Crown Commercial Services (CCS) is the biggest public sector procurement organisation in the UK. The Construction Works and Associated Services (CWAS) framework delivers a wide range of major and minor building, and civil engineering projects for central government and the wider public sector.

The framework enables public sector organisations and their arm’s-length bodies to access all types of building and civil engineering works with a flexible contract structure 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 and sub-lots of varying levels of complexity, with values from £0 – £3m up to £80m+.

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Speller Metcalfe is an approved contractor for the delivery of:

• Lot 2: Construction Works £3 – £10M – North England
• Lot 3.2: Constructions Works £10 – £30M – South England
• Lot 6.1: Residential Works – North England

Key benefits include:

• Flexible approach allows use of all common construction procurement routes;
• Supports early engagement of the supply chain;
• Supports the implementation of government policies and strategies;
• Brings together industry with the end user to promote collaboration;
• Improves outputs by adopting an innovative framework alliance approach;
• Promotes innovation and efficiency through the adoption of technology and modern methods of construction (MMC);
• Supports the use of whole life cost approaches in public sector spending;
• Introduces government “boilerplate” clauses to standardise industry terms and conditions for best value;
• Supports a sustainable industry through prompt payment and social value initiatives;
• Provides access to SMEs at regional level;
• Complements integrated CCS frameworks for construction professional services, modular building, building materials and facilities management.

The framework supports the implementation of the following government policies and strategies:

• Building information modelling (BIM)
• Life cycle cost
• Prompt payment
• Project bank accounts
• Early contractor involvement
• Aligns suppliers and customers in achieving agreed success measures