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Balfour Beatty Rail has been awarded the design contract by Network Rail for the Crossrail South East Section. The contract covers the two mile stretch of railway from Plumstead to Abbey Wood in south-east London, including the design for the new Abbey Wood station, which is the terminus Crossrail station on the south east spur. The station work will provide two new Crossrail platforms and improved access. In addition, a four-track railway will be created requiring Network Rail to improve five bridges and build two new overhead electrified railway lines. The contract provides an option for Network Rail to extend the scope to also include the build.

Contract Opportunities:

General
Demolition
Site clearance works
De-vegetation
Landscaping
Security

Abbey Wood Station Building Works
Lifts
Escalators
Lighting
Curtain Walling
Reinforced concrete works
Retail telecoms
Fit-out
Station canopies
Signage
Waterproofing
Station platforms
Station fit-out
M&E works

Civil Engineering Works
Earthworks/ Ground works
Piling
Trackside fencing
Acoustic barrier
Reinforced concrete works
Landscaping
Minor highway works
Drainage
Sheet piling
Bridges
Steelwork
Muckaway and disposal

Specialist Railway Works
Signalling equipment and Overhead line structures
Cable troughing and ducting

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Higgins Construction Plc

Company profile:

Higgins Construction PLC is an Essex based Contractor who operates in London and the Home Counties, with fifty years experience in the Industry. Our work includes refurbishment, decent homes, education and new build contracts for Local Authorities, Public Sector and Housing Associations. We are the appointed Contractor for the Forest Gate PFI, Grove Farm, Bow Common Lane and others in neighbouring boroughs. The Company has a dedicated procurement, surveying and construction discipline and a strong belief in Corporate Social Responsibility and believe in the regeneration of the Community in which they operate.

Procurement Procedure:

Our target turnover is £175m managing between 34 and 41 construction contracts at any one time.

Quality, customer care, equal opportunities and training initiatives form part of the Company’s core values.

We encourage medium/large enterprises and subcontractors from the boroughs in which we work to be involved in the regeneration of their area.

The Higgins Construction definition of Procurement is:
“Procurement is a service to support the whole team. It is a process of developing long term relationships with subcontractors and forming strategies to obtain sustainable materials to meet the Client’s vision. The ultimate aim is for continuity and all parties to complete and partner successful future projects.

Contract Opportunities:

38 live contracts – majority London based.

Subcontractors (trade):
bricklaying
scaffolding
carpentry & joinery
plastering & dry lining
painting & decorating
groundwork’s

Architects : all architects (housing, schools, education and health care)

Suppliers:
architects
plant machinery
waste management
plant
fire protection

Services:
asbestos removal
pest control
environmental services

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Jerram Falkus

Company profile:

We thought that it might be useful to provide you with a little information about Jerram Falkus Construction Ltd that you can take away and read at your leisure.

The company was founded by James Jerram as general builders in East Ham in 1884.

Although we were located in Newham for many years, we moved to Barking then relocated to our current premises in Shoreditch, London EC2 in 1985.

We are still owned and managed by the Jerram family and retain very close links with Newham.

As a Main Contractor, we turn over in excess of £25 million per annum, carrying out traditional and Design Build projects ranging from £250,000 to £15million in value. We also have a carpentry and joinery company, Falkus Joinery Ltd who are based at our Shoreditch premises.

We undertake new build and refurbishment works of any kind in the public and private sectors, and are particularly strong in Education, Health, Sport/Leisure and Housing.

We generally operate within the M25 area, including in all London Boroughs and the Home Counties, with much of our work being in the Central, Inner and East London Boroughs.

At the beginning of this year, along with our construction partner Laing O’Rourke we were successful in our bid for Newham’s Building Schools for the Future programme (BSF). This secures us a number of secondary schools.

We are currently working at Curwen Primary School, E13.Further schools are expected to come on stream within the next 4-6 months.

Jerram Falkus are actively bidding for and securing work in Newham and its neighbouring boroughs, and are seeking to expand our local supply chain to allow us to service these projects.

Procurement Procedure:

For Projects at pre-construction / tender stage - contact the following - Senior Estimators ( Paul Groom / Paddy Quinn / David Inglis )
Email the above on mailto:%E2%80%98firstname.lastname@jerramfalkus.com%E2%80%99 syntax
For Projects awarded and therefore ‘live’ contact the - Surveying Director - David Cullum

Contract Opportunities:

We are negotiating a number of Private and publically funded schemes.

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Laing O'Rourke

Company profile:

Info coming soon!

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London Borough of Newham - East London Solutions Group

Company profile:

London Borough of Newham is part of the East London Solutions group (ELS) www.eastlondonsolutions.org. The group brings five London Councils together to explore ways to share procurement efficiencies between authorities in East London. As a consequence, five councils in east London will be participating in two collaborative procurement exercises for construction frameworks. These other councils are the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Redbridge and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Framework agreement for responsive maintenance and minor works

This framework is for responsive maintenance and minor works. It is anticipated that it will cover various categories of work up to a value of £150k and will be split into reactive and minor works. It is being led by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on behalf of the ELS.

It is due to be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) during April 2011.

Framework agreement for major construction works

The framework will cover major construction works from £50,000 up to the EU threshold (currently £3,927,260). It is being led by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham on behalf of the ELS.

