You can buy from this agreement through further competition or direct award.
The length of a further competition will depend on:
- the size, scale and complexity of your project
- your projects requirements
Before buying from this agreement, you should first decide which lot(s) is most suitable using our Guided Match lot selector tool. If you are still unsure, contact us by email for help.
When you have decided on the lot, you will then need to:
- register as an additional client by completing the registration document
- return your registration document to us by email
There is no joining fee and no commitment, even after registering.
Once you have registered you can then access supplier alliance member rates. All prices and rates are the maximums that can be applied. For the avoidance of any doubt these cannot be exceeded. The prices and rates can be reduced/discounted by further competition or as a result of a negotiated reduction in a single source procurement or other process.
Running your procurement
If you want to run a procurement you will need to complete an additional client user agreement (ACUA) form and return it to us by email.
When we have received your ACUA form we will provide you with a unique reference number. You must reference your ACUA number on all communication with supplier alliance members.
You will also need to state which procurement portal you will be using to ensure that suppliers are registered and can respond to your bid. Once the supplier alliance member receives your ACUA reference number, they can bid on your project.
Once you have exchanged contracts, construction work will soon begin.
Choosing your contract
All the commonly used procurement routes, tendering methods, payment arrangements and standard forms of contract are available from lots 1, 2 or 3 you will need to use the New Engineering Contract 4 (NEC4) forms of contract.
Boiler-plate clauses are included for things such as GDPR and intellectual property rights. You have the freedom to include additional contract changes at the further competition stage.
The contract types available include:
- NEC 3 or 4: provides a wide range of project management contracts and ensures users complete projects on time, on budget and to the required standards
- joint contracts tribunal (JCT) provides a suite of standard contract forms which set out the responsibilities of all parties within the construction process such as who will complete the work, when they will complete it by and for how much
- PPC2000: offers a single contractual hub, allowing all team members to ‘contract as a team’ on identical terms
- term alliance contract (Tac-1): provides any type or size of works, services or supplies
- Scottish building contract committee (SBCC): where the work involved is simple and designed by or on behalf of the employer and uses the JCT forms wherever possible
