Last site update 25/06/02

Flexibility to procurement route

In addition to use in traditional construction procurement, BRE-SLAM has been specifically designed to be flexible to procurement routes such as Private Public Partnerships -PPP⁸, Private Finance Initiative -PFI⁹ and Prime Contracting¹⁰. These Government procurement routes aim to develop partnerships with the private sector and hence deliver improved value for money. Service life assessment assists both the client and bidder in demonstrating that value for money objectives will be met.

Clients can use BRE-SLAM as a tool to develop improved client briefs (the output specification) that address the fundamental service life requirements of the contract, without specifying inputs, which are the bidders responsibility. Assessment can also be used to identify, at the selection of bidders stage, which bids address the service life requirements of the building or structure most effectively

Use of BRE-SLAM for PFI by the Client

Bidders can use service life assessment to review the client brief, to determine if the information required to proceed with the initial bidding phase is present and whether to bid for the contract. Additionally assessment can be used to demonstrate that the service life requirements in the client brief will be addressed in the construction process.

Use of BRE-SLAM for PFI by the Bidder

⁸ Procurement Strategies, Procurement Guidance, No. 5, HM Treasury, London, UK, June, 1999.

⁹ Treasury Taskforce Guidance: 1997-2000, HM Treasury, London, UK, 2000.

¹⁰ Prime contractor handbook of supply chain management, sections I & II, Holti, Nicolini, Smalley, Ministry of Defence, London, UK, May, 1999.