David Mosey
CommentConstructing the Gold Standard for public sector frameworks – has anything changed?
David Mosey on how the new breed of contracts are rising to meet the challenges to transform industry performance.
CommentLearning from Grenfell: collaborative procurement to support building safety
New government guidance will help implement Judith Hackitt’s recommendation of a more integrated, less adversarial approach to construction
CommentHow contracts can help to build a prosperous project culture
A good contract should include provisions designed to create a successful project culture
CommentIs the government getting serious about collaborative alliances?
Three multi-party frameworks were recently launched
CommentProcurement's progress: new approaches are leading the way in construction
David Mosey comes up with five good reasons to be cheerful about procurement in 2019
CommentThat's the spirit
A new survey on contracts reveals growing enthusiasm for collaboration and BIM technology is yet to be realised in practice
CommentBuilding alliances
The NEC alliance contract offers two major departures from the PPC2000 approach - one very bold and one relatively timid
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Forming frameworks
Early contractor involvement is about more than just two-stage tendering. There are tested resources to build strong project teams, including last year’s FAC-1 framework alliance contract
CommentProject Horizon: The two-stage is set
Surrey council’s use of two-stage open-book procurement shows how radical changes in supply chain management can ease the pressure on the public purse
CommentPartnering's tough side
There is no contradiction in the PPC standard form’s obligation to act in a ‘spirit of trust, fairness and mutual co-operation’ and a client’s contractual right to terminate
CommentNew procurement strategies and legal contracts
The government’s plan to become a smarter client is coming into clearer focus with the publication of three procurement models, to be trialled alongside three different contracts
CommentNEC contracts: Love and understanding
NEC contracts call for mutual trust and co-operation, but what does this actually mean and how does it work in the sometimes cut-throat world of business?
CommentA decade on from PPC2000: Carry on partnering
A decade after it was written, a review of PPC2000 shows that it really does pay to partner, no matter how chilly the economic weather is becoming
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Tendering: Everyone get your trainers on
Employment and skills strategies are being implemented across the construction industry but care needs to be taken when inviting tenders and drawing up the contract
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Saving the best for last: Wolstenholme report
We’ve had Latham, we’ve had Egan and now we have Wolstenholme. But the most intriguing part of this latest report is what a set of young professionals have to say
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Can we fix it?: Repair and maintenance
Repair and maintenance contracts are starting to look rather tempting, now money’s thinner on the ground. But there are some particular challenges involved...
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How to be good when times are bad: early contractor involvement
Early contractor involvement thrived during the good times. But can the system stand up in today’s tougher economic environment?
CommentIt’s just too sad to be single: Single-stage tendering
Why would any client want to revert to the old method of single-stage tendering when life with two-stage tendering is so much clearer, simpler and cheaper?
CommentPPC2000 upgrade: Our new three piece suite
The partnering forms known as PPC, SPC and TPC have just been upgraded to take advantage of lessons learned in the eight years since their launch. Here’s how