proven capability, nationwide

MW20 is a single lot framework covering all parts of England. The sole supplier is Fortem, an established national property solutions provider to public and private property owners, with a team of 1000+ offering a full range of maintenance services to a wide range of social housing partners as well as public building, blue light service and education clients.

MW21 has 9 regional lots served by 6 regional suppliers, all experienced principal contractors. 

Lots

NE - North East

YH - Yorkshire & Humberside

NW - North West

WM - West Midlands

EM - East Midlands

EA - East Anglia

SE - South East

LB - London Boroughs

SW - South West

Suppliers 

Aspect Building Solutions Limited NE / YH / NW / EM

Aspect Group Services Limited EA

Avrenim Developments Ltd NW

M&J (Construction & Roofing) Ltd WM / EM / EA / SE / LB / SW

R Benson Property Maintenance Ltd SE / LB

Re-Gen (UK) Construction Ltd SE / LB

assures compliance and build quality

Asset Class:

Both housing and non-housing

Project Size:

From single smaller site to complex multi-site projects

Work Type:

The delivery of minor works and all associated works and services including but not limited to: 

• thermal upgrades

• roofing upgrades

• window & door upgrades

• kitchen & bathroom upgrades

• disability adaptations; and

• cyclical decorations & repairs

For more details about the specification, which also addresses project control and on-site performance as well as applicable Codes of Practice, please contact a member of the B2G team or our appointed suppliers.

certification + case history = competence

We assure competency & proven experience with a focus on

• • third party certification and affiliation (including ISO, CHAS, CITB, BBA, NFRC, CRS, CIGA, FENSA, FISA, FIRA, SBD, NASC, PASMA, MEWPs, IPAF etc); and

  • case studies, where bidders were required to submit at least one example of delivering all works covered within the specification, and at least one resi and one non-resi asset type. Bidders were required to submit 6 projects, and B2G sought clients’ validation of each project submitted, securing 100% responses (all positive) in respect of every Bidder.

"should cost" = sustainable + competitive

In line with the government’s Should Cost Modelling (SCM) we focus on achieving sustainable & competitive pricing rather than a race to the bottom. 

Bidders were required to submit discounts against NHF7 schedules and prices for all key OHP% and Prelims.

As a result buyers enjoy clear benchmarked savings and clear cost control of all major line items.

community benefit comes as standard

As a requirement for being appointed to the framework every bidder confirmed their willingness to deliver all the measures set out in the Considerate Constructors Scheme's Social Value Checklist which, depending on the size and nature of the Project and the needs of the local community, might include:

Local employment

Full & part time; apprenticeships; work experience

Supply chain

Local sub-contractors, suppliers, social enterprises, NGOs & charities

Supplies & equipment

Locally manufactured; reused or recycled; or sustainably sourced 

Community engagement

Educational (eg. engaging with local schools & colleges etc); social (eg. engaging with local clubs & charities etc); or environmental (eg. litter patrol & work parties etc)

Moreover, our suppliers typically aims to achieve 75-85% local labour and supply chain on every project.

flexible and efficient

Buyers can award a contract direct to any supplier confident they will deliver to a quality that meets or exceeds all regulations and standards, at a price demonstrably below market average, and in full support of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, thus generating commercial value for money AND social value for the community - embodying the principles of MEAT.

Registration

The Buyer registers the project with B2G 

Selection

On MW20 Fortem is the sole supplier, so direct award is of course the only option. 

On MW21 the Buyer has the option to run a mini competition or to direct award a Project to any Supplier based on a wide range of factors, and based on their own preferred criteria or weightings, subject to ensuring that any action taken is transparent, non-discriminatory and fair. 

Contract

The Buyer contracts the Supplier using their preferred form of contract, which may be one of the JCT/SBCC, NEC or PPC/FAC/TAC suites of contracts or the Buyer’s modified version, or any other standard form of contract or Pre-Contract Service Agreements (PCSA)  used by the construction industry.

Delivery

The Supplier delivers the project according to the agreed terms and KPIs, and B2G monitors the project.

Price increases

Price increases (including for materials) can be applied in line with CPI using ONS data and applying the Framework’s month of launch as the base index.

