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Framework Agreements

1. Department of Health Consultancy Services Framework (CSF)

The Consultancy Services Framework is available through the Department of Health and NHS PASA. Inventures are suppliers through six of the ten Health categories, which are:

  • Category 1: Programme and Project Management
  • Category 3 Health Consultancy
  • Category 4: Business Consultancy
  • Category 5: Commercial Management
  • Category 6: Planning Consultancy
  • Category 7: Technical Authoring Consultancy

This framework was awarded in May 2006 and is now on a 12 month extension, which will expire June 2010. For more information please contact the Contract Manager, Robin Hastings, on robin.hastings@inventures.co.uk.

2. OGC External Resources Framework (ERF)

Replacing the OGC’s former ‘SACS’ - Strategic Assignment Consultancy Service agreement - is the External Resource Framework, allowing all government bodies to procure consultants listed by name in the agreement, under the following roles:

  • Act as Review team Leader and Review Team Member for High Risk OGC Gateway Project reviews
  • Act as Review Team Leaders for Medium Risk OGC Gateway reviews of projects and programmes
  • Work at main board level in reviewing major projects under the auspices of HM Treasury’s Major Project Review Group
  • Work at main board level carrying out reviews of the procurement and project capability of government Departments (including Procurement Capability Reviews)
  • Support Government Estate Transformation initiatives including the provision of advice at main board and senior levels on property asset management, strategy and capability reviews
  • Provide advice at senior level on procurement, programme and project management, strategy and business case development

Inventures are one of seven Sourcing Partners listed on the framework agreement, with a number of named individual consultants. As a Sourcing Partner, we are invited to submit additional consultants at refresh opportunities throughout the length of the contract as skills gaps emerge. There are also 22 Consultant Suppliers with listed individual consultants. However, these companies are not invited to refresh.

Ref: OGC193. Duration: 3 Jul 2008 – 2 July 2012. For more information please contact one of the Contract Managers, Ian Brown on ian.brown@inventures.co.uk or Robin Hastings on robin.hastings@inventures.co.uk

Please click here for further information about the OGC External Resources Framework.

3. Houses of Parliament Framework Agreement

The framework consultancy provides professional consultancy services to the Houses of Parliament, inclusive of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, House of Lords and House of Commons.

Inventures successfully secured a position as one of the 10 companies selected to provide the following services:

  • Organisational Design and Development
  • Business Change Engineering
  • Business Modelling and Benchmarking
  • Programme and Project Management
  • Group Facilitation and Team Building
  • Corporate Governance, Control and Risk Frameworks

For more information please contact one of the Contract Managers, Simon Corben on simon.corben@inventures.co.uk or Stan Coats on stan.coats@inventures.co.uk