Local Businesses take advantage of gateway into £150m Procurement Opportunities

Construction Target recently organised an exclusive Meet the Buyer event in Leeds ensuring local SMEs gained access to procurement opportunities within the construction sector currently worth a cumulative value of £150m from the YORBuild agreement.

Since the framework’s launch in December 2009 close to £150m of projects have been signed up on behalf of public sector clients.

Contractors including  BAM Construction, Bardsley Construction, Bramall Construction, ISG Regions Ltd, Morgan Ashurst, and The Casey Group, plus a number of others who have been appointed on the YORbuild framework, were all present at the event and were keen to hear from local companies who could potentially form part of their future supply chain.

Scott Corey, Framework Manager of Wilmott Dixon said of the event: ‘it provided an excellent opportunity to meet and discuss the current issues facing existing and potential supply chain partners from within the Yorkshire region and beyond. It gave Willmott Dixon the opportunity to discuss our commitments to members using the YORbuild framework and how they could engage with ourselves and other framework partners. It also gave us the chance to explain the social and sustainable working commitments required by Willmott Dixon and YORbuild which allowed visitors to understand how they can play their part in raising the standards throughout the region for the life of framework.’

Presentations aimed at increasing the awareness of what is going on in the Yorkshire & Humber region to support the sector and how local SME’s can become involved were given on the day and can be accessed by clicking the links below.

YORbuild – Expectations of the Supply Chain

This briefing explains some of the key expectations of the supply chain working on YORbuild projects and also gives useful pointers for improvement in prospects of winning work.

Construction Sector Network – Network, Connect, Collaborate

A short presentation that explains what the new Construction Sector Network (CSN) is and what plans the network has for the future in relation to the construction sector in the Yorkshire & Humber region.

Construction Target – Building Business for the Region

This briefing set out to explain what Construction Target is, what it aims to achieve and what it has planned for the future in relation to helping construction and construction related businesses in the Yorkshire & Humber region

Construction Skills

How to develop effective employment & training plans in response to contractor and framework requirements.

While training individuals in your workplace is essential, it’s important to bear in mind how you can improve your business as a whole. This briefing highlighted the principles and the importance of employment and skills planning and how Construction Skills can offer help & assistance to businesses in the region.