No policy shift on retentions

摘要

The government is planning to cut down the number of frameworks used by departments in a move it says will help to reduce administration. The measure will be implemented gradually following an examination of the existing ones, Cabinet Office crown representative Phil Brookes told Construction News. A review "with a view to consolidate" was outlined in the Construction Playbook document, which sets out the vision for future public sector procurement. CN asked Brookes whether this would be limited to those set up by the public sector or whether it would incorporate privately run framework providers that are often used by public bodies and departments. "We're just establishing the terms of reference at the moment," he said. "But there are several thousand frameworks out there: some are very good, some not so good. Some parts are hardly used at all, but we are really mindful that for the suppliers, this can be an administrative burden to actually have to keep so many live frameworks.