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Scaffolding Tenders

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Scaffolding Tenders

 The construction sector is reliant on high-quality scaffolding service provision. In March 2020 alone, the UK spent £12,720 million in construction work according to the Office for National Statistics.

Opportunities for scaffold tenders may include:

  • Assembly and deconstruction
  • Scaffold design
  • Training
  • Scaffolding health and safety consultancy
  • Scaffolding security

Scaffolding opportunities are available throughout the UK through:

  • Single contract opportunities, awarded to a single supplier;
  • Frameworks, frequently divided into Lots and awarded to multiple suppliers;
  • Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS). Suppliers can join throughout the life of a DPS – these can run for years at a time.

Professional body accreditation

Health and Safety is absolutely paramount to working at height, with any scaffolding tender. Potential suppliers seeking to provide training in scaffolding must be registered with professional bodies. One such professional body is the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme.

Relevant confederations, memberships and institutes which may be relevant when applying for scaffolding tenders include:

 

  • The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC). Some buyers may require NASC membership as a specification requirement.
  • Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA). This association aims to provide safer working at height using rope access.
  • Work at Height Safety Association (WAHSA). This body is relevant to businesses which manufacture equipment for working at height specifically.
  • The Ladder Association. This association is relevant for all organisations whose operations involve working at height.
  • The Advisory Committee for Roof Safety (ACR). The ACR provides safety advice for working on roofs.
  • Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training (FASET). This association is dedicated to at-height safety system training, including net riggings.

 

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides a wealth of information which can support your scaffolding tenders.

The Work at Height Regulations 2005


Any supplier looking to deliver scaffolding works must demonstrate that they comply with The Work at Height Regulations 2005. This is essential for both private and public sector tenders. There are several reasons why compliance is so important:

  1. Demonstrating compliance evidences that your organisation ensures working conditions are safe for everyone on site.
  2. The individuals carrying out the work understand how to do it safely and effectively.
  3. Qualified individuals assess risks and plan mitigations.
  4. Appropriate equipment is used, maintained and inspected to ensure it is safe.
  5. Your organisation demonstrated commitment to industry best practice.

 

So how can you demonstrate compliance when developing your scaffolding tenders?

Evidence is key here. So is demonstrating how you have evidenced compliance in context. Let’s explore this below.

Develop high-quality, relevant case studies

Consider the specification of your next bid in context. Reflect on your experience, and how it can demonstrate current specification requirements.

An excellent method to develop your case studies is using the STAR method. This stands for Situation, Task, Action and Result.

Let’s look at this in more detail.

Situation: who was the client? What were their scaffolding requirements? What was the working environment like? Was it a 10-storey building, or a department store? This opening paragraph should succinctly tell the buyer that you have delivered work close to their specification before.

Task: What works did you need to deliver? This is where you can list specifics which were similar to the specification you are tendering for. For example, did you require certain accreditations or equipment? A good approach here is to talk about particular challenges faced during a contract. Were there very strict timescales? Did you have to work around members of the public to deliver works?

Action: This section should be the largest in your case study. It is the area where you can really shine. For example, if you worked around fragile roof surfaces, how did you assess and control risk? What steps did you take to communicate these risks with your co-workers? How did you plan safe access to any roof surfaces? What strategies did you create to prevent falls, slips and trips whilst working at height? Explain how you met the challenges faced, to deliver excellent service standards.

Results: this section doesn’t need to be extensive. It should summarise any positive outcomes of your service delivery. Here is where you can reinforce deliverables. For example:

“We successfully delivered 95% of KPIs on time. We also improved workplace safety through additional site training. This meant a 0% accident rate throughout the contract.”

Adding a client testimonial here will reinforce your case study and impress the buyer. Creating case studies this way is an excellent method of demonstrating compliance with health and safety regulations. Scaffolding must be assembled to very precise configurations. They must also be designed using specific calculations for various scaffolding types. For example:

  • Chimney stacks;
  • Loading bays;
  • Support scaffolds;
  • Bridge scaffolds;
  • Temporary ramps;
  • Mobile towers;
  • Sign board supports;
  • and many more.

Scaffolding industry standards include TG20 guidance, by The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC). TG20:2013 resources provides industry best-practice and European standards for operatives, designers and contractors to safely deliver scaffolding works.

Have a current Health & Safety manual in place

This is essential. Most construction-related tenders will require a copy of your Health & Safety manual during the tendering process. This may be during the Selection Questionnaire Stage (SQ), or as part of your quality response. Having a company-branded manual which is structured clearly and thoroughly proofed will give a good impression to buyers. Our Tender Ready programme can provide support with this.

Ensure that your Health & Safety manual has a named individual responsible for review and monitoring it. This could be a company director or a Health & Safety Officer. It must also be reviewed and dated within the past year. These reviews are important, because they demonstrate the policy is updated as the industry and legislation changes.  The manual should address not only construction-general health and safety matters, but also scaffolding-specific matters too.

Examples are invaluable for your bid submission

It is incredibly useful to keep a bank of health and safety evidence on file. Many construction bids will request an example risk assessment, for example. Supplementary supporting evidence can include:

  • Risk assessment templates
  • Inspection recording form
  • Self-audit templates
  • A Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) register
  • Staff training and induction records
  • Equipment inspection templates
  • Example method statements

 

Scaffolding operative competency

Demonstrating your organisation’s training processes will give the buyer confidence in your proposed services. Therefore, a good approach for construction contracts is to ensure your training process is documented. Let’s look at this in more detail.

A training policy will detail your organisation’s objectives, responsibilities and processes. These must align with construction sector legislation, Acts and best practice. Within the training policy, it is helpful to clarify how you record, monitor and evaluate staff learning. This can also detail expected timescales and methods to support staff development. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) should be expected in all industry sectors. Training can involve:

  • Enrolment on apprenticeships and formal schemes
  • Vocational qualifications
  • Completion of NVQ and skills tests
  • Completion of supervised scaffolding site experience

The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) is a popular training option. This is because it embeds best practice and TG20:13 scaffolding standards.

In all cases, training you deliver must also embed broader health and safety construction principles, including:

  • First aid protocols
  • Slips, trips and falls
  • Site access
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Inspections and audits
  • Waste management procedures
  • Emergency procedures
  • Rules on site
  • Reporting injuries

Evidencing training effectively will demonstrate your organisation continually manages and improves on safety and operations.

Coronavirus and the construction sector

Key to tenders going forward is the effective management of coronavirus. Many buyers will expect this to be considered within tender responses. As locations of scaffolding tenders may change, it is important to carry out site-specific coronavirus risk assessments. You must also plan how you will communicate risk management strategies to your workforce. This can involve surveys, online or socially distanced discussions, for example.

