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Introduction to Medium Schemes Framework (MSF) 2

Introduction to Medium Schemes Framework (MSF) 2. Mark Stevens Assistant Director (Highways) Leicestershire County Council. 5 th June 2014. How it started. Set up in 2007 with 10 local highway authorities Supported by the Highways Agency, EMIEP and Constructing Excellence

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Introduction to Medium Schemes Framework (MSF) 2

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  1. Introduction to Medium Schemes Framework (MSF) 2 Mark Stevens Assistant Director (Highways) Leicestershire County Council 5th June 2014

  2. How it started • Set up in 2007 with 10 local highway authorities • Supported by the Highways Agency, EMIEP and Constructing Excellence • An Unincorporated Association by Agreement • Governed and strategically led by its member authorities

  3. Aims and Objectives Aim:- To help highway authorities improve highway services in the Midlands area and help them deliver efficiency savings. One of the objectives that underpin this aim is to establish and develop collaborative procurement frameworks to secure the delivery of medium size highway schemes and professional services.

  4. How it functions • Leicestershire County Council acts as lead local authority overall • Funded by • Membership fees • Fees based on savings from use of frameworks and commodity savings • Staff • MHA Manager • Framework Manager • Skills Academy Manager • Training Officer • Communications Officer

  5. Our partners • Highway Term Maintenance Association • Road Surface Treatments Association • Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme • Construction Industry Training Board • Midlands Service Improvement Group • ADEPT • ICE • Etc.

  6. 5 Workstreams • Medium Schemes • Developing collaborative frameworks such as MSF2 • Assets, Standards and Commodities • Procurement of commodities (e.g. salt) and standardising materials specifications • Professional Services • Developing professional service frameworks e.g. PSP1 • Collaborative projects e.g. climate change

  7. 5 Workstreams • Term Maintenance • Sharing best practise • developing contract documentation, and kpis. • Skills Academy • Developing an Alliance-wide learning management system • Developing framework-based Employment and Skills Plans • Developing approved training schemes.

  8. Medium Schemes Framework 1 MSF1 developed from Highways Agency frameworks (MWF3/MWF4) by:-. • Making it more appropriate for local authority work – broader range of quality criteria • Adding community-led performance indicators • Making it available for use by multiple clients • Incorporating Skills Academy Employment and Skills Plans

  9. Key Successes from MSF1 • Will have delivered 60 schemes worth £250 million • Effective pipeline of work • Speed and flexibility of delivery • Considerate Contractor Awards • 19 schemes complete to date have delivered £6m savings • 11.2 % initially • On target to deliver £15m overall.

  10. Key Successes from MSF1 • Employment and Skills Plans developed • 9 apprenticeships • 53 NVQs • 4 permanent jobs • Excellent safety record • A fifth of the industry average

  11. MSF1 contributing to success Efficiency Savings (£m) MHAMWF3/4 & MSF1 2007- 2010 9.54 8.00 2010/2011 3.85 3.70 2011/2012 4.05 3.84 2012/2013 4.67 3.85 TOTALS:£22.11m£19.39m

  12. How we got to MSF2 • workshops with member authorities and framework contractors on what worked well on MSF1 and what didn’t • consulted with partners • model schemes supplied by member authorities • robust tender evaluation process involved 60+ staff from 8 local authorities & URS personnel

  13. What do we want from MSF2 • Build on the experience so far of the Employment and Skills Plans to further ‘grow our own’ • Increase the effectiveness of sharing innovation and ideas • Increase the contribution of the supply chain • Maximise savings for all authorities • On time and on budget

  14. Not the end but another beginning ……

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