The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework provides public sector organizations access to procurement services from Atkins, a leading design and engineering consultancy. The framework streamlines the procurement process, allowing direct award of contracts to Atkins within 2-4 weeks rather than the typical 6-9 month OJEU process. Using the framework provides credibility, value through cost savings, and compliance with UK procurement policies. Organizations can access architectural, civil engineering, and building services from Atkins through participating in the framework.

1. PROCUREMENT
MADESIMPLEDESIGN SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR

2. tive.
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is an executive
agency and trading fund of the Cabinet Office of the
UK Government.
They bring together policy,
advice and direct buying;
providing commercial services to
the public sector to save money
for the taxpayer.
CCS is responsible for:
• Managing the procurement
of common goods and
services, so that public sector
organisations with similar
needs achieve value by buying
as a single customer.
• Improving supplier and
contract management
across government.
• Increasing savings for the
taxpayer by centralising
buying requirements for
common goods and services
and bringing together
smaller projects.
• Leading on procurement
policy on behalf of the
UK Government.
The CCS has put in place
frameworks to free up individual
organisations to focus their
procurement expertise on what
is unique to them rather than
those services used across the
whole of Government.
For more information contact:
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/ccs
Crown Commercial Service
Givingthepublic
sectordirectaccess
toAtkins,oneofthe
world’smostrespected
design&engineering
consultancies.

3. Why CCS?
The CCS Framework is fully compliant with the Official
Journal of the European Union (OJEU) process and
provides many additional benefits including:
Speed
• Direct award without need for further competition.
• Streamlined route to market (from an OJEU average of 6-9 months to as
little as 2-4 weeks).
• Avoid pre-qualification and tender evaluation.
• Simple call-off terms.
• Faster access to your new facilities.
Credibility
• HM Treasury recommended procurement route.
• Demonstrable evidence of best practice and value for money.
• Compliance with UK Procurement & Sustainability policies.
• Easy access to the UK’s leading companies.
• Simple call-off contract terms based upon the NEC3 Professional Service
Agreement.
Value
• Free access to the framework.
• Significant savings on procurement and legal support costs.
• Pre-competed competitive rates.
• Reduced early stage project development.
• The framework has been designed to cater for a wide
range of customers and has flexible lot structures to
support customers’ own delivery considerations.

4. • Central government
• Local government
• Health
• Education
• Devolved administrations
• Emergency services
• Defence
• Not for profit
organisations
CCS has created the Project Management
and Full Design Team Services (PMFDTS)
Framework to be used by all of the UK public
sector, including:
Full Design Team Services
The framework enables easy access to a broad range
of consultancy services to support the delivery of
property and infrastructure projects.
PMFDTS provides customers with direct access to
Atkins, one of the UK’s leading engineering and
design consultancies, to support the delivery of your
property and infrastructure projects.

5. WhyworkwithAtkins?
Our core services
Lot - 3 Architectural services
Lot - 5 Civil and structural
engineering services
Lot - 6 Building services engineering
Working across our core growth
markets of infrastructure,
transportation and energy, the
solutions we provide range from
upfront strategic advice to large,
outcome-focused programme
management.
Clients are at the heart of what
we do and we build long-term
relationships to understand client
needs and choose the right
opportunities to maximise the
benefits of our expertise. With
many of our people coming from
public sector backgrounds, we
fundamentally understand the
aspirations and challenges facing our
public sector clients.
Most importantly, we’re driven by a
safety culture which demands that
everyone returns home safely after a
day at work.
AtkinsisoneoftheUK’slargestandmostinnovativedesign
andengineeringcompanies.Wehelpourclientsplan,design
andenableprojectsandmajorcapitalprogrammes.
Atkins can provide all the services
listed under a single contract and
one Customer User Agreement.
Further services provided under the above lots include:
Building surveys | BIM | Conservation architecture | Counter
terrorism advice / design | Environmental services | Fire &
sprinkler engineering | General IT / design | Geotechnical
engineering | Highways consultancy | Interior design | Land
surveys | Landscape architecture | Migration planning and
management | Noise-control consultancy | Public health
engineering | Risk management | Security advice services | Town
planning consultancy | Sound insulation & room acoustics
consultancy | Space planning | Topographical services | Transport
systems consultancy services | Urban areas mapping | Urban
planning & landscape architecture | Waste management.

6. How can you
appoint Atkins?
As the client, you:
1. Identify which lot(s) suit your needs.
2. Prepare a statement of requirements
(Atkins can provide support).
3. Choose one of the standard contracts
(typically NEC3).
4. Complete the Customer User Agreement and
email to the CCS using the following address:
projectmanagement@crowncommercial.gov.uk
5. Confirm the Customer User Agreement reference
number to Atkins once provided by CCS.

7. FAQs
Is the framework fully
compliant with the
public procurement
directive?
Yes - this has been
done for you when the
framework was tendered -
more than three suppliers
have already been subject
to a rigorous OJEU
compliant competition and
selezcted on the basis of
demonstrable whole life
value for money, which is
fully auditable.
Is direct award allowed
under this framework?
Yes - this is a perfectly
acceptable way of
accessing the framework.
This is simple and quick
(compared with further
competition route), offers
value for money as already
tendered and takes less
of your time to award.
You also get the trusted
partner you want.
Canwecontinuetouse
ourexistingdesignteam?
Yes - Atkins is able and
willing to include other
suppliers (with CCS
permission) as part of
the team without further
procurement, delivering
the best service and value
for our clients.
Do we need to use the
framework if the value
of the commission will
not exceed the lower
threshold of OJEU?
The framework can be
used for any value of
commission - there is no
upper or lower limit. Whilst
there is not a regulatory
requirement to use the
frameworks for projects
below the EU threshold
value, they do provide
clarity and contractual
rigour in terms of the
scope, quality and pricing
of a supplier’s service.
Is it too late to use the
framework if we have
already started the OJEU
process?
No - the OJEU process can
be stopped at any time
prior to the issue of the
contract award notice and
the CCS frameworks used
in lieu, saving time and
money whilst still being EU
compliant.

8. Framework director
Mark Dunne
+44 7803 25 8997
mark.dunne@atkinsglobal.com
ccs-atkins@atkinsglobal.com
www.atkinsglobal.com
CONTACTS
Framework manager
Robert Webb
+44 7860 62 3597
robert.webb@atkinsglobal.com