Coronavirus may impact how your site receives scaffolding deliveries. You may need to plan in advance strategies to reduce delivery frequencies and minimise contact between people. Coronavirus may also impact how you manage staff schedules. You may need to assess how many staff can safely be on a scaffolding site at one time. Referring to government guidance will support your tender response planning phase.

Have you found a scaffolding tender perfect for your organisation? We provide writing support and professional consultation, to help you maximise your chances of success. Our dedicated team of bid writers have extensive experience delivering tendering expertise.

Whether you are tendering for the first time or have tendered before, we have a service suitable for you. We tailor each service to your needs, offering the following tender packages:

  • Tender Ready
  • Tender Writing
  • Tender Improvement
  • Tender Mentor

And if you haven’t found your perfect scaffolding tender opportunity yet? Our Construction Tenders portal is perfect for you. Our opportunity trackers manually search the latest scaffolding tender opportunities daily. Signing up to the portal, you will receive these opportunities straight to your inbox. What’s easier than that?

Get in touch with Construction Tenders

Sign up to Construction Tenders today and receive a daily construction leads bulletin straight to your inbox. The bulletin contains all the relevant small, and larger, construction tenders that we have uploaded that day.

Below are some scaffolding tenders sourced on our portal:

Provision of Scaffolding – Housing Responsive Repairs

North Tyneside Council- North East- Budget: Undisclosed

Scaffolding All Aspects

North Tyneside Council- North East- Budget: £400,000

Housing Programmed Scaffolding Works

North Tyneside Council- North East- Budget: Undisclosed

Framework Agreement for the Supply & Erection of Scaffolding

Pembrokeshire County Council- Wales- Budget: Undisclosed

Scaffolding Framework

Berneslai Homes- Yorkshire and Humber- Budget: £2,800,000

Our Opportunity Trackers manually scour and upload scaffolding tenders from hundreds of websites across the UK. You are able to filter the results by keyword, budget location and more. This means no more missed opportunities from purely relying on CPV codes which are often mislabeled. Our Construction Tenders portal hosts tendering opportunities from across the construction sector.

This includes the following:

And if you have any questions, your dedicated we will be on hand to help. What opportunities will you find? Contact us today, for a free live demo and find out how our exclusive member’s site can benefit you.

Masonry Tenders

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Masonry Tenders – How to bid for Masonry Contracts

Are you looking to branch out and start tendering for masonry contracts? Then this blog is for you. We’ve compiled our inside knowledge of masonry tenders so that you know what’s what when it comes to bidding for these.

As you’ll know, masonry tenders will be released by buyers who need to procure stonework or stonework repairs.

What’s different about the public sector?

Public sector tenders are a great way to secure a sustainable income for your company and build up a credible portfolio of professional references

So, what should you expect from masonry tenders in the public sector?

Tender documentation

Tender documentation for masonry tenders will mostly remain standardised across buyers and contract types within the construction industry. Masonry tenders may include:

A PAS 91.

This is a standardised Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for construction related procurement which is used nationally. PAS 91s are the construction sector’s answer to a typical PQQ you’ll find in public tenders for other sectors.

These ensure that buyers engage companies which are safe and ethical – particularly important in the construction industry.

PAS 91s have the same structure every time for ease of use across the sector. You’ll have to answer questions in the following sections:

  • Company structure and details;
  • Financial data;
  • Insurances;
  • Environmental management;
  • Quality management;
  • Equal opportunities and diversity;
  • Health and safety;
  • Project specific questions.

Don’t worry if this sounds overwhelming. Certain accreditations exempt you from answering some sections of a PAS 91, for example:

  • ISO 14001 exempts you from answering the Environmental Management section;
  • ISO 9001 exempts you from answering the Quality Management section;
  • CHAS or OHASAS 18001 exempts you from answering the Health and Safety section;
  • Constructionline Gold exempts you from the majority of questions asked.

Constructionline Bronze and Silver will exempt you from some sections too. It’s worth looking into obtaining these accreditations as it will streamline your bidding for masonry tenders.

If you’re still stuck, our bid writing consultants at Hudson Succeed could help.

Method statements

Buyers will want to see you demonstrate your competency through written quality responses or method statements. These will appear further down in the tender documentation. These method statements may cover the following subjects:

  • Your service delivery plan. How will you deliver the requirements within the specification? What machinery will you use? How long will it take you to complete each task?
  • Contract mobilisation. Buyers might want to know your processes for how you will ensure that the contract is ready to commence on the stipulated date. Activities to complete here may entail:
    • Any necessary recruitment;
    • Additional training;
    • Ordering of equipment and/or materials;
    • Internal and external meetings;
    • Site visits.

It may be beneficial here to include a mobilisation plan – either a table within the response document or a Gantt chart as an appendix. This acts as a visual representation of which tasks you’ll undergo and how long it will take you to complete them.

  • Your staff. Here, it may be applicable to list your proposed project team, as well as their experience and qualifications. Staff development may also be relevant in this question. Points to cover could include what training (induction and ongoing) staff must undergo. Comprehensive and documented training demonstrates that staff are competent to deliver buyers’ requirements.
  • Health and Safety. Such questions may cover risk management, approach to Health and Safety or live site management. Here you could attach relevant company documentation to show your compliance and procedures. It will be important to break Health and Safety questions down, as they often ask about a ‘theme’ which has multiple elements to cover. Create subheadings here to make sure you cover everything relevant.
  • Quality assurance. Achieving zero defects, maintaining a skilled workforce and functioning machinery, monitoring your supply chain. Some companies struggle to describe concrete quality assurance processes. It’s important to mention ‘real’ or ‘concrete’ processes that can be documented and not concepts that are not anchored in best practice.
  • Environmental considerations. How do you minimise the impact of your service on the environment? This may be your approach to vehicle use, your choice of suppliers or recycling initiatives, to name a few.
  • Business continuity. How can you ensure that you can still deliver your services in the instance of an unforeseen event, such as inclement weather or staff absences? Some companies may have a Business Continuity plan or policy which underpins their approach here. Business continuity is important to buyers because they want to make sure that their suppliers will be able to deliver the work on time and on budget.

A pricing schedule

Masonry tenders will certainly include a pricing schedule. Your success will be determined by a combination of your pricing and method statement scores. It’s important to think carefully about your pricing to ensure that you fill in all fields with appropriate rates. Price competitively, but not abnormally low. Buyers reserve the right to clarify or disqualify any rates they deem abnormally low. Be reasonable and go with your instinct. Remember that you know your business best and are therefore in the best position to price your services.

But which public sector organisations will be procuring masonry work?

