Construction Framework South West News Page

CFSW has completed its first year of operation in which 45 projects have been tendered with a combined contract value in excess of £200 million.

Fast track solution for university
CFSW’s fast track tendering process ensured the completion of the tender process
for James owen Court completed in just eighteen days – the entire refurbishment
project was completed in just nine weeks.
Mansell Construction Services Ltd was awarded the contract 1st June this year and all parties worked in a collaborative manner to achieve an excellent result. Mansell Construction was congratulated on its level of service by the University.

Student accommodation-outside view Student accommodation-inside view
James Owen Court - a student accommodation refurbishment project for the University of Exeter.

Increased levels of Apprenticeships
Framework projects have already reported increased numbers of apprentices involved both on and off site. The programme has set a target to double the national average of construction based apprentices on framework projects.

Team Performance Scores exceed targets!
Team Performance Scores for Users and Providers have exceeded the framework target. Users are currently scored at 84% and Providers at 83%, while the target for both is 75%, demonstrating good project partnering.

CFSW

The ten provider organisations, which are a mixture of small to large local, regional and national firms, are:

BAM Construction Ltd
EW Beard Ltd
Builders Consortium South West, which is a consortium made up of ER Hemmings (Building) Ltd, Pearce Construction (Barnstaple) Ltd, RJ Leighfield & Son Ltd, and CS Williams (Taunton) Ltd.
Interserve Project services Ltd
ISG Pearce Ltd
Kier Regional Ltd
Mansell Construction Services Ltd
Midas Construction Ltd
Morgan Sindell plc
Wates Construction Ltd

The ten were selected from an original group of over 40 applicants from which 25 were invited to tender.

Construction Framework South West is an actively managed framework with financial support from the South West Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (SW IEP).