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Frameworks User Handbook www.yorhub.com YORhub User Handbook 03 Contents YORhub. Your project. Your way. YORhub. Your project. Your way. 03 Foreword 04 Our frameworks make it easy for local authorities and other organisations to procure work flexibly and efficiently. That means you can take complete control of About YORhub 05 your project from conception to completion. Supporting you through every step 06 Here’s what to expect. Social value 08 Save money Be sustainable Employment and skills 10 With enhanced buying power and With environmental care on every project early contractor engagement. and contractors scored on their performance. Sustainability 12 Save time Reduce risk Economic regeneration 14 With a choice of call-off procedures, With expert support from our team mini competition and direct selection. of construction procurement experts. Supply chain engagement 16 Stay compliant Feel confident Frameworks 18 With frameworks that pass EU and UK legal requirements. With improved certainty of cost, quality and time for your projects. YORbuild2 20 Add value YORbuild Major Works 38 With our supply chain engagement and social value programmes. YORcivil2 42 YORcivil Major Works 50 YORconsult2 54 YORhub User Handbook 05 Foreword About YORhub Who we are As both providers and users of our services, we have Welcome to YORhub. Our frameworks help the public sector deliver unique insight and understanding of the needs and great construction projects at the best value, improving the lives YORhub is made up of YORbuild frameworks for building challenges you face. Everyone at YORhub is a local of those who call Yorkshire and the Humber home. projects, YORcivil frameworks for civil engineering projects, authority employee; our strength is that we are the and YORconsult frameworks for consultancy services public sector working for the public sector. Because we’re not commercially driven, our primary focus is delivering related to construction. the best value and sharing knowledge for the benefit of the region. Not only do we provide exceptional services you can rely on, we’re 100% transparent about cost and delivery, and all our frameworks are compliant with EU processes. We’re proud to help boost economic regeneration in Yorkshire and the Humber and it is great to see the impact our community work is having first hand. All this while delivering practical solutions that “Our mission is to use collaborative construction suit our customers. The best thing about YORhub is that a lot of the hard work is already to maximise social benefits and deliver best value” done for you. That’s thanks to our network of exceptional professionals and workers. This makes it easier for you to find contractors and consultants, while delivering high-quality construction projects that make a real difference in your communities. 2009 2011 2012 2016 You can find out more about our social value benefits on page 8. Our first framework is Establishment of YORbuild highlighted LGA representative on BSI launched – YORbuild YOR4Good community at the Rio Earth Summit PAS91 construction fund to promote 2012 for sustainable steering group This handbook tells you everything you need to know about using our economic regeneration construction frameworks, but you can always contact us if you have any questions. Our framework managers are here to help however they can. So, a warm welcome to the handbook – your project starts here. 2010 2011 2012 2018 YORhub is the first to Successfully First to implement Developed achieve CITB accreditation trialled Project employment & skills on best-practice guidelines as a National Framework Bank Accounts a consultancy for construction Skills Academy framework projects with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust YORhub User Handbook YORhub User Handbook 06 07 Supporting you through every step Our integrated service is designed to add value throughout your project. Employment and Skills Supply Chain Management Here’s an overview of the services we provide at every stage. This step-by-step process will give you complete control of ʭ A specialist employment and skills manager to advise ʭ Support for YORscep, our supply chain engagement your project – all with a range of added-value benefits. you on how your project can maximise employment programme which creates visibility of contract and skills outputs opportunities for subcontractors ʭ A bespoke employment and skills plan Designing and choosing Tendering Marketing and PR Sustainability your procurement strategy Establish tender lists for projects and provide ʭ Promotion of your news, project and added-value standard tender document templates online. Choose a fully EU-compliant framework ʭ Reduction of carbon emissions and waste outcomes on yorhub.com and our social media Get framework pricing information to take agreement with a dedicated framework manager. ʭ A sustainability coordinator to advise you and accounts control of your budget. your suppliers on how to deliver on environmental Select from numerous call-off methods, responsibilities