It could be councils, hospitals, universities or housing associations. Private tenders could be from a wide range of organisations and could require masonry services on any type of building all across the country.

Masonry tenders may appear in a variety of contract formats. These are reflective of the scope of work and the buyer’s requirements. They could be:

  • Single supplier contracts. One winner takes all. This will be the bidder with the best price and quality score combined. Winning these is harder for start-ups or new companies.
  • Framework agreements. The best proportion of bidders are successful. You’ll then be called off to bid for works, so being successful on a framework doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll definitely deliver work.
  • Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS). The best options for newer companies. DPS’ are like frameworks, but successful organisations are added to the register as and when. If you’re unsuccessful, you can apply again. Once successful, you’ll be called off for work like on a framework.

Things to bear in mind when drafting your responses

  1. Review the requirements

Make sure you look through the tender documentation so that you understand all requirements when it comes to submission. Equally, look over the specification and incorporate it into your responses. Directly addressing the buyer’s requirements is a sure-fire way to enhance your quality score.

Having a robust process for reviewing documentation will also save you time. It will prevent you from being halfway through creating a proposal and then realising you cannot meet one of the requirements.

  1. Check, check, and check again

This goes for the entirety of your tender response. PAS 91s have many fields to fill and certain attachments to append. Buyers have the right to disqualify your tender response if you don’t attach what is requested. Thoroughly review your response to ensure that you haven’t missed anything.

Similarly, if you’re the kind of person who leaves gaps to return to, make sure you’ve not left these blank! It goes without saying that complete tender submissions are the most advantageous, so don’t submit something you’ve not rigorously checked over.

  1. Give detail

For everything. This not only shows that you’ve read the specification, but also that you’ve thought about your processes. Drill down on your procedures and the way you’ll tackle the service delivery. Each sentence should have a point. Generic statements have no place in tender responses and should relate to how you’ll deliver requirements or describe the benefits of your service delivery.

  1. Plan your responses

Creating subheadings from the question will help with this. Planning responses will ensure that you give the best answer you can, while also keeping you on track. This will also give you an opportunity to have your wider team feed in where necessary, as it will identify gaps.

How can Hudson help you with Masonry Tenders?

If you’re searching for masonry tenders, Construction Tenders from Hudson Discover could help you. While other portals rely on CPV codes, Hudson Discover uses real people, Opportunity Trackers, to source daily contract opportunities for our portal customers. You’ll receive a daily email bulletin with all tenders relevant to your service offering. So, if you’re wondering how to find masonry tenders while also running your business, look no further than Construction Tenders.

Sign up to Construction Tenders today and receive a daily construction leads bulletin straight to your inbox. The bulletin contains all the relevant small, and larger, construction tenders that we have uploaded that day.

Below are some masonry tenders sourced on our portal:

Flint and Masonry Repair of Ancient Monuments

In-Tend Shared Services- Eastern- Budget: £100,000

Masonry (Brick and Block) Works Breadsall Primary School

Derbyshire County Council- East Midlands- Budget: Undisclosed

Underpinning, Repairs to Masonry and Reinstatement Works – Oakwood Road

London Borough of Hillingdon- London- Budget: £140,000

Masonry Repairs to the Art Block at Taunton Campus

Bridgwater and Taunton College- South West- Budget: Undisclosed

Masonry Repairs St Helen’s Church, Worcester

PCC All Saints, Worcester- West Midlands- Budget: £220,000

Our Opportunity Trackers manually scour and upload masonry tenders from hundreds of sites across the UK. You are able to filter the results by budget, location, keyword and more. This saves you even more time. Our Construction Tenders portal also hosts opportunities across the construction industry.

And if you’ve found a construction contract you like the look of but don’t know where to begin, have a chat with our expert consultants at Hudson Succeed. They have four support packages to help you see success in your construction bids. Get in touch for more information.

Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and has over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next structural engineering tender.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information.

We actively source tenders for the following sub-sectors:

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Insulation Tenders

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Insulation Tenders – 6 Things to Consider

Insulation is one of the most efficient means of providing energy savings to buildings. This includes homes, business premises or community centres. According to the Energy Saving Trust, the average three-bedroom semi-detached house could save £310 on energy bills with proper loft and cavity wall insulation.

In recent years, insulation has been a central feature of the increasing public awareness of the need to conserve heat and energy. Rising energy prices and climate change will continue to be major considerations in for any construction project.

To encourage the installation of insulation, the government launched the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme in 2013. The scheme requires large gas and electricity suppliers to cover all or part of the cost of energy-efficiency measures, including insulation. Under the Home Cost Reduction Obligation (HHCRO), obligated suppliers must provide measures which improve the ability of household to heat domestic homes. This includes actions that result in heating savings. For example, the replacement or repair of a boiler, cavity wall insulation and loft insulation.

The scheme has led to an increase in public spending in the sector. Meaning installers have a golden opportunity to take on more jobs and increase revenue by securing insulation tenders.

The ECO

The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a government energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain. It aims to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty. Since the ECO was launched in January 2013, 2.3 million energy efficiency measures have been installed in approximately 1.8m homes. This is helping to;

  • Reduce people’s energy bills;
  • Make homes more energy-efficient;
  • Save carbon;
  • and make our energy system more resilient.

The latest scheme facilitated by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, ECO3, was launched in December 2018 and will run until 31 March 2022. With the transition from ECO2 to ECO3, there has been a big shift in focus from replacing older heating systems to insulating homes as much as possible. This is in an effort to reduce the carbon tonnes used in the UK. This has led to an increase in insulation tenders available via the UK procurement system.

The government are focusing the entire scheme to support low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households. Increasing the proportion of the scheme that can be delivered under local authority flexible eligibility to 25%. Meaning insulation tenders are being regularly circulated by local authorities and housing associations.

Almost all forms of insulation are covered under the ECO scheme, including:

  • Cavity wall insulation;
  • Gas boiler replacement;
  • Loft insulation;
  • Damp proofing;
  • Solid wall insulation.

The Association of the Conservation of Energy (ACE) estimates up to 33,000 people are currently delivering ECO and the Green Deal. However, the latest government statistics show that the number of home insulation measures carried out this year under ECO are 50% below target.

There are over 7 million homes requiring solid wall insulation, over 5 million homes requiring cavity wall insulation and 7 million homes with inadequate loft insulation. Meaning there are and will continue to be insulation tender opportunities for construction firms of all sizes as a result. Due to this major shortfall on expectations, public spending will look toward trusted, accredited and experienced suppliers to guarantee progress toward these goals.

