For full details please view Find A Tender Service (FaTS) Contract Notice reference: 2021/S 000-012131 and the Procurement Documents. Oldham Council as the Contracting Authority in partnership with Procure Partnerships intends to let a North West Contractor Framework, which may be used to award contracts for Oldham Council's pipeline of works and will be accessible by North West public sector bodies / 'Contracting Authorities' as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Procure Partnerships have successfully been operating and delivering a North West Contractor Framework across the North West of England for the past three years supporting with the procurement and delivery of over 100 construction projects within this period. Users of the Framework will be able to procure works with associated services (e.g., new build, refurbishment, fit out, infrastructure, single site/project works or multi site projects/ programmes of works) thereunder on the basis of established fixed Contractor overhead and profit rates, and hourly rates. Projects may be of Design and Build or Build Only in nature, under a Two Stage or Single Stage procurement route, embracing both NEC and JCT forms of contract, in compliance with the restrictions on and full freedoms for the range of works and building types provided by the CPV codes fully detailed in the FaTS Contract Notice referenced above. On the same basis, the tender/Framework includes infrastructure works Lots; construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork. Potential Framework users may include North West; Schools, Academies, Colleges, Universities, Blue Light/Emergency Services, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Health and Social Care Bodies, Housing Associations, Libraries and Museums, Registered Charities, Government Departments, Leisure Providers, Clinical Commissioning Groups; as more particularly set out in the Additional Information at Section 5 below. A Framework go-live date of 1st April 2022 is planned. The Framework is therefore anticipated to expire in March 2026. The Framework comprises of 8 Lots: 5 for construction and 3 for infrastructure, each defined by value band. There are limitations on the number of Lots which can be bid for. The Council aims to appoint 8 contractors per Lot and offer 2 reserve places per Lot. Any indicative Framework value provided is a forecast estimate informed by historical data and anticipated future demand and cannot be guaranteed. To cover the legal and administrative costs of procuring and setting up the Framework each successful Tenderer offered a place on a Framework Lot will be charged a one-time subscription fee should they wish to accept their place. Procurement documents must be accessed through the Council's e-tendering portal: The Chest/Proactis (www.the-chest.org.uk). Project reference: DN535239. All communications must also be directed via this portal. Additional information: For the purpose of this procurement process all communication must be directed through the e-tendering system (The Chest). Please not contact individuals whether from Oldham Council or Procure Partnerships directly. Only public sector bodies/ Contracting Authorities within the North West of England (NUTS code UKD) will be able to use the Framework, and this interpretation must be applied to all source references made in the procurement documents: https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/ukgeographies/eurostat#north-west-england The below links for nationwide classes of public sector bodies/Contracting Authorities provide organisation listings/detail. https://procurepartnerships.co.uk/eligibleusers/ Academies and Schools - https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=phase&geographic=all&region=0&phase=16to18 Ambulance Authorities - https://aace.org.uk/uk-ambulance-service/map-of-nhs-ambulance-services/ Charities and Third Sector - http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities/ Colleges - https://www.studying-in-uk.org/list-of-colleges-in-uk/ & https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised/listed-bodies Fire and Rescue Authorities - http://www.cfoa.org.uk/frs?alpha=AC Government Departments - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations & http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/uk-crown-bodies/ Health and Social Care Providers - https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/pc-co-comms/ccgs-arrangements/ Housing Associations (Residential Social Landlords) - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing Local Authorities - https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/guidance-and-resources/communications-support/digital-councils/social-media/go-further/a-z-councils-online Military of Defence - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence Museum and Arts - https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Museums/ NHS Bodies - https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx Police Authorities - https://www.police.uk/forces/ Universities - https://www.studying-in-uk.org/list-of-universities-in-the-united-kingdom/ Additionally any organisation or corporation within the North West not having an industrial or commercial character, will be able to use the Framework if they are financed wholly or mainly by another Contracting Authority referenced herein, or subject to management supervision by another Contracting Authority referenced herein, or where more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, are appointed by another Contracting Authority, or an association of or f