks", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "NOE CPC", "summary": "NOE CPC runs national estates and facilities framework agreements covering hard and soft FM, maintenance and engineering for the NHS and public sector. FM and estates suppliers access healthcare buyers through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "NOE CPC runs national estates and facilities framework agreements covering hard and soft FM, maintenance and engineering for the NHS. Call 020 3668 5488.", "deepDive": { "whatItIs": [ "NOE CPC is the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, an NHS hosted collaborative procurement organisation that establishes national framework agreements on behalf of NHS bodies and the wider public sector. Its estates and facilities portfolio covers the practical business of keeping healthcare buildings running: hard facilities management and engineering maintenance, soft facilities management such as cleaning, catering, portering and waste, specialist services, and associated consultancy and compliance support. The individual frameworks, their lots and their expiry dates change regularly, so confirm the current portfolio on the NOE CPC website and on Find a Tender.", "Although NOE CPC is hosted within the NHS, its agreements are typically available to NHS trusts and integrated care boards across England and, in many cases, to other public sector bodies. That breadth is set out in the contract notice for each framework, which is the document to check if you need certainty. Because the agreements are NHS led, the specifications, standards and evaluation criteria are written by people who run healthcare estates, and they assume a working knowledge of the healthcare specific technical standards rather than generic commercial facilities management.", "Appointment to a framework gives access; work comes through call-off. A trust either runs a further competition among appointed suppliers in the relevant lot and region, or makes a direct award against submitted rates where the framework terms allow. Estates and facilities call-offs are frequently large, multi year and TUPE bearing, which means the transfer of an existing workforce, so the bid effort at call-off stage is substantial. Plan for the framework application to be the first of several competitive processes rather than the last." ], "whoBuysThroughIt": [ "The core users are NHS acute, community, mental health and ambulance trusts, integrated care boards, and NHS property and estates bodies. Many agreements extend to other public sector organisations including local authorities, higher and further education, housing providers and blue light services, but that eligibility is defined framework by framework in the contract notice. If you are building a pipeline assumption around non NHS use of an NHS framework, verify it against the notice rather than the marketing summary.", "Requirements typically cover planned preventive and reactive maintenance of building services, statutory compliance and testing regimes, critical engineering systems such as medical gas pipeline systems, ventilation and water systems, electrical and mechanical infrastructure, decontamination and specialist plant, alongside soft services including cleaning to the national healthcare cleanliness standards, catering, portering, linen, security and waste including clinical waste. Trusts also buy estates consultancy, surveys, condition data and backlog maintenance programme support, and increasingly decarbonisation and net zero related works tied to national NHS carbon commitments." ], "howSuppliersGetOn": [ "Frameworks are competed openly and advertised on Find a Tender, with the tender run through the NOE CPC e-tendering portal. You register on the portal, express interest, and complete a selection stage covering financial standing, exclusion grounds, insurance, health and safety and technical capacity, followed by a quality and pricing stage. Because individual frameworks run on their own cycles, the practical route in is to register on the portal and set Find a Tender alerts so you see each opportunity when it publishes rather than discovering it after award.", "The prequalification evidence is demanding and healthcare specific. Expect to need ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 or equivalent management systems, a recognised health and safety prequalification aligned to the Common Assessment Standard, appropriate insurance levels, and evidence of competence against the Health Technical Memorandum series relevant to the lot, for example the memoranda covering medical gas pipeline systems, ventilation, water safety, electrical services and decontamination. Authorised person and competent person arrangements, and the appointing and training regime behind them, are examined closely for critical engineering lots.", "Alongside the documents, build the operational case. That means maintenance delivered against SFG20 or an equivalent defined task set, a computer aided facilities management system that produces auditable compliance evidence, engineer and operative numbers by discipline and region, mobilisation experience on TUPE transferring contracts, and your approach to working in live clinical environments with infection prevention and control constraints. Evidence from healthcare estates carries far more weight than equivalent commercial estate experience. If you need help positioning non healthcare experience credibly, call 020 3668 5488." ], "whatScores": [ "Healthcare specific competence is the first filter. Evaluators from NHS estates teams look for recognition of the technical memoranda that govern their systems, an authorised person regime with named roles and documented appointment, and understanding of what a ventilation validation, a water safety plan or a medical gas permit to work actually involves. A bidder who describes generic planned maintenance without reference to that framework signals it has not worked in a hospital, and that judgement is usually made in the first paragraph of the response.", "Working in a live clinical environment is the second. Marks go to bidders who explain how works are planned around clinical activity, how infection prevention and control requirements are met including HTM compliant hoarding, dust control and permit systems, how staff are inducted and identified on site, how escalation works when a fault affects a critical area, and how safety of patients and visitors is maintained around the works. Answers that describe a method suited to an empty commercial building are marked down regardless of technical quality.", "Mobilisation, TUPE and workforce credibility decide the large call-offs and are tested at framework stage. Set out how you consult, the employee liability information process, how you protect service