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North West Construction Hub to Lead Engineering, Civils and Professional Services (Construction) Framework

20 July 2010

Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), North West Improvement and Efficiency Programme (NWIEP) and the Centre for Construction Innovation (CCI) have today announced that the Engineering, Civils and Professional Services (Construction) framework will now be led and procured by the North West Construction Hub (NWCH).

The framework allows design and engineering consultant services to be procured efficiently.

NWCH already has a number of existing construction frameworks in place for use by public sector organisations.  The addition of the Engineering, Civils and Professional Services (Construction) framework completes its built environment framework portfolio, which is in use on projects across the North West.

NWCH commented: "This agreement will ensure that there continues to be in place a coherent strategy for regional strategic supplier arrangements for the next four years."

The framework is currently undergoing a European Union (OJEU) compliant procurement selection process, which will now be continued by NWCH in partnership with CCI. The new framework is scheduled to begin operation in April 2011 and will run to 2015.

A prior information notice has already been issued by NWDA. This notice will be reissued by NWCH as the new Contracting Authority.

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