Buying Solutions
Office of Government Commerce (OGC)

Project Management and Full Design Team Services Framework

We are part of the Buying Solutions pan government framework agreement.

It brings together project management, design and a broad range of technical services.

The Buying Solutions framework can be used as a comprehensive single source consultancy solution or as a schedule of specialist elements purchased in isolation or combination according to client need.

The benefits of the framework

The Buying Solutions framework will assist public sector clients in delivering construction projects

The new framework supports and embeds the OGC's High Performing Property programme and is expected to achieve £1.5 billion in savings by 2013.

Buying Solutions anticipates that the framework could save users more than £70 million over four years.

Integrated Supply Chain

We recognise the benefits of using a fully integrated supply chain and partner with a number of firms who have been chosen for their design expertise:

• Atkins
• Hoare Lea
• Ramboll Whitbybird
• Cundall
• Nightingale Associates
• Glenn Howells Architects
• Lewis and Hickey
• Stride Treglown 

Services

Services provided under the framework include:

• Option appraisal on potential new construction projects
• Building search, building surveys, due diligence surveys
• Business case
• Procurement strategy
• Construction management
• Relocation services
• Programme management
• Project management and full design team services
• Multi-disciplinary design and engineering
• Urban design, master planning, site analysis
• Contractor procurement
• Cost planning/budgeting/estimating
• Change management
• ICT strategy and implementation
• Workspace strategies