continuity through transfer, how you fill vacancies in a tight labour market, and your position on pay, training and progression for transferring staff. Trusts have experienced failed mobilisations and will probe a plan that assumes a clean transfer. Give realistic timescales, named mobilisation roles and the governance that catches a slipping milestone before go live.", "Compliance reporting, social value and net zero complete the picture. Trusts must evidence statutory compliance to their board and to regulators, so the quality, format and accessibility of your compliance data matters as much as the work itself. Social value is scored against the model in force for the competition, and NHS buyers increasingly align it with local anchor institution priorities and with national NHS net zero commitments. Specific, resourced, locally relevant commitments score. Corporate statements with no owner, measure or date do not." ], "beforeYouApply": [ "Healthcare estates references with dates, trust type, scale, scope and referees who have agreed to be contacted.", "ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification, plus health and safety prequalification aligned to the Common Assessment Standard.", "Authorised and competent person records mapped to the relevant Health Technical Memoranda for the lots you are bidding.", "A mobilisation and TUPE method you have used before, with timescales and named roles rather than a generic plan.", "Compliance reporting output you can show: a redacted sample report a trust board would accept as evidence." ], "faqs": [ { "q": "Is NOE CPC only for NHS organisations?", "a": "NOE CPC is NHS hosted and NHS led, and NHS trusts and integrated care boards are the primary users. Many of its agreements are also open to wider public sector bodies, but that varies by framework and is stated in each contract notice on Find a Tender. Check the notice for the specific agreement rather than assuming a general position, particularly if a non NHS buyer forms a material part of your business case for bidding." }, { "q": "Do I need existing NHS experience to be appointed?", "a": "It is not always a formal requirement, but healthcare estates experience is weighted heavily in evaluation and its absence is difficult to overcome. If your experience is commercial or another public sector estate, be explicit about what transfers and what you have done to close the gap: authorised person training, HTM competence, infection control procedures, or a delivery partner with healthcare depth. Claiming equivalence without addressing the differences is the response that scores worst." }, { "q": "How does work come through after appointment?", "a": "Through call-off by individual trusts. A trust either runs a further competition among appointed suppliers in the relevant lot and region, or makes a direct award against your framework rates where the terms allow and the requirement is standard. Large multi site facilities management contracts almost always go to further competition, with a full quality submission, mobilisation plan and priced schedule. Budget bid resource for that ongoing activity, not just for the framework application." }, { "q": "How significant is TUPE in these contracts?", "a": "Very. Most soft facilities management and many hard facilities management call-offs involve transferring an existing workforce, sometimes several hundred people, often with NHS terms and pension considerations. Evaluators test whether you have run a transfer of that scale, how you consulted, how you handled employee liability information gaps and how you protected service continuity on day one. A thin or theoretical TUPE answer undermines an otherwise strong technical bid." }, { "q": "What should I have ready before the next framework opens?", "a": "Portal registration and Find a Tender alerts so you see the notice on publication, current certifications and insurances, healthcare references with agreed referees, competence records mapped to the relevant technical memoranda, and a pricing model tested against real labour, travel and out of hours costs in the regions you claim. Frameworks run on fixed windows and the preparation cannot be compressed into the tender period. For help planning that runway, call 020 3668 5488." } ] } }, { "slug": "ccs-research-data-and-evaluation", "name": "CCS Evaluation and Analytical Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for evaluation, analytical and economic advisory services for the public sector. It supports evidence based policy and programme assessment across government bodies. Analytical and evaluation specialists should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for evaluation, analytical and economic advisory services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "the-procurement-partnership-tppl", "name": "The Procurement Partnership Limited (TPPL)", "category": "Buying Organisation", "buyer": "The Procurement Partnership Limited", "summary": "TPPL is a public sector framework provider offering compliant routes to market across fleet, plant, equipment and associated services. Suppliers access public sector demand through TPPL frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks are tendered.", "metaDescription": "TPPL is a public sector framework provider offering compliant routes to market across fleet, plant, equipment and associated services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "link-group-housing-frameworks", "name": "Advantage South West (ASW) Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Advantage South West", "summary": "Advantage South West provides construction, maintenance and supply framework agreements for housing providers and the public sector in the South West and beyond. Suppliers access social housing and public sector demand through these frameworks. Bidders should apply when relevant frameworks open.", "metaDescription": "Advantage South West provides construction, maintenance and supply framework agreements for housing providers. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-treasury-management", "name": "CCS Treasury and Financial Management Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for treasury management, financial advisory and related services for the public sector. It supports prudent financial management across government bodies. Financial advisers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for treasury management, financial advisory and related services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "everything-fm-emcor-framework", "name": "Crown Hosting Data Centres", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Hosting Data Centres (Ark / Cabinet Office)", "summary": "Crown Hosting Data Centres is a joint venture providing colocation and data centre services to the UK public sector at government rates. Public sector bodies use it for resilient, secure hosting of their infrastructure. Data centre and infrastructure suppliers engage through associated procurement routes.", "metaDescription": "Crown Hosting Data Centres is a joint venture providing colocation and data centre services to the UK public sector at government rates. