Happy New Year to everyone ! As 2020 gladly passes, we hope 2021 sees a return towards normality, however slow. With the continued COVID-19 pandemic and the outworkings of Brexit, we aim to assist our new and existing clients in whatever role is sought.
Christmas Eve 2020, the UK & the EU have agreed a Trade Deal which shall be provisionally applied from 1st January 2021 until EU ratifies the deal. Some minor arguments overnight on certain fish species slowing final call but addressed. No doubt, the detail shall be explored but a deal is better than no deal, […]
Ards based builder, capable of New Builds, Extensions, Sunrooms, NIHE grant work. All work to good standard. A. Mc Callum and Son Contact Anthony….07742423699 6 Parsonage Road, Kircubbin BT22 2RJ Seeking tender opportunities on private, commercial or public sector schemes.
With the Christmas season upon us, we are adjusting our normal fees to offer competitive rates during January/February 2021. If you require QS services to meet tight deadlines, cover staff on sickness leave, holidays etc, happy to discuss requirements. Discount varies according to existing client relationship and on a first come first served basis until […]
Focussing on social value in procurement delivers greater value for money In society, there are benefits in considering our mental well being and community cohesion, all evident as we witness the onset of COVID-19. In our earlier blog, we introduced the UK Government Green Paper on transforming Public Procurement, which is introducing the term ‘social […]
The Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper sets out proposals to allow public works contracts under £4.7m to be limited to small businesses or to firms from a certain geographical area, allowing a buy British approach. The post-Brexit shake-up will also allow public procurers to assess the wider social benefits offered by a supplier, such as […]
As Sunday 13th December 2020 is decision date for Trade Deal agreement talks continuing, all future Cost Estimates shall include an Exclusion on the effect of the UK deciding to follow WTO trade rules and the cost effect on the general economy and particularly, construction projects
Hopes are rising that the long awaited bypass of Ballynahinch to commence in March 2022. Click on image above for further information, namely Update of 29-11-2020.
Enables NI public sector organisations and their arm’s-length bodies to access all types of building and civil engineering works. The flexible contract structure is designed to provide solutions for varying customer requirements. It includes advanced, innovative contract arrangements, allowing customers to procure programmes of work as self-managed sub-alliances. The framework is arranged in 11 lots […]
Evidence is gathering that input prices of materials are rising quickly for key products like plywood, plasterboard, facing bricks and small quantity steelwork.