Construction Framework for Hywel Dda University Health Board and Swansea Bay University Health Board

Swansea Bay University Health Board (“SBUHB”) is acting as the lead organisation in conducting a collaborative procurement exercise under the restricted procedure (as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (“PCR”) to award three multi-supplier framework agreements (“Construction Frameworks”) for the provision of construction based works/projects for the construction needs of the SBUHB and Hywel Dda University Health Board (“HDUHB”).

Lot 1 – Minor

Framework Agreement 1 (“FA1”) will cover the provisions of works up to the value of 200k GBP in the Swansea Bay region (“Region A”).

Framework Agreement 2 (“FA2”) will cover the provision of works of up to the value of 200k GBP in the Hywel Dda region (Region B).

Lot 2 - Intermediate

Framework Agreement 3 (“FA3”) will cover the provision of works between 200k GBP – 2m GBP across Region A. Framework Framework 4 (“FA4”) will cover the provision of works between 200k GBP – 2m GBP across Region B.

Lot 3 – Major

Framework Agreement 5 (“FA5”) will cover the provision of works across both Region A and Region B valued between 2m GBP and 4m GBP.

The framework agreements will cover the same range of services but will be established based on the anticipated value of the individual works that made be awarded.

Interested organisations may bid for, and may be awarded, Lot 1 - FA1 and/or FA2, Lot 2 -FA3 and/or FA4. However, the Authorities will not accept expressions of interest in relation to Lot 3 – FA5 if the organisation has also bid for Lot and/or Lot2.

The works will be required to be delivered in the relevant geographical areas stated for FA 1, 2, 3 and 4. The works under FA5 will be required to be delivered across both the geographical areas of the both Authorities.

A Project Bank Account (PBA) will operate in relation to Lot 3 (FA5) where individual call-off contracts have a value of 2m GBP or more. The PBA will adhere to the minimum requirements set out in the Guidelines for deploying Welsh Government PBA policy and Welsh Fair Payment Policy. Payments to suppliers outside the PBA regime must also comply with the Welsh Fair Payment Policy.