Official publication numbers

PIN: TED # 2020/S 180-435797

CN: TED # 2020/S 202-492015 

CAN: TED # 2021/S 069-177168 

Title

Minor Works, England

Code

B2G MW 20

Start/End dates

6 Apr 2021 – 31 Mar 2025

CPV

Main: 

45000000 Construction work; 

Additional: 

45300000 Building installation work, 

45400000 Building completion work, 

45260000 Roof works and other special trade construction works

NUTS

UKC North East; 

UKD North West; 

UKE Yorks/Humber; 

UKF East Mids; 

UKG West Mids; 

UKH East of England; 

UKI London; 

UKJ South East; 

UKK South West

Value

£500m

Weighting

50% Quality / 50% Price

Cost

A levy of 1% is payable on all call off project invoices. There are no other management fees.

Contracting Authority

Gold Hill Housing Association (National registration # IP17437R)

Framework Manager

B2G Ltd for and on behalf of GHHA (Company registration # 12271806)

Buyer eligibility

Any publicly funded organisation and or contracting authority in the United Kingdom  as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 including but not limited to any central government department, agency, devolved administration and or national/non-departmental public body or any local authority, unitary authority, or subsidiary or joint-venture vehicle of a local or unitary authority, or any arms-length management organisation or council owned company, or any school, college, university, education trust or authority, or any transport authority or service provider, or any health authority, council, board or trust, or any police, fire, rescue or emergency service, or any housing association, registered social landlord or tenant management organisation or any registered charity may access B2G frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems as a Buyer, as may any private sector organisation, particularly those established by public sector organisations to deliver public services.

Pre-tender

A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published on TED on 16 September 2020 in relation to B2G MW20, a Minor Works framework covering England. As a result of an online (Survey Monkey) questionnaire and direct phone feedback from companies who expressed interest the decision was taken to create separate frameworks, with MW20 aimed at large contractors of national scale and focus, and MW21 aimed at contractors of regional scale and focus, to tally with government guidelines on preventing unfair competition.

Tender

A Contract Notice (CN) was published on TED on 16 October 2020. 9 requests for the ITT documentation were received. 1 bid was received on or before 4pm on 17 Dec 2020. No late submissions were received.

Evaluation

Our objective was to assure competent suppliers and competitive rates. Each section of the bid document was scored separately, and weighted as follows:

• Standard Questions
  This section is pass/fail. Standard Questions were based on PAS91 & ESPD format, covering company and financial standing, the latter evaluation based on financial accounts and insurance certificates submitted with each bid, and full independent financial reports from Veriphy, including current credit status, with emphasis placed on proven sustained profitability and a positive current ratio.

• Social Value
  This section is pass/fail. Social Value support by all bidders was confirmed across four categories of measures (in accordance with the Social Value Checklist developed by the Considerate Constructors Scheme) covering local employment, supply chain, supplies and equipment, and community engagement. 

• Quality
  This section was weighted 50%. For Quality the focus was to assure competency and proven experience, with a focus on third party certification and case studies, with cleint confirmation sought for each case stdy submitted.

• Price
  This section was weighted 50%. For Pricing our approach tallies with the government’s Should Cost Modelling, with its focus on achieving competitive sustainable pricing rather than a race to the bottom. Bidders supplied regional discounts against NHF7 Schedule of Rates; as well as prices for all key OHP% and Prelim costs to ensure an optimal balance of competitive pricing and cost control.

Award

Pursuant to Clause 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 a preliminary award notice was issued to 1 bidder on 24 March 2021: Fortem Solutions Ltd

Standstill

Pursuant to Clause 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 a period of standstill ran through to midnight at the end of 5 April 2021. No challenges were received, and consequently an Award Confirmation were sent to the bidder, and the Contract Award Notice (CAN) was released for publication on TED on 6 April 2021. 

Official publication numbers

PIN: TED # 2020/S 180-435797

CN: TED # 2020/S 237-586838

CAN: TED # 2021/S 046-116826

Title

Minor Works, English Regions

Code

B2G MW 21

Start/End dates

8 Mar 2021 – 28 Feb 2025

CPV

Main: 

45000000 Construction work; 

Additional: 

45300000 Building installation work, 

45400000 Building completion work, 

45260000 Roof works and other special trade construction works

NUTS

UKC North East; 

UKD North West; 

UKE Yorks/Humber; 

UKF East Mids; 

UKG West Mids; 

UKH East of England; 

UKI London; 

UKJ South East; 

UKK South West

Value

£500m, across all lots

Weighting

50% Quality / 50% Price

Cost

A levy of 1% is payable on all call off project invoices. There are no other management fees.

Contracting Authority

Gold Hill Housing Association (National registration # IP17437R)

Framework Manager

B2G Ltd for and on behalf of GHHA (Company registration # 12271806)

Buyer eligibility

Any publicly funded organisation and or contracting authority in England, Wales and Scotland as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 including but not limited to any central government department, agency, devolved administration and or national/non-departmental public body or any local authority, unitary authority, or subsidiary or joint-venture vehicle of a local or unitary authority, or any arms-length management organisation or council owned company, or any school, college, university, education trust or authority, or any transport authority or service provider, or any health authority, council, board or trust, or any police, fire, rescue or emergency service, or any housing association, registered social landlord or tenant management organisation or any registered charity may access B2G frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems as a Buyer, as may any private sector organisation, particularly those established by public sector organisations to deliver public services.

Pre-tender

A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published on TED on 16 Sept 2020 in relation to B2G MW20, a Minor Works framework covering England. As a result of an online (Survey Monkey) questionnaire and direct phone feedback from companies who expressed interest the decision was taken to create separate frameworks, with MW20 aimed at large contractors of national scale and focus, and MW21 aimed at contractors of regional scale and focus, to tally with government guidelines on preventing unfair competition.

Tender

A Contract Notice (CN) was published on TED on 4 Dec 2020. 29 requests for the ITT documentation were received. 6 bids were received on or before 4pm on 29 Jan 2021. No late submissions were received.

Evaluation

Our objective was to assure competent suppliers and competitive rates. Each section of the bid document was scored separately, and weighted as follows:

• Standard Questions
  This section is pass/fail. Standard Questions were based on PAS91 & ESPD format, covering company and financial standing, the latter evaluation based on financial accounts and insurance certificates submitted with each bid, and full independent financial reports from Veriphy, including current credit status, with emphasis placed on proven sustained profitability and a positive current ratio.

• Social Value
  This section is pass/fail. Social Value support by all bidders was confirmed across four categories of measures (in accordance with the Social Value Checklist developed by the Considerate Constructors Scheme) covering local employment, supply chain, supplies and equipment, and community engagement. The average local labour and supply chain target across all bidders is 85%

• Quality
  This section was weighted 50%. For Quality the focus was to assure competency and proven experience, with a focus on third party certification and case studies.Because each bidder was presenting projects undertaken for different buyers, it was unfair to score bids against one another, due to the lack of a common point of reference. Consequently top rank is shared by all Suppliers not excluded by the above criteria.

• Price
  This section was weighted 50%. For Pricing our approach tallies with the government’s Should Cost Modelling, with its focus on achieving competitive sustainable pricing rather than a race to the bottom. Bidders supplied regional discounts against NHF7 Schedule of Rates; and prices for all key OHP% and Prelim costs. We then calculated the average price for each line item submitted by all bidders rather than the entire basket of each bidder to negate any price distortions and, in so doing, deliver consistent Value of Money across all prices. Because we scored each rate and not each bid, top rank is shared by all Suppliers not excluded by the above criteria.

Award

Pursuant to Clause 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 preliminary award notices were issued to 6 bidders on 19 Feb 2021:

Aspect Building Solutions Limited NE / YH / NW / EM

Aspect Group Services Limited EA

Avrenim Developments Ltd NW

M&J (Construction & Roofing) Ltd WM / EM / EA / SE / LB / SW

R Benson Property Maintenance Ltd SE / LB

Re-Gen (UK) Construction Ltd SE / LB

Lots: NE North East; YH Yorks & Humber; NW North West; WM West Midlands; EM East Midlands; EA East Anglia; SE South East; LB London Boroughs; SW South West.

Standstill

Pursuant to Clause 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 a period of standstill ran through to midnight at the end of 1 Mar 2021. No challenges were received, and consequently Award Confirmations were sent to each bidder and the Contract Award Notice (CAN) was released for publication on TED on 3 Mar 2021. 

Miscellaneous

No bids were received for the Welsh lots, and so these were deleted, as was reference to Wales in the framework title, to avoid any confusion; and 

No bids were received for the Devon & Cornwall lot, and so the decision was taken to subsume it into the South West lot after discussion with the solitary bidder for that region, who was happy to extend their offering to the peninsula, and able to provide a case study for that region.