{"id":86537,"date":"2020-12-15T08:37:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T08:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=86537"},"modified":"2020-12-15T08:37:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T08:37:03","slug":"development-companies-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/development-companies-framework\/86537\/","title":{"rendered":"29 development companies secure place on \u00a347bn framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>29 development companies have secured a place on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pagabo.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pagabo\u2019s<\/a> new \u00a347bn developer-led framework, which goes live today (15 December)<\/h2>\n<p>Acting on behalf of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Pagabo has established a framework of 29 development companies capable of providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/pagabo-developer-framework\/82057\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">developer-led schemes<\/a> within the UK for the public sector.<\/p>\n<p>The framework features nine lots covering three contract structures \u2013 property development via joint venture and special purpose vehicle, long income lease and lease back, and property single site by development agreement.<\/p>\n<p>These lots cover a variety of development sectors, covering single and multi-occupancy residential and student accommodation, commercial buildings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/transport-infrastructure-innovation\/85649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transport infrastructure<\/a> and car parks, prisons and high security buildings, education, healthcare, care homes and extra care buildings, and mixed-use schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Each contract structure is separated into three value bands as well as on a sector and regional basis to make sure the relevant developers are available to clients for the right size of project.<\/p>\n<p>The value bands are split into three increments and cover developments of up to and above \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n<p>In order to provide greater choice for clients, Pagabo allowed up to six-core companies for each development sector under each lot in every geographical region.<\/p>\n<p>Three reserve companies have also been named to supplement the procurement process in each segment.<\/p>\n<h3>The 29 development companies are:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Argon Property Development Solutions Ltd<\/li>\n<li>Bruntwood<\/li>\n<li>Capital and Centric<\/li>\n<li>Community Development Partnerships<\/li>\n<li>EDAROTH<\/li>\n<li>ENGIE Regeneration<\/li>\n<li>Equitix<\/li>\n<li>Geoffrey Osborne<\/li>\n<li>Godwin Developments<\/li>\n<li>Goldbeck<\/li>\n<li>HBD<\/li>\n<li>Heron Bros<\/li>\n<li>Ion Developments<\/li>\n<li>GRAHAM Cityheart<\/li>\n<li>Kajima Genr8<\/li>\n<li>Kier Property Developments<\/li>\n<li>Lindum Group<\/li>\n<li>LinkCity<\/li>\n<li>McGoff Construction<\/li>\n<li>Morgan Sindall Consortium<\/li>\n<li>Prime<\/li>\n<li>Queensberry Real Estate<\/li>\n<li>Seddon<\/li>\n<li>Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Summerhill<\/li>\n<li>VINCI UK Developments<\/li>\n<li>Vistry Partnerships<\/li>\n<li>Willmott Dixon<\/li>\n<li>Yondr Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2018Save developers a lot of money\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Jason Stapley, managing director at Pagabo, said: \u201cWe have been blown away by the phenomenal interest to this new framework from the industry, which speaks to its uniqueness and potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will not only save time and effort when procuring a developer but will also save developers a lot of money on opportunity bidding as well \u2013 which for some larger development schemes can be more than \u00a31m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been clear from recent months that Government sees the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/construction-decarbonisation\/86101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">construction industry<\/a> as really important to our \u2018return to normal\u2019 recovery \u2013 particularly when it comes to complex development projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new framework will allow developers the ability to procure works through a compliant and simple to use framework, and to support the public sector with vital expansion plans, and to create a more robust sector all round.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The framework, which launches today, will run for four years with the option to extend for a further 16 months, and is Pagabo\u2019s first framework dedicated to developers.<\/p>\n<p>It is available to all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-framework-provider\/77833\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public sector<\/a> bodies including schools, universities, local authorities, police and emergency services, NHS organisations, health and social care providers, and housing associations, as well as central government departments and the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018A unique procurement route\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Jonathan Parker, framework manager at Pagabo, commented: \u201cWe are incredibly pleased to be bringing this new developer-led framework to market, which will give Pagabo a unique procurement route for clients to the development market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs with all of our frameworks, the developer-led procurement option is rooted in compliance, giving our clients complete peace of mind and security, as well as the simplicity of process, speed and support we are known for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA unique element of this framework is the implementation of legal documents. All too often in the development market, ensuring the compliance and accuracy of documentation can significantly complicate process and make things take longer, so we have worked closely with a leading legal practice to create standard documents for clients to use as a basis to help further speed up the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA great deal of our procurement success is down to our client-focused approach. With all our frameworks we aim to simplify the whole process, ensure flexibility and provide greater choice for clients, all packaged up with OJEU compliance \u2013 and this new framework is no different in that respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will form another crucial part of our Pagabo\u2019s overall portfolio, and it\u2019s clear from the highly competitive process that our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/industry-insight\/construction-industry-resilience\/78734\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">collaborative approach<\/a> and market engagement has resonated with developers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an excellent way to round out the year, and we very much look forward to progressing the first projects via the framework over the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29 development companies have secured a place on Pagabo\u2019s new \u00a347bn developer-led framework, which goes live today (15 December).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[676,997,276,579,639,780],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-86537","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-construction","8":"tag-development","9":"tag-government","10":"tag-infrastructure","11":"tag-procurement","12":"tag-collaboration"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>29 development companies secure place on \u00a347bn framework<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"29 development companies have secured a place on Pagabo\u2019s new \u00a347bn developer-led framework, which goes live today (15 December)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/development-companies-framework\/86537\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"29 development companies secure place on \u00a347bn framework\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"29 development companies have secured a place on Pagabo\u2019s new \u00a347bn developer-led framework, which goes live today (15 December)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/development-companies-framework\/86537\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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