Within ECO3, the government will support a greater diversity of products and installations by allowing up to 10% of a supplier’s obligation to be met through innovation. They will allow and encourage suppliers to do this under two options: Demonstration Actions and Innovation Score Uplifts. Meaning suppliers will be more likely to see success in their insulation tenders by describing innovative processes in their response to qualitative questions.

As governmental environmental commitments increase – specific environmental questions will appear in the tendering process across all sectors. However, for construction bids, including insulation tenders, this may dominate the qualitative side. Therefore, suppliers must incorporate sustainable practices and methods into their service delivery, in order to be considered by buyers.

Top tip:

When applying for insulation tenders, it is essential to evidence your claims and ensure they are measurable. This must be in solid facts and figures. There is little value in providing vague or airy statements without the ability to demonstrate this to buyers. Evidencing such features will present your business as having transparency and integrity.

Why not evidence your capacity by attaining industry certification and accreditation.

National Insulation Association (NIA)

The NIA represents the insulation industry within the UK. Members vary from manufactures to system designers, to installers of insulation solutions to homes and business premises. Becoming part of such an organisation demonstrates to buyers your company’s commitment to maintaining and raising standards within the insulation industry. The NIA can present:

  • A competitive advantage over other suppliers;
  • Access to education and training opportunities;
  • Access to industry events and conferences;
  • Access to innovations and new developments;
  • Networking opportunities which could expand your capacity.

Membership to such an accredited association will add to your CV. It will place your organisation above competitors, on a pedestal alongside other industry leaders.

British Standards & Thermal Insulation

Perhaps you could consider attaining some relevant industry accreditations, such as:

  • BS5250: 1989 – Control of condensation in buildings;
  • BS8000: Part 8: 1994 – Code of practice for plasterboard partitions and dry linings;
  • BS8212: Part 1: 1995 – Code of practice for dry lining and partitioning using gypsum plasterboard.

Passivhaus

It is beneficial for construction companies to consider Passivhaus, particularly those who specialise in insulation. Passivhaus certification is highly regarded by procurement buyers seeking environmentally-friendly construction businesses. The key here is that Passivhaus is more economical to implement during a building design phase. It can be potentially more costly to refurbish a space later on, in line with this standard.

Passivhaus is a rigorous, voluntary house-building standard. It focusses on energy efficiency and reducing the energy needed to run a comfortable home. Passivhaus was born not only out of a desire to build more energy-efficient homes but to reduce the amount of energy needed. They also work to minimise the ecological footprint that house-building leaves. The result of Passivhaus building is low impact homes that save the owners money.

Perhaps the most important aspect of Passive House is insulation. Buildings which can be certified as Passivhaus can range in size and scope. They are designed to be so efficient that the need for internal heating is negligible. This means that the building does not lose heat. So much so, that rooms maintain pleasant ambient air temperature within the space. 

Passivhaus is important to the construction sector because more heat-efficient buildings means less CO2. For one building alone – this makes a difference. For larger housing contracts and frameworks – the cumulative CO2 saving is more significant. Designing houses to this standard makes sense, both financially and environmentally.

Insulation Tenders

Insulation tenders, much like most construction sector tenders commonly follow a two-stage tendering process. These two stages are known as the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and the Invitation to Tender.

PQQ

The PQQ is a series of questions you will need to answer regarding;

  • Your level of experience;
  • Ability to complete the works successfully;
  • and financial stability.

Your answers to this first part of the bid will enable the client to decide if you can deliver the quality standards they require.

The PQQ is a standard form which you will come across regularly when responding to insulation tenders (and more widely).

The purpose of the PQQ is to reduce the number of bidders to just those who can deliver the project. This saves the client a lot of time and cost. It also reduces competition for you. Your bid is only in competition against a few other suppliers for the required works.

Invitation to Tender

If your bid is shortlisted, you will receive an invitation to tender (also known as an ‘ITT’).

Insulation tenders often include the following information:

  • Letter of Invitation
  • Invitation to Tender document
  • Form of Tender
  • Preliminaries
  • Details on the Form of Contract and Contract Conditions
  • Specifications
  • Design Drawings
  • Tender Pricing Document
  • Associated Appendices

The ITT stage is your opportunity to demonstrate your company’s capability and capacity to deliver the required works.

Pushing forward

If you are dedicated to a construction contract, then investigating which public sector contracts and frameworks are suitable for you to apply for is certainly an advisable place to start.

Remember, when tendering in the public sector, buyers will need to prove they’re spending public money reasonably. Consequently, you will need to be prepared to evidence the following:

Get in touch with Construction Tenders

Sign up to Construction Tenders today and receive a daily bulletin straight to your inbox. The bulletin contains all the relevant small, and larger, construction leads that we have uploaded that day. Our Opportunity Trackers manually trawl thousands of websites across the UK, uploading relevant construction tenders. You can filter the results by budget, location, keyword and more.

Below are some insulation tenders sourced on our portal:

Cladding and Insulation Removal and Replacement 

Citizen- West Midlands- Budget: £250,000

Responsive Repairs – Insulation & Extraction 

North Tyneside Council- North East- Budget: Undisclosed

External Wall Insulation Pilot Scheme

Northumberland County Council- North East- Budget: £75,000

Kirriemuir ACF –Façade – External Wall Insulation System

Highland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association- Scotland- Budget: £17,000

Noise Insulation Contract for Roads Investment Strategy 2

Highways England- Unspecified- Budget: £9,300,000

This includes the following:

The construction industry has a wide range of health and safety tenders on offer. If you need support in your tendering efforts, contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and has over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next structural engineering tender.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information.

We actively source tenders for the following sub-sectors:

Check out some of our other blogs:

 

Health and Safety Tenders – Everything you Need to Know

Posted on by John Hudson

A Guide to Health and Safety Tenders

The UK construction sector 

The construction industry in the UK is enormous. According to the Office for National Statistics, there are over 325,000 registered construction businesses. This covers categories including not only construction but also civil engineering and specialist works. With that, comes a wide range of health and safety requirements which must be met. 

The health and safety industry

Effective health and safety is absolutely crucial for any construction business to operate. Fortunately, there is a wide range of rules, legislation and guidance available from, for example:

  • The UK Government
  • CDM Regulations 2015
  • CHAS and SSIP
  • Constructionline
  • The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
  • The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act
  • Building Regulations
  • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
  • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

A heavily regulated industry, opportunities are available within both the public and private construction sector. These may include individual contract opportunities, Dynamic Purchasing Systems and Framework Agreements. 

What kind of Health and safety tenders are available?

There are health and safety tenders available in the following categories:

  • Training
  • Consultancy
  • Management

Sub-sectors that you might find health and safety tenders include:

How can professional health and safety services benefit buyers in the construction industry?