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-vehicle-conversions-rm6271", "name": "CCS Vehicle Conversions and Specialist Vehicles", "category": "Transport", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for vehicle conversions and specialist vehicle builds such as emergency, welfare and operational vehicles for the public sector. It supports bespoke fleet requirements across government bodies. Converters should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for vehicle conversions and specialist vehicle builds such as emergency, welfare and operational. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "espo-building-and-construction", "name": "ESPO Building, Construction and Maintenance Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "ESPO", "summary": "ESPO offers building, construction and maintenance framework agreements for schools, local authorities and the public sector. Suppliers access public sector works demand through these frameworks. Contractors and trades should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "ESPO offers building, construction and maintenance framework agreements for schools, local authorities and the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ypo-construction-and-buildings", "name": "YPO Construction and Building Services Frameworks", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "YPO", "summary": "YPO offers construction and building services framework agreements covering works, refurbishment and maintenance for schools, councils and the public sector. Suppliers access public sector works demand through these frameworks. Contractors should apply when relevant lots open.", "metaDescription": "YPO offers construction and building services framework agreements covering works, refurbishment and maintenance for schools. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-gov-uk-digital-marketplace", "name": "Digital Marketplace (CCS)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "The Digital Marketplace is the Crown Commercial Service platform where public sector buyers find cloud and digital suppliers through frameworks such as G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes. Suppliers list their services to access public sector digital demand. Technology suppliers should apply through the relevant framework iterations.", "metaDescription": "The Digital Marketplace is the Crown Commercial Service platform where public sector buyers find cloud and digital suppliers. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-electric-vehicle-charge-points", "name": "CCS Workplace and Public EV Charge Points", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply and installation of electric vehicle charge points for the public sector estate and fleet. It supports decarbonisation of transport across government bodies. EV charge point installers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply and installation of electric vehicle charge points for the public sector estate and fleet. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-solar-and-renewables", "name": "CCS Solar and Renewable Energy Solutions", "category": "Energy", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for solar PV and renewable energy generation solutions for the public sector estate. It supports onsite generation and net zero programmes across government bodies. Renewable energy installers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for solar PV and renewable energy generation solutions for the public sector estate. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "nhs-procure22-legacy", "name": "NHS ProCure22 (Legacy Construction Framework)", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "NHS England / Department of Health and Social Care", "summary": "ProCure22 was the national NHS construction framework that preceded ProCure23 for the delivery of NHS capital schemes. It established the principal supply chain partner model for healthcare construction. Contractors and consultants should apply to the current ProCure framework when competed.", "metaDescription": "ProCure22 was the national NHS construction framework that preceded ProCure23 for the delivery of NHS capital schemes. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-research-and-development-services", "name": "CCS Research and Development Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for research and development, scientific and technical services for the public sector. It supports innovation and evidence generation across government bodies. R&D providers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for research and development, scientific and technical services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "the-london-borough-frameworks", "name": "London Boroughs Collaborative Frameworks", "category": "Local Government", "buyer": "London Boroughs", "summary": "London boroughs run individual and collaborative framework agreements and approved lists across works, care, services and supplies. Suppliers access borough demand by applying to relevant frameworks and dynamic systems. Businesses should apply when relevant opportunities open.", "metaDescription": "London boroughs run individual and collaborative framework agreements and approved lists across works, care, services and supplies. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-courts-and-tribunals-services", "name": "CCS Court and Tribunal Support Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for services supporting the courts and tribunals system such as administration, interpreting and expert services for the justice sector. Suppliers access justice sector demand through these arrangements. Providers should apply when relevant frameworks are competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for services supporting the courts and tribunals system such as administration, interpreting and expert. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-payment-acceptance-rm6118", "name": "CCS Payment Acceptance (RM6118)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for card and digital payment acceptance services for the public sector. It enables compliant collection of payments from citizens across government bodies. Payment service providers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service framework for card and digital payment acceptance services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-people-and-hr-services", "name": "CCS HR and Payroll Services", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for HR, payroll and associated people services for the public sector. It supports compliant workforce administration across government bodies. HR and payroll providers should apply when the framework opens.