The major construction works have been advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) The details can be found at:-

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:85129-2011:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0

Alternatively, you can apply directly at:- http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0391

The deadline for applications is 20 April 2011 at 12.00 noon.

The London Borough of Newham Team will be on-hand on 6th April to answer your questions.

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Newham College of Further Education

Company profile:

One of the largest further education colleges both nationally and in the Greater London area, with over 20,000 full- and part-time students. The College operates from two main campuses: East Ham and Stratford Campuses, and a number of local centres delivering learning in the heart of local communities in and around the London borough of Newham.

Forthcoming Contract Opportunities:

Occupational Healthcare – staff insurance
Data Management, including archiving boxes
Utilities – electricity suppliers, gas suppliers
Lease vehicle – commercial vehicles

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Queen Mary University of London

Company profile:

Queen Mary, University of London is one of London and the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutions. Amongst the largest of the colleges of the University of London with 16,000 students, Queen Mary's 3,000 staff teach and research across a wide range of subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences and Laws, in Medicine and Dentistry and in Science and Engineering.

Our Procurement objectives are to:
• Protect the commercial interests of the College
• Provide procurement expertise and support across the College
• Provide contracts giving best value for money for departments
• Ensure that the College’s Procurement Policy and Procedures are up to date, fit for purpose and support all relevant legislation

Contract Opportunities:

Latest opportunities can be found at; https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queenmary

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University of East London

Info coming soon!

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West Ham United Football Club

Profile:

West Ham United Football Club is an iconic sporting venue with a range of versatile spaces suitable for meetings and events. Located in East London just minutes walk from Upton Park tube station and with 200 free car parking spaces, this unique venue also has 60 pitch-view ensuite bedrooms, ideal for residential conferences and banqueting

There are 10 function rooms catering for up to 850 delegates and these all benefit from natural daylight, air-conditioning, PA systems and plasma screens. A further 70 pitch-view syndicate rooms are ideal for breakout rooms, smaller events, training courses and private dinners.

Procurement Procedure:

Contracts are agreed by the Head Office of Compass Group PLC for all Compass Sites including West Ham

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Centre for Innovation and Partnerships (CIPs) at Newham College

Profile:

Since being established in 1997, CIPs has helped thousands of people and businesses succeed through our business support, accredited training and career development activities.

The Women’s Business Centre is part of the Centre of Innovation and Partnerships at Newham College. The centre delivers training and coaching to women starting and growing new businesses.

Some courses and services delivered at the Women’s Business centre are:
• Incubator units available for hire
• Training suite
• Surgeries by professionals such as accountants and lawyers
• Great value membership packages
• Training and workshops in NLP and Business topics
• One to one Business coaching and Business advice & support
• Ongoing access to Business advice
• Inspirational and motivational networking events

CIPs are lead partners in the Skills for Climate Change project, part-financed by the European Social Fund. The project recently launched a report highlighting current low carbon skills shortages and gaps in training provision in London’s construction and built environment sector.

As well as supporting Enterprise, CIPs focus on helping people into work. Through our employability team, CIPs have helped hundreds of long term unemployed people back into the workforce.

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East London Business Place

Profile:

East London Business Place provides a free face-to-face support service which sources and matches local SME suppliers and sub-contractors to the purchasing needs of buyers across all industry sectors.
Amongst a range of other services we supply key capacity-building support for your organisation, including, but not limited to:

• Free face-to-face business advice
• Getting your business fit-to-supply (contract readiness)
• Free events and seminars
• Access to contracts
• Free promotional assistance

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London Borough of Newham - Business Development Team

Profile:

Newham Council’s Business Development Team works to support local businesses and ensure they benefit from the regeneration activities in the borough. The team work to develop supply chains and local procurement initiatives and promote key growth sectors and inward investment.

The range of services provided by the Business Development Team include:

- Annual Business Forum and other networking events
- Information on Council Procurement Initiatives
- Supply Chain Development
- Commercial Premises Availabilty Information
- Signposting to Business Start-up Advice and Training Programmes
- Business Directory
- Access to the Local Business Support Network
- Development of the Visitor Economy
- Engagement with businesses that contribute to the Visitor Economy Engagement with Town Centre Businesses

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London Business Network

Profile:

The London Business Network was established to help the capital’s business community to understand, evaluate and engage with opportunities arising from the investments being made for the London 2012 Games. The Network has also played an instrumental role in the development and promotion of CompeteFor, a web-based pre-procurement tool used by London 2012 and other major public and private sector buying organisations.
The London Business Network offers:
• Guidance and support to businesses using CompeteFor, the procurement tool used by London 2012, to open up direct and supply chain opportunities to the business community
• Regular events to keep London businesses up-to-date with London 2012 developments and the opportunities that are generated as a result
• A conduit for businesses to advice and support services

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Newham Chamber of Commerce

Profile:

Newham Chamber of Commerce is a thriving independent Chamber, representing and supporting local businesses in the London Borough of Newham and surrounding areas. Its monthly breakfast meetings attract excellent speakers and attendances are about 100. An email information service provides 750 East London businesses with daily information of practical use and networking opportunities. Its popular website is regularly updated and provides useful links.

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