Home / Insights / News / Major contractors look to save cash for suppliers Major contractors look to save cash for suppliers Constructionline’s Main Contractor Advisory Steering Group extends industry savings pledge to £50 million. Twelve of the UK’s largest construction firms have made a pledge to use and encourage the adoption of the Constructionline service to assess consultants and material suppliers – a move that will help save the industry £50 million by October 2016. This commitment has been made by Constructionline’s Main Contractor Advisory Steering Group, which includes construction giants VINCI, Kier, Wates, Lakehouse, Lendlease, Mace, Sir Robert McAlpine and housebuilder Hill Partnership. The group aims to remove the duplication of information for thousands of companies through the use of bespoke supplier assessment question sets for consultants, materials suppliers and manufacturers and contractors offered by Constructionline. P22, the Department of Health’s four-year framework worth between £2 billion and £5 billion, recently adopted Constructionline’s bespoke consultant question set as part of the procurement process. Cliff Jones MCIPS MRICS, Head of Construction Procurement Team from the Commercial Division of the Department of Health said “The registration of P22 Primary Supply Chain Members (PSCMs) (this includes Professional Advisors and Consultants in a PSCPs supply chains) on Constructionline assists with the provision of on-going assurance about their technical capability and financial status at any time enabling them to be monitored and their status verified at any time as with all P22 Primary Supply Chain Members (PSCMs).” According to Constructionline’s poll of its members, including Jewson, Travis Perkins, Crown and Twyford Bathrooms, nearly three quarters (72%) said the new question sets are more tailored to their business and have reduced time spent on completing tender bids. Neil Mant, Supply Chain and Purchasing Director at VINCI Construction UK and Chair of Constructionline’s Main Contractor Advisory Steering Group, said: “The simple fact is that while access to up-to-date and verified supplier information is vital, the way the industry has traditionally gathered this information has been hugely inefficient and ineffective. “If more major contractors, developers and house builders worked together in a more collaborative way to assess suppliers, consultants and subcontractors the industry could achieve huge savings at all levels.” What next? Are you fed up of sifting through pre-qualification paperwork? Register with Constructionline Meet the Buyer Find out about our upcoming events for your chance to meet top buyers. Learn more News Related case studies Supplier Case Studies Suffolk County Council We spoke to Martin Jennings, Senior Procurement Officer at Suffolk County Council about his experience working with Constructionline to promote their construction framework agreement. In 2012, Suffolk County Council adopted Constructionline to align to industry standards and make considerable efficiency savings in their procurement process. … Read more Supplier Case Studies ASW Property Services Ltd ASW Property Services Limited is an indigenous Welsh company providing specialist construction services delivering a wide range of maintenance and refurbishment services primarily to Local Authority and Housing Association clients across the whole of South Wales and beyond. The company specialise in delivering works to … Read more Buyer Case Studies Highways England Highways England is a government owned company, previously known as the Highways Agency which was an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), and is responsible for maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England. Constructionline is used at Stage 1 pre-qualification, where … Read more See more