Buyers seek professional consultancy, training and management services for many reasons:

  • To optimise the health and safety of their staff and customers
  • Compliance with current legislation
  • To provide evidence of health and safety protocols
  • They are seeking to expand their business and must establish better management systems and structures

Therefore, procurement through health and safety tenders may provide them with the following benefits:

  • Increasing staff morale and leadership within the workplace
  • Developing an organisation’s culture centred around health and safety
  • Improved staff confidence and retention in the organisation
  • Lower insurance costs
  • Overall reduction of health and safety risks and incidents on a daily basis 

What experience should you have? 

Within the construction sector, buyers will seek a supplier who can provide a comprehensive range of services. This includes proven experience and ability in the following areas:

Review and development of health and safety policies

In consultancy and management roles, you may be expected to know which health and safety requirements are essential. Examples include:

  • Training records
  • Accident reporting and investigations
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • First Aid
  • Audits
  • Monitoring and surveillance
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
  • Fire Safety
  • CDM regulations
  • Working at height

As a supplier, you must demonstrate that you thoroughly understand workplace health and safety in context. This includes how these processes are implemented, improved and communicated in the workplace.

Health and safety training

In health and safety training roles, you must demonstrate a similar knowledge. Additionally, having experience delivering training in a range of contexts is beneficial.

For example, this could include training delivered through seminars, digital learning platforms, and on-site groups. You must be capable of training individuals at all levels, from operatives to directors.

Developing case studies is an excellent way to demonstrate health and safety training in context. A useful and effective tool is the STAR method. STAR means Situation, Task, Action and Result. Writing your health and safety training experience under these headings will ensure you demonstrate your skills with clarity. Developing a good bank of persuasive, clear case studies will give your organisation a competitive edge.

ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management System

Some buyers may seek external support for their own organisation to gain accreditation. This is suitable for larger organisations who already implement many formal processes and procedures. It may also benefit smaller organisations.

For example, those who may struggle to fully understand the requirements of a health and safety management system. This is where high-quality health and safety consultation services can shine.

ISO 45001 has replaced OHSAS 18001 as an international standard. The focus of this management system is to create working conditions which are safe. The ISO 45001 system was designed for integration with other ISO systems. For example, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001. Therefore, organisations who are already accredited with these ISOs may find the accreditation process for ISO 45001 easier.

Typically, organisations seeking support with their health and safety tenders may require consultation and training with:

  • Carrying out an internal audit
  • Understanding and solidifying what the organisation seeks to achieve, through a safety management system
  • Developing their internal policies and procedures for compliance
  • Carrying out a gap analysis to assess any organisational issues and provide solutions

Health and safety tenders and COVID-19 

It goes without saying – responding to COVID-19 concerns is at the forefront of each organisation’s priorities. This may continue for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the scope for health and safety tenders is rapidly expanding.

The ISO organisation is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by the development of a new ISO: 45003. This is scheduled for publication in 2021 next year. ISO 45003 will build upon ISO 45001, with a focus on psychological health and safety.

Knowledge of new legislation – COVID-19 

Essential to health and safety tenders going forward will be the management of COVID-19 risk. This includes:

  • Construction working and outdoor work
  • Working in people’s homes
  • Working in warehouses and factories
  • Working with vehicles

On 11th May the Government published COVID-19 guidance for the workplace. This provides protocols and steps for businesses to operate safely during the pandemic.

Therefore, you must be able to evidence, for example:

  • How you keep up-to-date with legislation and guidance
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, acts and guidance to the workplace you will be providing services
  • Your strategies and recommendations for the buyer which will maximise not only health and safety, but also value

Crucial to COVID-19 health and safety legislation is different guidance for different regions. Therefore, it is important to differentiate between guidance for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR)

Many health and safety consultants are registered with the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR). However, this is not a requirement for every health and safety tender. It does provide additional value to your organisation when tendering and a competitive edge.

The OSHCR is recommended by HSE (Health and Safety Executive). It is worth bearing this in mind – when developing specifications, buyers will refer to best practice.

Consultants registered with the OSHCR can provide additional assurances to their clients. Membership demonstrates that you are fully committed to professional standards. It requires chartered status or membership with a professional body. This can include qualifications at degree level. You must also have in place appropriate insurance, relevant to the consultancy services you provide. 

CHAS

Some organisations may seek support with CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) accreditation through health and safety tenders. CHAS accreditation is essential for many construction companies to tender for work. It demonstrates to their own clients that they are fully compliant in a range of modules.

For example:

  • Health and Safety
  • Environment
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Finances and business standing

A key element of accreditation with CHAS is risk management. Suppliers must confirm, demonstrate and provide evidence of a wide range of policies and protocols to qualify. Providing suppliers support with CHAS accreditation can prove beneficial and lucrative for both consultant and supplier. This is because the foundations for good practice are established, long term.

CDM Regulations 2015 

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 are crucial for construction health and safety. Many construction professionals will already be fully familiar with the guidance and its application.

However, some construction organisations may seek external professional guidance during a construction project.

CDM regulations are more than guidelines. They are expected health and safety duties which construction companies must adhere to during all project stages. The purpose of these regulations is to ensure that each project is:

  • completed in a way which ensures the safety of everyone on site
  • ensures that the building, site or land is safe to use
  • providing value for money and longevity following product sign-off

There is a lot to consider when approaching health and safety tenders. Therefore, it is essential to demonstrate appropriate evidence, experience and relevant knowledge. To improve your prospects when tendering for consultancy, management or training bids, reflect on the following key points:

  • Your own bank of evidence is just as essential as those you develop for your clients.

These roles require many of the qualities of tender writing. This includes organising your evidence to ensure it is fully accounted for and relevant to your aims. Insurance, finances, certifications, memberships, CVs and policies are essential.

  • Have a clear company structure in place.

This applies whether you are providing consultancy services as an individual or an organisation. Clarify roles and responsibilities of each person who will provide services. Establish who is accountable for communications and actions.

  • Consider how you can add value to the buyer’s organisation, additional to specification requirements.

For example, do you have particular links to additional health and safety resources that competitors may lack? What processes do you have which will reduce the time spent on a task, whilst increasing quality?

Get in Touch with Construction Tenders:

Sign up to Construction Tenders today and receive a daily construction leads bulletin straight to your inbox, containing all relevant small construction tenders uploaded that day. Our Opportunity Trackers manually scour and upload construction tenders from thousands of websites daily. You’re able to filter the results by keyword, location, budget and more – saving you even more time.

