Procurement – Covid-19

News in Brief: 8 January 2021

Contractors FM Conway and Kier Integrated Services have been reinstated to the Prompt Payment Code after overhauling their payment practices and implementing plans to meet the code’s standards.

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Frameworks reduction anticipated following review

Government is reportedly set to slash the number of frameworks used by its contracting authorities to procure public works in order to help streamline administrative processes.

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Procurement overhaul proposed in Green Paper

Consolidating over 300 ‘complex’ procurement regulations, reducing speculative challenges to contract awards and allowing public bodies to exclude bidders based on previous poor performance are among key changes to procurement rules proposed in a government Green Paper this week.

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Supreme Court overturns ban on Heathrow expansion

The Supreme Court has opened the way for a third runway to be built at Heathrow airport after reversing a Court of Appeal ruling which had initially blocked the scheme on climate grounds earlier this year.

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Homes England opts for dynamic purchasing approach

Homes England is changing the way it procures house builders to bring forward developments on its land from next summer, when it will replace its current Delivery Partner Panel with a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

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Record fine for builder over wildlife crime

House builder Bellway Homes has been ordered to pay the largest fine ever issued by a court in relation to a wildlife crime after damaging a habitat for protected bats during demolition work in Greenwich.

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Procurement tool aims to prevent another Grenfell

A new Construction Procurement Competence Tool has been launched for use by those involved in procurement for construction and remedial works on higher risk buildings, to help prevent a repeat of the Grenfell Tower fire.

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Major project delivery probed by MPs

Lessons to help tackle problems faced in the appraisal and delivery of major transport infrastructure projects – which often run dramatically late and over budget – will be explored though a new inquiry launched by the Transport Select Committee.

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Prompt payments champion Klein steps down

Professor Rudi Klein, who is well known for his work to tackle payment abuse in the construction industry, is stepping down from his role as CEO of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group at the end of the year. He has been seen as a major force driving industry improvement during more than 30 years in charge of the group.

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Brexit pressure on construction contracts

Focus on Covid-19 recovery must not distract construction clients from the looming risks posed by the end of the Brexit transition period, which could disrupt supply chains, inflate costs and even test legal contracts, Turner & Townsend has warned.

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