Applications were invited from experienced providers of asset management, building surveying and design (architecture, structural engineering, building services engineering and CDM coordination) services who can provide high quality professional services and advice using a customer focused approach particularly in the public sector. The provider will be expected to work closely, and co-operate with local government and other contracting authorities, in-house and external design consultants, contractors and other partner providers. All contract performance will be monitored using a set of comprehensive performance indicators. The public sector bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement is open, include without limitation, the following in the geographical area stated in II.1.2 (and any future successors to these organisations): — Central Government Departments, Executive Agencies and NDPBs http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm, — Public Corporations, — British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), — BNFL plc, — Export Credits Guarantee Department, — Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, — Royal Mail Group plc, — United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, — Urenco, — Partnerships UK, — Royal Mint, — ABRO, — Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA), — Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), — Met Office, — UK Hydrographic Office, — Forensic Science Service, — NATS, — Actis Capital LLP, — CDC Group plc, — Working Links Limited, — British Waterways Authority, — Covent Garden Market Authority, — Channel 4, — The Tote, — Ordnance Survey, — QEII Conference Centre, — Northern Ireland Water, — Scottish Water, — Local Authorities. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/AToZOfLocalCouncils/DG_A-Z_LG). — NDPBs. http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/departments-and-accredited-ndpbs/a-f http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/departments-and-accredited-ndpbs/g-l http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/departments-and-accredited-ndpbs/m-r http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/departments-and-accredited-ndpbs/s-z — National Parks Authorities http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/, — Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Children, Schools and Families including Schools, Universities and Colleges but not Independent Schools. http://www.edubase.gov.uk/search.xhtml;jsessionid=4767F89630A039E98FE593093D577013?clear=true. — Airport Authorities and other bodies associated with public safety. www.caa.co.uk. — Social Enterprises within Culture and Leisure. www.sporta.org/. — Police Forces in the United Kingdom. http://www.police.uk/. — Fire and Rescue Services (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs — NHS Bodies England including Acute Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Primary Care trusts, — Care Trusts, NHS Hospital Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities, — Mental Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Community Health Councils, Local, — Health Boards, NHS Trusts, including Ambulance Trusts.http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/OrganisationsthatworkwithDH/Armslengthbodies/Categorisationofarmslengthbodies/index.htm http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/PrimaryCareTrustListing.aspx http://www.general-practitioners-uk.co.uk/ — Hospices, — Hospices in UK including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. http://www.hauraki.co.uk/hospice_uk/. — Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations). http://portal.tenantservicesauthority.org/ — Third Sector and Charities. http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/charities-search.htm http://www.oscr.org.uk/. — Citizens Advice. http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/aboutus/citizens_advice_offices.htm. — Scottish Public Bodies, — Scottish Government. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home. — Scottish Local Authorities. http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/customers/index.asp. — Scottish Agencies, NDPBs. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies. — Scottish NHS Bodies. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/NHS-Scotland/Boards. — Scottish Further and Higher Education Bodies. http://www.sfc.ac.uk/about_the_council/council_funded_institutions/council_funded_ins titutions.aspx. — Scottish Police. http://www.scottish.police.uk/. — Scottish Fire and Rescue. http://www.dontgivefireahome.com/fire_safety/1347.html. — Scottish Housing Associations. http://www.sfha.co.uk/component/option,com_membersdir/Itemid,149/view,membersdir/. — Scottish Parliament. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/index.aspx. — Scotland Citizens Advice. http://www.cas.org.uk/find-a-bureau/all-scottish-bureaux. — Scottish Schools, — Primary Schools. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isprimaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search. — Secondary Schools. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=issecondaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search. — Special Schools. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isspecial&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search. — Welsh Public Bodies National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh, Local Authorities. http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-links.htm http://new.wales.gov.uk/?lang=en http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/dl1/directories/localcouncils/dg_065241. — NHS Wales. http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory. — NHS Wales GP Practices. http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory. — NI Public Bodies, — Northern Ireland Government Departments. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm. — Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/az2.htm. — Schools in Northern Ireland. http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/85-schools.htm. — Further and Higher Education in Northern Ireland. http://www.unixl.com/info/northern-ireland.htm. — Health and Social care in Northern Ireland. http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=boards http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=agencies http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=councils http://www.centralservicesagency.com/files/currentmedicallists/file/Northern%20Irelan d%20Practice%20List.xls. — Police Service of Northern Ireland. http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm. — Citizens Advice Northern Ireland. http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/en/Where-We-Are/Bureaus/ http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/en/About-Us/Contact/. — All other contracting authorities cited by name in Regulation 3 of and/or Schedule 1 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended), — All other bodies who are Utilities, and who are cited by class in Schedule 1 to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006.