Below are some health and safety tenders sourced on our portal:

Health and Safety Compliance Framework

Central & Cecil Housing Trust- London- Budget: Undisclosed

07-12-2020

Health and Safety Consultancy

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames- South East- Budget: £12,000

15-01-2021

Health and Safety Management System

Citizen- West Midlands- Budget: Undisclosed

22-01-2021

Health and Safety Services

Birmingham City Council- West Midlands- Budget: Undisclosed

15-01-2021

Health and Safety Support for the Council’s Revitalisation of Health and Safety Programme and Implementation of a Compliance Assurance System

Cheshire West and Chester- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

23-02-2021

Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and has over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next structural engineering tender.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information.

We actively source tenders for the following sub-sectors:

Check out some of our other blogs:

 

Glass Tenders

Posted on by John Hudson

All you need to know about glass tenders

Are you wondering where to begin with bidding for glass tenders? Look no further. In this blog, we have prepared an introduction to tendering for these contracts and our tips for approaching your response.

Glass tenders could be seeking to procure a variety of services:

  • Window replacements;
  • Window installation;
  • Supply of glass windows/panels;
  • Automatic door installation.

Those advertising for public glass tenders could be councils, universities or housing associations. Private tenders could be from a wide range of organisations and could require glass services on any type of building all across the country.

Glass tenders may appear in a variety of contract formats. They could be:

  • Single supplier contracts. The most economically advantageous tender will see success and have total oversight and responsibility for the scope of the requirements.
  • Framework agreements. These contracts result in an approved supplier list with multiple successful tenderers. Suppliers may then be asked to “call off” for works, undergoing another competition to win certain jobs.
  • Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS). Similar to framework agreements, these run for extended periods of time. But suppliers can be added to the system as soon as they are approved, unlike after the deadline of a framework agreement. You will then be called off for certain works.

Glass tender documentation

By and large, the makeup of the tender documentation for glass tenders will remain standardised across buyers and contract types within the construction industry. Glass tenders may include:

A PAS 91

This is a standardised Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for construction bids which is used nationally. You will usually have to complete these instead of another type of PQQ.

These ensure that buyers engage companies which are safe and ethical – particularly important in the construction industry.

PAS 91s have the same structure every time: hence being standardised. The following sections feature in a PAS 91:

  • Company structure and details;
    • Financial data;
    • Insurances;
    • Environmental management;
    • Quality management;
    • Equal opportunities and diversity;
    • Project-specific questions.

If this sounds like your worst nightmare – don’t worry. Firstly, because there are accreditations you can possess which exempt you from certain sections of a PAS 91. For example:

  • ISO 14001 exempts you from answering the Environmental Management section;
    • ISO 9001 exempts you from answering the Quality Management section;
    • CHAS or OHASAS 18001 exempts you from answering the Health and Safety section;
    • Constructionline Gold exempts you from the majority of questions asked.

Constructionline Bronze and Silver will exempt you from some sections too. It’s worth looking into obtaining these accreditations as it will streamline your bidding for glass tenders.

Secondly, our team at Hudson Succeed can help you if the idea of a PAS 91 fills you with dread. We can take it off your hands!

Method statements

It is likely that you will have to respond to some method statements as part of glass tender responses. These will appear further down in the tender documentation. These method statements may cover the following subjects:

  • Service delivery plan. How will you deliver the requirements within the specification? What equipment and resources will you use? How long will you allocate to each task?
    • Contract mobilisation. Buyers might want to know your processes for how you will ensure that the contract is ready to commence on the stipulated date. Activities to complete here may entail:
      • Any necessary recruitment;
      • Additional training;
      • Ordering of equipment and/or materials;
      • Internal and external meetings;

It may be beneficial here to include a mobilisation plan – either a table within the response document or a Gantt chart as an appendix. This shows the timescales within which you will complete the tasks to be ready for the contract commencement date.

  • Your staff. Here, it may be applicable to list your proposed project team, as well as their experience and qualifications. Staff development may also be relevant in this question. Points to cover could include what training staff must undergo – both induction and ongoing.
    • Health and Safety. Such questions may cover risk management, approach to Health and Safety or live site management. These types of questions are seeking to ascertain how you maintain and promote Health and Safety at the sites you work at. Think training, risk assessments, Health and Safety policies and suitably qualified Site Managers.
    • Quality assurance. Achieving zero defects, maintaining a skilled workforce, obtaining high-standard materials, monitoring your supply chain. These factors all contribute to delivering a high-quality service and you may have to demonstrate how you provide this calibre of service.
    • Environmental considerations. How do you minimise the impact of your service on the environment? This may be your approach to vehicle use, your choice of suppliers or recycling initiatives, to name a few.

A pricing schedule

Glass tenders will certainly include a pricing schedule. Your success will be determined by a combination of your pricing and method statement scores. It’s important to think carefully about your pricing to ensure that you fill in all fields with appropriate rates. Don’t insert figures that are so low you’ll be making a loss but do price your services competitively to give yourself the best chance at success.

Hudson Succeed’s tips

We’ve included a handy little guide here to advise you when bidding for construction contracts. Here are some things we suggest you consider when preparing your response:

1. Get specific.

This is easier said than done. What this means in practice is:

  • Naming things – people responsible for tasks, systems used, frequencies of tasks. This could be the brand of glass you’ll use or its specific properties and features. The more specific you are, the more concrete your proposals and therefore the more confidence you instil in the buyer.
  • Drilling down on procedures and approaches. Assume that the buyer knows nothing about how you go about delivering your service. Because they don’t. Spell things out for them and ensure that you’ve described processes in full that flows logically. Their only experience of your provision is your responses, so these need to be carefully crafted.

You’ll know that your industry has many regulations and best practice guidelines to adhere to. Demonstrate how you adhere to these where appropriate, mentioning specific actions or processes which ensure compliance.

2. Evidence, evidence, evidence.

As part of the PAS 91, you will have to attach various policies if you are not exempt from answering certain sections. Even if you do, we recommend that you refer to written policies and procedures throughout your method statements and attach them as evidence. When you centre your points in the method statements around your company documentation, you strengthen your response. Think of what you can attach to enhance the quality of your method statements. To get you started, we’ve come up with a few examples:

  • A Health and Safety Policy;
  • A sample risk assessment or RAMS;
  • A Gantt chart – to support a question about mobilisation;
  • A Quality Assurance Policy;
  • An Environmental Policy.

3. Break down the question.

In the construction industry, often a question will be asked about an overarching theme such as “risk” or “defects”. It’s important to break this down into sections. This enables you to ensure you cover everything the buyer may want to know on this subject.

Another benefit of breaking down the question is it keeps you on topic and gives you direction. Creating subheadings when responding to method statements focuses your content and stops you from going on a tangent. This will maximise your quality score as well as tailoring responses to the buyer’s requirements.

