Framework Agreements
26 August 2015
Framework agreements offer a potential solution as contracting authorities attempt to minimise the impact of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 on their business.
A framework agreement is simply a contract between an employer and a supplier that governs individual project agreements awarded under it during the framework term. It may be used where a contracting authority, knowing it has a number of construction projects to implement over a certain period, decides to carry out a single tender process for the consultants and contractors that it will need for the projects...