Building Fabric Maintenance (Hard FM)

When does it start?
25 August 2017 - 24 August 2021

Who can take advantage?
The Framework Agreement is free to access for all UK Public Sector Bodies

What does it cover?
To provide Estates, Facilities and Capital teams a compliant route to market for the provision of Building Fabric Maintenance services, utilising both SME and national providers.
Maintenance Services include but are not limited to:
• Maintenance planning
• Asset data collection and management
• Maintenance logbooks
• Planned and reactive maintenance
• Project works
• Site inspections
• Statutory compliance
• Technical support
Fabric Maintenance activities shall address, but are not be limited to, the following services: painting and decorating, flooring services, partitioning services, custom made furniture and fittings, roofing and guttering, door and door furniture

Why should I use it?
• OJEU AVOIDANCE
A detailed procurement exercise has taken place to ensure that suppliers selected meet all legislative requirements; therefore no formal tendering is required, saving valuable time and money in the procurement process.
• DIRECT AWARD
The agreement gives freedom and flexibility for all participating authorities to choose the suppliers they wish within the remit of the agreement.
• COMPETITIVE PRICING & MINI-COMPETITION
Capped pricing during the framework period to support budgeting and calculation of benefits realised by participating authorities. Mini-competition may be undertaken to meet the bespoke requirement of each customer.
• SUPPLIER MIX
The Agreement contains large national providers, but also a healthy number of regional SMEs to be more reactive to local needs.