Access first-stage selection templates and like direct supplier selection and single scoring regimes for two-stage mini competitions, Building Information Modelling or two-stage mini competitions. direct selection and single-stage processes. Economic Regeneration ʭ Support for your suppliers to ensure they have Access a range of YORhub suppliers and advice Gain advice on price and quality ratios, the capability and capacity to deliver BIM projects on supplier minimum standards. ensuring value for money. ʭ Support for the YOR4Good fund, into which suppliers ʭ Templates to help you include BIM within your projects donate cash or resources to support local regeneration projects across the region On Completion Project Delivery Help YORhub ensure best practice is spread Benefit from competent and capable suppliers throughout the framework with our performance who are aware of framework requirements information and post-project reviews. through audits, regular performance monitoring and face-to-face workshops. Access intervention and support to resolve issues relating to the framework. YORhub User Handbook YORhub User Handbook 08 09 Social value We know how important it is for you to think about the social value your projects deliver. That’s why we think about it too. In fact, social value is included in all our frameworks. By using a YORhub framework, you’ll do more than just satisfy requirements. From employment and skills to sustainability, from supply chain engagement to economic regeneration, projects procured through our frameworks deliver tangible social value outcomes. We use the Social Value Engine, a social value calculator that is accredited by Social Value UK, to measure the social value return in pounds on your YORhub projects. YORhub User Handbook 10 Employment and skills Delivering employment and skills Your project, your priorities 2,200 3,500 outcomes for the communities we serve When it comes to employment and skills outcomes, every runs through everything we do. It’s a organisation has different requirements. We know that people progressed Construction Skills Certification Scheme fundamental building block for social a one-size-fits-all approach just doesn’t cut it. That’s why into employment cards issued YORhub offers a flexible menu of options, letting you tailor mobility and a sustainable local economy. the outputs that are right for you. It’s not a bolt on, nor an afterthought. It’s Whether it’s project-initiated or existing apprenticeships an integral part of YORhub. to increase your skills base, school visits to enthuse local pupils about a career in construction, promoting higher-level skills or something else entirely, you’ll find the right match for your scheme. In focus Whatever you need, we’ll work with you to get the best results for your community. 10,000 29,000 short courses/ pupils involved in site Achieving real results NVQs completed visits and workshops We’ll help you to set realistic employment and skills benchmarks for the successful contractor and their supply chain to deliver. These benchmarks will be captured in a scheme-specific Employment and Skills Plan, which will be contractual to reinforce compliance. Both at tendering stage and while the job is on site, we’ll support you and your contractors to ensure best performance is delivered. Monthly updates as the contract Bonus Arena Hull develops will help everyone monitor progress and easily 1,300 16,000 report on outcomes. This striking project worked closely with the work experience placement apprenticeship client and supply chain to deliver opportunities We also work with a range of tools, such as the Social weeks provided weeks created for the community. 65% of people that worked Value Engine, to help you measure the employment and on the project came from a Hull postcode, skills social value return from your YORhub projects. and six apprenticeships were created. YORhub User Handbook YORhub User Handbook 12 13 Sustainability Construction activity is one of the largest Tracking performance contributors to carbon emissions and Key performance indicators are generated for each project, landfill waste. That’s why we’re focused with contractors required to return data on how many on having a smaller footprint. Our tonnes of waste and ‘waste to landfill’ arise from their work. frameworks aim to produce less than four We’ve also successfully trialled a carbon KPI that measures tonnes of waste per £100k, with less than carbon reduction performance and are planning to embed this into our frameworks in the future. Contractors are then two tonnes sent to landfill. scored on a second environmental performance KPI based on their efforts to minimise the environmental impact of their project. We have also collaborated with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust In focus to produce a series of guidelines aimed at protecting wildlife during construction projects, too. Better yet, we encourage and support our contractors to adhere to the Construction 2025 industrial strategy which aims for a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment.