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Statutory Regulations, Standards & Instruments

• The Procurement Act 2023 replacing The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 

• The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2023)

• Building Safety Act 2022

• Fire Safety Act 2021

• Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018

• The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

• Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

• The Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2014

• The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013

• The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013

• Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012

•  Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

• The Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011

• The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

• Equality Act 2010

• The Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2010

• The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010

• The Academies Act 2010

• Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

• Climate Change Act 2008

• The Working at Height Regulations 2005

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO)

• TheControl of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002

• The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Policy & guidance

• Public procurement policy

• Procurement policy notes and SPPNs

• Public-sector procurement (Post Brexit)

• PPN 0221 on contracts covered by GPA & TCA

• Government Construction Strategy and Common Minimum Standards

• The Construction Playbook (December 2020)

• The Should Cost Model

• The Social Value Model

• Frameworks: Constructing the Gold Standard

• Buying for Schools: How to buy what you need (DfE)

• The Academies Handbook 2023

• Net Zero: Build back greener

• Net Zero: Heat and buildings strategy

• MHCLG Fire Doors FAQ (downloads PDF)

• 'Fabric first' explained

• A decent home: definition and guidance - 2006 update

Consultations & green papers

• Green Paper: Transforming public procurement (December 2020)

• Building a safer future: proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system (April 2020)

Building Regulations

• Building Regulations and Approved Documents index

• Welsh Building Regulations

• Scottish Building Regulations

Key Standards

• BSI Standards

• PAS standards including the PAS 2035 standard for retrofitting homes

• ISO 9001: Quality Management

• ISO 14001 : Environmental Management

• ISO 27001 : Information Security Management 

• ISO 45001 : Occupational Health & Safety Management

• BIM (Building Information Modelling)

• Guide for Selecting Flat Entrance Doorsets (2019) (downloads PDF)

Portals for public contract opportunities

• Finder a Tender Services (FTS) for high value UK contracts, usually above £118,000

• Contracts Finder for contracts above £10,000

• Sell2Wales for contracts in Wales

• Public Contracts Scotland for contracts in Scotland

• eSourcing NI and eTendersNI for contracts in Northern Ireland

• TED for UK contract notices published before 31 December 2020

National industry schemes, trade and control bodies (referenced in B2G frameworks)

• Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

• Safety Schemes In Procurement (SSIP)

• The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS)

• Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

• Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS)

• Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS)

• Education & Skills Funding Agency

• British Board of Agrément (BBA) 

• National Housing Federation (NHF) and the NHF Schedule of Rates

• National Insulation Association (NIA)

• Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA)

• National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC)

• Competent Roofer Scheme (CRS) / NFRC Competent Person Scheme (NFRC CPS)

• Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme (FENSA)

• Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA)

• Secured By Design (SBD)

• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) 

• National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC)

• Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (PASMA)

• International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

Grant & Funding Programmes

• A-Z of housing funding programmes

• Home Improvement Agency Directory

• Green Homes Grant

• Local Authority Delivery (LAD) Scheme

• One Public Estate

• Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

Contracting Authorities (eligible to use B2G frameworks)

• Departments, agencies and public bodies

• Local authority districts

• Schools, universities and colleges

• Police , fire and rescue services

• Health bodies in England , Wales & Scotland

• Housing bodies in England , Wales & Scotland

• Registered charities in England , Wales & Scotland