Pick Everard offers professional services through the OGCbuying.solutions Technical Assurance framework agreement.
As a multi-discipline consultancy Pick Everard brings a breadth of practical construction and property experience that’s drawn from design, procurement and project management services in a range of business sectors. As a result, we are ideally placed to offer Technical Assurance services, giving you reassurance when it comes to professional planning, execution and auditing of property, construction, maintenance and facilities management activities.
What is OGC?
The UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is an independent office of HM Treasury, tasked with leading efficient, best practice for public sector organisations.
The OGC's executive agency, OGCbuying.solutions, has set up a number of framework agreements with consultants for a variety of construction-related services.
Framework agreements allow customers in the public sector to access a full range of private sector consultancy skills they might need in whole-life procurement of property and construction interests. These framework agreements can be used by any UK publicly-funded organisation without having to follow the lengthy OJEU pre-qualification and tender process.
Which services does the Technical Assurance framework agreements cover?
The agreement is for providing a comprehensive range of technical assurance services ensuring that current and future estates and property arrangements represent good value for money and comply with relevant regulatory measures and client objectives.
The range of services offered under the Technical Assurance framework agreements includes:
- Business case development
- Procurement, contract and OJEU advice
- Management support
- Project and programme reviews
- Performance measurement and benchmarking
- Post project evaluation
- Project monitoring
- Independent Client Adviser role
- Audits
- Technical building inspections
- Setting up and administering of measured term contracts
- General independent advice
Technical Assurance services can apply right through the life cycle of a project and cover:
- Property management and maintenance services such as setting up contracts, quality management, management information, technical delivery services, and facilities management.
- Project management of contracts for individual works or programmes of activity including project management processes, design development, tender action, construction, completion and handover.
Who can use the framework agreements?
The OGCbuying.solutions frameworks can be used by any organisation funded (or funded to a large extent) from the ‘UK public purse’ and that would normally have to follow OJEU procedures:
This may include:
- Central Government departments, agencies and Non departmental Public Bodies (NDPB)
- Local authorities and education authorities
- NHS Acute, Mental and Primary Care trusts
- Charities, museums, galleries and other lottery fund recipients
What are the benefits of OGC buying solutions?
Time and cost savings
Appointing consultancy services through OGCbuying.solutions can save, on average, 77 days by avoiding the OJEU procedure. The project duration is shorter and so financial savings made can help the client meet its performance targets.
Demonstrating best value
Pick Everard was selected following an extensive OJEU compliant procurement process designed to reflect the optimum balance between:
- Service offering
- Quality of delivery
- National coverage
- Economic fee cost
You can be reassured that our appointment meets government procurement criteria and represents “best value” in terms of economy, efficiency and effectiveness
Open book approach
Our appointment is open and auditable. The basis of our financial offer is fully detailed within the framework agreement and, through the OGCbuying.solutions website, may be directly compared with other suppliers of OGCbuying.solutions services under the Technical Assurance framework agreement.
Why choose Pick Everard?
Through the Technical Assurance framework, Pick Everard provides independent assurance and advisory services at every stages of a project or programme of activity.
The services are designed to give you confidence that Achieving Excellence and Best Practice principles are being applied to the organisation, management, delivery and measurement througout the process.
Contract Scope
Core services available from Pick Everard include:
- Business case development - providing independent support to customers in the preparation and development of a business case for a project or programme
- Procurement, contract and OJEU advice - a full range of advice and technical support on all issues concerning procurement and contract activity.
- Management support - supporting customers in procuring property and construction services throughout the procurement lifecycles, including, where appropriate, interim management assignments.
- Project and programme review – offering an independent review of any aspect of a project from design, tendering, construction through to post-project evaluation.
- Performance measurement and benchmarking – establishing measurement criteria, assessing performance of services by a contractor against targets and comparing against government and industry standards and benchmarks.
- Post Project evaluation - independent review to identify lessons learnt and recommendations for future action.
- Project monitoring – ensuring each project is delivered in accordance with the business case, the project control framework and best practice.
- Independent client adviser role – offering impartial technical advice to the non-technical project sponsor
- Audits - designing and implementing audit regimes to measure, test and assure the compliance of services against prescribed standards.
- Technical building inspections - multi-disciplinary surveys and inspections of buildings and facilities
- Setting up and administration of measured term contracts the full range of skills associated with defining, procuring, awarding, managing and monitoring of term contracts.
- General independent advice - supporting the Customer in meeting their statutory, regulatory and business objectives.
How do I appoint Pick Everard?
Please contact Alastair Hamilton, Director in charge of OGCbuying.solutions Framework agreement, on 0116 223 4400 to discuss your requirements or email him at alastairhamilton@pickeverard.co.uk.
View the Pick Everard Technical Assurance profile on the OGCbuying.solutions Catalist website (click logo)
Alternatively, click here to view the OGCbuying.solutions guidance notes.
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