It’s also easy to identify where other members of your team could feed into the response. Breaking down the question will highlight knowledge gaps – capitalise upon other team members’ expertise to fill these and enhance your method statements.

Get in Touch: 

Sign up to Construction Tenders today and receive a daily construction leads bulletin straight to your inbox, containing all relevant small construction tenders uploaded that day. We source construction tenders from thousands of websites across the UK. Filter the result by location, keyword, budget and more. This saves you even more time when looking for tendering opportunities for your business. 

Below are some previous glass tenders that we’ve sourced on our portal:

Disposal of Double-Glazing Glass and Associated Products

East Riding of Yorkshire- Yorkshire and Humber- Budget: Undisclosed

09-12-2020

Replacement of the Glass Frontage of the Guildhall, Chard

Chard Town Council- South West- Budget: £60,000

01-12-2020

Supply of Automotive Glass to the UK Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Support Vehicle Programme (OSVP)- South West- Budget: £1,600,000

04-12-2020

Supply of Glass and Glazing Sundries

Derbyshire County Council- East Midlands- Budget: Undisclosed

12-02-2021

The Supply of Ballistic Glass Replacement Units to NATO STANAG 4659 Levels

Defence Forces Ireland- International- Budget: £750,000

05-02-2021

Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and has over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next structural engineering tender.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information.

We actively source tenders for the following sub-sectors:

Check out some of our other blogs:

 

Government Construction Contracts

Posted on by John Hudson

Winning Government Construction Contracts

Over the years, construction has continued to be the largest public sector expenditure by volume and value. Almost 16% of UK construction spend is by the public sector. Budgets bidsfor government construction contracts are vast, meaning there is an opportunity for business of all sizes. There are several reasons for this. The UK government is keen to encourage Small, Medium Enterprises into government supply chains in order to improve value for money within the public sector.

Although tendering for government construction contracts is highly regulated, the advantage is that no matter how small your business, there is always an opportunity to supply the government. Their remit extends across all major areas of the UK construction sector.

Additionally, the government has to be transparent in the way they are spending public money. This means there are no grey areas during both the tendering process and any time spent under contract.

Most Economically Advantageous Tender

Nearly every government construction bid will be evaluated in the same method. This is known as ‘MEAT‘ and it stands for: Most Economically Advantageous Tender. 

What this means, is the client is looking for a contractor who can provide the best value throughout their bid. Therefore, this gives the best chance of delivering a successful project.

It is important you don’t misunderstand what this means for your bid. Being economically advantageous does not necessarily mean ‘cheapest’.

Do not make the mistake of deliberately pricing low-cost bids in an effort to win. This will result in you risking two outcomes:

  • You may end up completing the project at a loss, meaning you lose money instead of making it!
  • Annoying your clients by either failing to meet quality standards or having to request additional funding later on or, at worst – breaking contract and/or getting thrown off-site!

Instead, you should write your bid to demonstrate clearly and concisely how you will deliver an outstanding service to the client:

  1. Completing the construction to meet the client’s specifications.
  2. Provide a quality construction team who can safely deliver the works.
  3. Provide added value to the construction works.

Let’s break this down… 

1. Meeting Specifications

When bid writing for a construction sector tender you should clearly demonstrate how you will deliver the required works:

  1. Show the client you know how to will meet the needs of the works.
  2. Give examples of your track record achieving similar specifications.
  3. Provide references and testimonials for each example where possible.

2. Provide a quality construction team who can safely deliver the works.

Demonstrate in your bid that the team delivering these works have the capability and experience to guarantee a successful project. This can include:

  1. CVs
  2. Summary introductions to team members
  3. Provision of qualification documents
  4. Examples of previous projects
  5. Examples of track record working together with the Client and or contract partners

The key point to remember is you need to provide confidence to the client that your team know what they’re doing and will deliver the project successfully

As part of your bid, you may be invited to interview before the award stage. This is a chance to introduce key people to the client and let them showcase their expertise, providing confidence in them, and your bid.

3. Provide added value to the construction works

This is an important (and often forgotten) part of your bid. Writing about how you can provide added value to the construction contract is a big part of being economically advantageous. What you can offer will vary from bid to bid, but examples of what it can include are:

  1. Planning works to minimise project costs e.g. ordering materials in bulk to save cost and well before they’re needed to prevent delays.
  2. Reducing (or removing altogether) waste from your site by repurposing it. E.g. turning waste wood into outside seating for a local benefactor.
  3. Investment in the Client’s customers e.g. employing local people or subcontractors to deliver the works?
  4. Upskilling the communities where you work with work placements/skills workshops etc.
  5. Increasing quality of life for local residents by providing free to access events and resources. Examples of this include coffee mornings for local elderly residents, hosting soup kitchens for rough sleepers or donations to local food banks.

Types of Government Construction Contracts

Typical with most government construction contracts, opportunities are subject to a legal framework, in the interests of promoting fair, transparent competition and value for money. Contract opportunities can come in the form of:

Standard, direct, winner-takes-all contracts, in which one supplier will be appointed to deliver the specification. An example of such a government construction contract currently available to tender is:

  • Contract Title: South Ferriby, Skinners Lane Car Park Resurfacing
  • Buyer: North Lincolnshire Council
  • Contract Length: 2 months
  • Value: £10,000

Framework agreements, in which multiple approved suppliers are utilised, often on an ad-hoc, call-off basis. An example of government construction framework currently out to tender is:

  • Contract Title: London and Quadrant Housing Trust – Paving Products Framework 2020 – 2024
  • Buyer: L&Q Construction
  • Contract Length: 4 years
  • Value: £6,000,000

Dynamic purchasing systems (DPS), with extended deadlines so you can apply at any time, with workstreams following similar to that of framework agreements. An example of a current government construction DPS out to tender is:

  • DPS Title: DPS for the Supply, Delivery and Maintenance of Leakage and Data Logging Equipment
  • Buyer: NI Water and its Subsidiaries
  • Contract Length: Ongoing until 2028
  • Value: £5,000,000

Regardless of its form, opportunities can substantially increase turnover and profits, allowing your business to develop further.

HS2

Getting involved in public sector construction can reap awards, as this sector often represents numerous high-value contract lots. Perhaps the most well-known ongoing opportunity for the procurement of government construction contracts is HS2. HS2, or High Speed 2, is a landmark project proposed by the government, which began in 2009. The project involves the design and construction of brand-new high-speed railway tracks and stations. They will connect Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London. HS2 is the biggest project of its kind in Europe and continues to provide numerous opportunities to secure government construction contracts.

