Procurement of construction consultancy and contractor services
Dear Guinness Housing,
In my request below, when I mention ‘construction consultancy services’ I am referring to Architectural Services, Civil and Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Clerk of Works, Energy and Sustainability Consultancy, Health & Safety Advisory or Principal Designer services, Cost Consultancy, Project Management, Interior Designer and Building Surveying.
Please could you provide me with responses to the following:
1. How you currently procure construction consultancy services, if via a framework(s) can you list the names of the framework(s) used.
2. The total value spent on construction consultancy services in the past 2 years, broken down by year.
3. The names of the suppliers who provided these services, with a percentage break down of the spend by supplier over the period.
4. How you currently procure building contractor services, if via a framework(s) can you list the names of the framework(s) used.
5. The names of the suppliers who provided these services, with a percentage break down of the spend by supplier over the period.
6. Which suppliers provided these services, with a percentage break down of the value distribution.
7. A copy of your current estates / property plan / strategy (or similar) and the value of your estates/property budget for the next two years.
8. A list of the schemes currently in Planning, pre-planning and consultation.
9. Who is the Guinness Housing representative responsible for the procurement of professional services.
Yours faithfully,
Malcolm Knight
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From: Malcolm Knight <[FOI #657210 email]>
Sent: 01 April 2020 18:40
To: Customer Service
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Procurement of construction
consultancy and contractor services
Dear Guinness Housing,
In my request below, when I mention ‘construction consultancy services’ I
am referring to Architectural Services, Civil and Structural Engineering,
Building Services Engineering, Clerk of Works, Energy and Sustainability
Consultancy, Health & Safety Advisory or Principal Designer services, Cost
Consultancy, Project Management, Interior Designer and Building Surveying.
Please could you provide me with responses to the following:
1. How you currently procure construction consultancy services, if via a
framework(s) can you list the names of the framework(s) used.
2. The total value spent on construction consultancy services in the past
2 years, broken down by year.
3. The names of the suppliers who provided these services, with a
percentage break down of the spend by supplier over the period.
4. How you currently procure building contractor services, if via a
framework(s) can you list the names of the framework(s) used.
5. The names of the suppliers who provided these services, with a
percentage break down of the spend by supplier over the period.
6. Which suppliers provided these services, with a percentage break down
of the value distribution.
7. A copy of your current estates / property plan / strategy (or similar)
and the value of your estates/property budget for the next two years.
8. A list of the schemes currently in Planning, pre-planning and
consultation.
9. Who is the Guinness Housing representative responsible for the
procurement of professional services.
Yours faithfully,
Malcolm Knight
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