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for HR, payroll and associated people services for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "constructionline-gold-acclaim", "name": "Constructionline Gold and Acclaim Accreditation", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "Constructionline (Capita)", "summary": "Constructionline Gold and the Acclaim accreditation provide enhanced verification of a contractor's health and safety, financial and compliance credentials for public and private sector buyers. Achieving these tiers strengthens prequalification for tenders. Construction suppliers should apply to upgrade their accreditation.", "metaDescription": "Constructionline Gold and the Acclaim accreditation provide enhanced verification of a contractor's health and safety. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "chas-accreditation", "name": "CHAS Health and Safety Accreditation", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "CHAS", "summary": "CHAS is a leading health and safety and compliance accreditation scheme used by buyers across construction and the public sector to assess supplier competence. Holding CHAS supports prequalification for tenders and framework applications. Contractors and suppliers should apply for the relevant CHAS membership.", "metaDescription": "CHAS is a leading health and safety and compliance accreditation scheme used by buyers across construction and the public sector to. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "safecontractor-accreditation", "name": "SafeContractor Accreditation", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "SafeContractor (Alcumus)", "summary": "SafeContractor is a health and safety accreditation scheme used by buyers to verify the competence of contractors and service providers. Holding it supports prequalification for public and private sector tenders. Contractors and suppliers should apply for SafeContractor accreditation.", "metaDescription": "SafeContractor is a health and safety accreditation scheme used by buyers to verify the competence of contractors and service providers. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-cloud-compute-rm1557-iaas", "name": "CCS Cloud Compute and Infrastructure (G-Cloud Lot 1)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "Through the G-Cloud framework, Crown Commercial Service provides public sector buyers access to cloud hosting and infrastructure services. Providers of IaaS, PaaS and cloud platforms list services to access public sector demand. Cloud infrastructure suppliers should apply at each G-Cloud iteration.", "metaDescription": "Through the G-Cloud framework, Crown Commercial Service provides public sector buyers access to cloud hosting and infrastructure services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-software-as-a-service-rm1557-lot2", "name": "CCS Cloud Software (G-Cloud Lot 2)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "Through the G-Cloud framework, Crown Commercial Service enables public sector buyers to procure cloud software and SaaS applications. Software vendors list their products to access public sector demand. SaaS suppliers should apply at each G-Cloud iteration.", "metaDescription": "Through the G-Cloud framework, Crown Commercial Service enables public sector buyers to procure cloud software and SaaS applications. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-cloud-support-rm1557-lot3", "name": "CCS Cloud Support (G-Cloud Lot 3)", "category": "Technology", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "Through the G-Cloud framework, Crown Commercial Service enables public sector buyers to procure cloud support services such as setup, migration and ongoing support. Suppliers list support services to access public sector demand. Cloud support providers should apply at each G-Cloud iteration.", "metaDescription": "Through the G-Cloud framework, Crown Commercial Service enables public sector buyers to procure cloud support services. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-management-consultancy-marketplace", "name": "CCS Consultancy Marketplace (ConsultancyOne)", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route giving public sector buyers a marketplace for consultancy services across strategy, transformation and delivery. It complements the main management consultancy framework. Consultancies should apply when relevant agreements are competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route giving public sector buyers a marketplace for consultancy services across strategy, transformation and. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "the-southern-modular-buildings-framework", "name": "LHC Modular Buildings (M3S) Framework", "category": "Construction", "buyer": "LHC Procurement Group", "summary": "An LHC Procurement Group framework for the design, supply and installation of modular and offsite buildings for the public sector. It is used by schools, healthcare and local authority clients. Modular building suppliers should apply when the framework is competed.", "metaDescription": "An LHC Procurement Group framework for the design, supply and installation of modular and offsite buildings for the public sector. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-non-clinical-temporary-staff", "name": "CCS Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff", "category": "Professional Services", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for non-clinical temporary and fixed term staffing across the public sector including admin, professional and operational roles. It provides a compliant route to source flexible workforce. Recruitment agencies should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for non-clinical temporary and fixed term staffing across the public sector including admin. Call 020 3668 5488." }, { "slug": "ccs-mod-clothing-and-textiles", "name": "CCS Workwear, Uniform and Textiles", "category": "Facilities Management", "buyer": "Crown Commercial Service", "summary": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply of workwear, uniforms and textiles for the public sector including healthcare, emergency services and operational staff. Suppliers access public sector demand through this route. Clothing and textile suppliers should apply when competed.", "metaDescription": "A Crown Commercial Service route for the supply of workwear, uniforms and textiles for the public sector including healthcare, emergency. Call 020 3668 5488." } ] }