Despite the issues and rather significant financial stumbles surrounding HS2, the project will be running long-term. As of 11 February, prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the full project will be followed through. Getting on board could very well be profitable for your business.

Here’s why:

  • HS2 contract opportunities are in full supply for large businesses and SMEs alike. HS2 place particular focus on making project work more accessible for small or medium-sized enterprises. This is a unique opportunity to build contract experience on a national, government framework. This can typically be challenging and inaccessible for SMEs.
  • The tier system HS2 ltd uses for procurement means a fairer opportunity to tender for projects. Bidders can apply as a Tier 1 direct supplier for high-value opportunities. Contractors who gain work as a Tier 1 contractor are required to advertise relevant supply chain opportunities, which benefits SMEs. This amounts to thousands of government construction contract supply chain opportunities.
  • HS2 contract experience will be invaluable for demonstrating experience in future tenders. Showing a clear commitment to UK infrastructure.

Where to Find Government Construction Contracts

Government construction contracts can be found in several places. There are quite literally thousands of procurement portals. Knowing where to find tenders that suit your service offering can be impossible.

Tender tracking can consume your businesses, time, resource and money. Which is why Hudson has developed Construction Tenders. A product designed to help you source and secure new construction leads for your business via the public procurement process.

How does it work?

Hudson’s Construction Tenders portal is constantly updated with the latest large and small construction tenders. The portal allows you to filter through new tenders by simply entering keywords, locations, sectors and budgets.

These filters allow you to tailor the portal so that it becomes completely bespoke to your service offering. This feature is particularly relevant to small construction tenders, enabling you to filter works based on value and scope of works. Ensuring only suitable opportunities are presented to you and your business.

Once the tenders have been sourced, our team upload each tender manually. They then tag the tenders with relevant keywords that match the opportunity. This means that our clients can simply enter their keywords (i.e. small construction bids) into the search field and instantly see all the live tenders in their industry.

Get in touch

Sign up to Construction Tenders today and receive a daily bulletin straight to your inbox, containing all relevant small construction tenders uploaded that day. 

Below are previous government construction tenders sourced on our portal:

Effective Transition from Children’s to Adult’s Mental Health Services

Local Government Association- London- Budget: Undisclosed

Engagement Strategy for Settlements (OxCam Arc)

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government- London- Budget: £50,000

Chester Street Car Park – Fencing Alterations and Fall Prevention System Installation

Isle of Man Government- International- Budget: Undisclosed

Charter for ROV Survey of Offshore Infrastructure

Scottish Government- Scotland- Budget: £10,000

Provision of Home to School Transport between Ulverston and Grange Over Sands

Cumbria County Council- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

Our Opportunity Trackers upload government construction contracts from multiple websites across the UK. You’re able to filter the results by location, budget, keyword and more. This can help save you even more time when tendering for government construction contracts.

This includes the following: 

If you would like to have a free demo of our live tendering site, to see the construction tenders we have currently, please do not hesitate to contact our Hudson Discover team who will start your free trial today.

We’ve Rebranded! New Construction Tenders logo

Posted on by John Hudson

Our parent company, Hudson, is going through a complete rebrand and so here at Construction Tenders, we have a new look, too!

You can check out our new logos and colour palette below:

construction tenders logo

   construction tenders logo (grey)

   

We hope you like it, we know we do!

 

Remember you can keep up to date with all the latest small construction contracts from around the UK by becoming a subscriber today.

Get in Touch with Construction Tenders:

Sign up to Construction Tenders today and receive a daily bulletin straight to your inbox, containing all relevant small construction leads uploaded that day.

Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and has over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next structural engineering tender.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information.

We actively source tenders for the following sub-sectors:

Check out some of our other blogs:

 

PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION TENDERS | 5 NEW CONTRACTS

Posted on by John Hudson

Private Construction Tenders Announced – Exclusive to our Portal! At Construction Tenders we are constantly working with private buyers to bring our clients those all-important private construction contracts in the UK. This time we are giving you access to these new contracts – completely free of charge. If you think you could deliver the following private construction tenders, please feel free to contact the buyer directly.

Demolition Contract – Yorkshire – £150K – 05/10/2018 Organisation seeking to establish a contract with a suitably experienced provider of demolition works.

Groundworks Contract – Yorkshire – £50K – 05/10/2018 Buyer seeking to establish a contract with an experienced supplier of groundworks.

Masonry Contract – Yorkshire – £200K – 05/10/2018 Buyer seeking a qualified supplier for the provision of masonry services.

Roofing Contract – Yorkshire – £65K – 05/10/2018 Contracting authority requiring roofing services from qualified providers.

Steelwork Contract – Yorkshire – £75K – 05/10/2018 Tender submissions required from suitably qualified parties for the undertaking of steelworks.

We are bringing you these private small construction tenders in order to demonstrate the type of opportunities we source on our portal. With 30-60 new tenders uploaded DAILY, our customers never miss new business opportunities.

To see more of our portal, including our currently sourced contracts, BOOK A FREE TRIAL OF OUR LIVE SITE HERE.

If you have already found a tender that you would like to bid for but don’t have the time and resources to compose responses internally, SPEAK TO ONE OF OUR TENDER CONSULTANTS today for a free consultation. Our consultants have over 16yrs experience and an 83% success rate writing and preparing tenders for clients across multiple sectors including Construction, Engineering and Architecture.

Our customers are currently receiving alerts for new contracts, released TODAY! Never miss another opportunity again and join our portal now.

 

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Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and has over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next structural engineering tender.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information.

We actively source tenders for the following sub-sectors:

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Book A Demo | Tender for Construction work

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Book A Demo | Tender for Construction work

Here at Construction Tenders our Business Development Team is second to none. We understand that buying into a subscription for a product you aren’t entirely sure of can be daunting and want to make sure you are as confident as we are about what exactly it can do for your business. For this reason we give you the opportunity to view our platform via a remote live demo with one of our friendly team. From this you will be able to view all of the functionalities we have to offer and allow you to see for yourself how simple it is to use. This particular technique allows for a quick understanding of the platform as any questions or queries can resolved instantly that may be hindering your decision. Once the demo has come to an end, we allow for use of the platform until the end of the day so that you have the chance to explore for yourself and gain familiarity with the various functions. From here, we are just a phone call away to answer further questions or assist you with any purchases you wish to pursue.

Get in Touch with Construction Tenders:

Sign up to Construction Tenders today and receive a daily bulletin straight to your inbox, containing all relevant small construction leads uploaded that day.

Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and has over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next structural engineering tender.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information.

We actively source tenders for the following sub-sectors:

Check out some of our other blogs: