21 August 2024
The Construction Procurement Policy unit of the OGP have set up a new subscription service for the CWMF website. Continue reading
Category: News
Guidance on reducing embodied carbon in construction published by Government
28th May 2024
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke will soon write to public bodies to advise them of new guidance when designing public projects, and procuring cement and concrete products in particular. The guidance ensures a consistent approach to reducing the embodied carbon – emissions associated with extracting and producing construction materials – in construction projects procured by government departments and their agencies. Continue reading
Sustainability, Green Public Procurement and the CWMF
13 May 2024
The OGP has published a sustainability information section on the CWMF website.
Amendments made to Reserved Specialist documents
01 May 2024
Amendments have been made to align the NN Subcontract price variation clause with the Public Works Contract PW-CF1 to PW-CF5
The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) have published a revised suite of template contract documentation relating to the appointment by a main Contractor of a Reserved Specialist using Public Works Contract forms PW-CF1 to PW-CF5. Continue reading
Content structure changes to the CWMF website
24 April 2024
We have recently made a number of changes to the Content structure of the CWMF website. This is intended to provide a more accessible and usable site for all. The changes include: Continue reading
FAQ published for Price Variation Workbooks
22 March 2024
The OGP has published a Frequently Asked Questions document for the Price Variation Workbooks in Pillar 3. It includes guidance on how to rebase Consumer Price Index data (to December 2023=100) to take into account the recent CSO updates to the Consumer Price Index. Continue reading
Useful CSO indices on the CWMF website
6 February 2024
OGP have published a selection of CSO indices on the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) website. The indices are automatically updated from the CSO website. Continue reading
Build Digital release industry templates to allow organisations work in accordance with ISO 19650 and CWMF BIM requirements
18 January 2024
Build Digital have released two of the four Information Management Plans required to allow the industry to work in accordance with ISO 19650 and the CWMF BIM requirements. Continue reading
New Cost Control and Carbon reporting Templates mandated for use from 1st January 2024
16 January 2024
The OGP have published new Cost Control and Carbon reporting templates, incorporating the International Cost Management Standards (ICMS3). The templates are for use on all new capital works projects (commencing stage 1) from 1st January 2024. Continue reading
Minister of State Smyth welcomes Sustainable Public Procurement publication from the OGP
10 January 2024
The Office of Government Procurement has published ‘Opportunities and approaches for Sustainable Public Procurement: A reference for public procurement practitioners and policy makers’. This reference, for the first time, brings together in one place the wide range of international, European, and national policies and guidance across both green and socially responsible public procurement. Continue reading