Procurement – Covid-19

Review recommends Gold Standard for construction frameworks

A new ‘Gold Standard’ for public sector construction frameworks is being taken forward by the Cabinet Office following an independent review carried out by Professor David Mosey of King’s College London’s Centre of Construction Law.

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Infrastructure risks on the rise, reports law firm

Issues around Covid, climate change and rapid technological advancement are increasing perceived risk attached to the infrastructure sector according to research by law firm Ashurst. It found that a lack of coherent government policies is a key barrier for the industry in formulating a coherent response to the changing landscape.

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Sector calls for mandatory carbon assessments

Whole life carbon assessments should be a statutory requirement for the delivery of public sector construction projects, allowing decisions to be made based on emissions impacts, a letter addressed to the Construction Minister has urged.

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Costain suffers setback in gas plants dispute

Costain is expecting to have to pay up to £53.5 million to National Grid following a contract dispute in relation to a project to upgrade gas compressor stations in Peterborough and Huntingdon, after a series of adjudication decisions.

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Action urged to prepare for building safety changes

Designers of high rise buildings should act now to prepare for more stringent building safety regulations which are on the way as part of a package of post-Grenfell reforms, the Health & Safety Executive is urging.

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Brick supplier fined after worker loses hand

Major brick manufacturer Ibstock has been fined £530,000 for safety breaches after a maintenance engineer’s hand was severed in an incident at the company’s facility in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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December 2021 issue of CL published

Major changes will be needed in the construction sector to combat climate change following the signing of the Glasgow Climate Pact at COP26, write guest editors Shona Frame and Emma Schaafsma of CMS in the latest printed edition of CL.

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Deregulation policies contributed to Grenfell disaster, Inquiry hears

Successive governments’ emphasis on deregulation created an environment where the construction industry was effectively enabled to “write its own rules”, which resulted in fire safety being compromised, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard.

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Poor performing suppliers to be blocked from contracts

New procurement rules will see companies with a track record of poor delivery, fraud or corruption blocked from winning public contracts, government has confirmed in its response to last year’s consultation on the ‘Transforming Public Procurement’ green paper. One lawyer warns of possible abuse to the system by procurers.

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Carbon measurement standard launched for construction

A universal standard for reporting carbon dioxide emissions used in the construction and lifecycle of buildings and infrastructure – also known as ‘embodied and operational carbon’ – has been published for the first time.

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