Menu Close

This website provides background, news and guidance relating to the FAC-1 Framework Alliance Contract and the TAC-1 Term Alliance Contract.

Modular works

Crown Commercial Service £1.2 billion FAC-1 modular collaborative frameworks, awarded April 2019
2019-04-06T17:25:58+00:00
Crown Commercial Service £1.2 billion FAC-1 modular collaborative frameworks, awarded April 2019

Government and Public Sector Procurements

Crown Commercial Service £30 billion FAC-1 collaborative contractor frameworks, advertised in 11 lots January 2019
2019-04-06T17:30:28+00:00
Crown Commercial Service £30 billion FAC-1 collaborative contractor frameworks, advertised in 11 lots January 2019

Minor works procurements

Southern Housing Group £7.5 million FAC-1 alliance
2019-05-02T17:58:39+00:00
Southern Housing Group £7.5 million FAC-1 alliance

Sports and leisure procurements

Football Foundation (with the Football Association and Sport England), £150 million FAC-1 modular changing rooms alliance and £60 million FAC-1 mini-pitch alliance
2019-05-02T17:59:08+00:00
Football Foundation (with the Football Association and Sport England), £150 million FAC-1 modular changing rooms alliance and £60 million FAC-1 mini-pitch alliance

Housing procurements

Futures Housing Group £35 million alliance with 23 SME contractors and Travis Perkins
2019-05-02T17:59:52+00:00
Futures Housing Group £35 million alliance with 23 SME contractors and Travis Perkins

Education procurements

Milan Municipality Euros 5 million Liscate school and community centre using FAC-1 with BIM
2019-05-02T18:00:15+00:00
Milan Municipality Euros 5 million Liscate school and community centre using FAC-1 with BIM

Highways procurements

Kier Highways £54 million supply chain alliance with Surrey County Council and multiple subcontractors and suppliers
2019-05-02T18:00:38+00:00
Kier Highways £54 million supply chain alliance with Surrey County Council and multiple subcontractors and suppliers

Asset Management procurements

Southern Housing Group £23 million per annum TAC-1 term alliance for stock reinvestment, planned maintenance and cyclical decoration
2019-05-02T18:01:02+00:00
Southern Housing Group £23 million per annum TAC-1 term alliance for stock reinvestment, planned maintenance and cyclical decoration

Joint venture procurements

South Liverpool Housing Trust £103.5 million TAC-1 joint venture term alliance with Penny Lane Builders
2019-05-02T18:01:25+00:00
South Liverpool Housing Trust £103.5 million TAC-1 joint venture term alliance with Penny Lane Builders

Public private partnership procurements

University of Milan Euros 335 million FAC-1 public private partnership for development of a new campus
2019-05-02T18:01:50+00:00
University of Milan Euros 335 million FAC-1 public private partnership for development of a new campus

FAC-1 and TAC-1 are endorsed by the UK Construction Industry Council, Constructing Excellence and the UK Government 2020 Construction Playbook. FAC-1 and TAC-1 have been adopted on a range of procurements totalling over £ 45 billion achieving measured improvements in economic, social and environmental value, and FAC-1 has been translated for use in six other languages.

Please navigate through the site using the menu below or the navigation at the top of the page.

FAC-1

TAC-1

News and users

Training

Conferences

Buying the contracts

UK and International Alliance Groups

Videos

Archive

FAC-1 and TAC-1 have been developed through extensive consultation, incorporate proven latest guidance on best practice and are based on successful framework and alliance case studies.

Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, Chief Executive, Association for Consultancy and Engineer

Evolution and innovation are key to a dynamic construction industry. The new Framework Alliance Contract combines both and provide an approach to the delivery of infrastructure projects which can be accommodated within and benefit any client’s procurement strategy
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:09:11+00:00
Evolution and innovation are key to a dynamic construction industry. The new Framework Alliance Contract combines both and provide an approach to the delivery of infrastructure projects which can be accommodated within and benefit any client’s procurement strategy

David Ferroussat, Infrastructure Procurement Director, Heathrow Airport

I like the style which is easy to read. I also like the concept of the Framework Alliance Contract which draws the parties together
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:12:22+00:00
I like the style which is easy to read. I also like the concept of the Framework Alliance Contract which draws the parties together

Jason Russell, Assistant Director of Highways and Transport, Surrey County Council

This is an excellent contract. It is a working tool rather than something you sign at the start and forget about unless there is a problem
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:13:26+00:00
This is an excellent contract. It is a working tool rather than something you sign at the start and forget about unless there is a problem

Orla Hegarty, Course Director, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin

My general response is very positive and I look forward to seeing this develop. The approach is clear and the intent and wording unambiguous
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:22:56+00:00
My general response is very positive and I look forward to seeing this develop. The approach is clear and the intent and wording unambiguous

John Kiely, Director Housing and Public Sector, Savill

We see the new Alliance Contracts as a logical iteration following 15 years of partnering
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:23:29+00:00
We see the new Alliance Contracts as a logical iteration following 15 years of partnering

Nigel Blundell, Partner, Pinsent Masons

Integrated team work is at the heart of both successful projects and longer-term arrangements. FAC-1 succinctly creates structures for long term collaboration through its use of core groups and alliance managers. It promotes efficiencies and therefore success through its commitment to shared practices amongst framework members
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:25:18+00:00
Integrated team work is at the heart of both successful projects and longer-term arrangements. FAC-1 succinctly creates structures for long term collaboration through its use of core groups and alliance managers. It promotes efficiencies and therefore success through its commitment to shared practices amongst framework members

Paul Greenwood, MD Greenwood Consultants, Accredited BS11000 Collaborative Business Relationships Facilitator

They are wonderfully concise - I look forward to seeing the new forms in action
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:26:10+00:00
They are wonderfully concise - I look forward to seeing the new forms in action

Francis Ho, Partner, Penningtons Manches

This is a thoroughly modern contract that reads well and is easy to follow
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:30:55+00:00
This is a thoroughly modern contract that reads well and is easy to follow

Martin Burns, RICS

I believe the FAC 1 is a contract that supports collaboration and encourages cooperation.. Its conflict avoidance and dispute resolution mechanisms are comprehensive and well thought through. It is a positive step forward for the industry
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:32:10+00:00
I believe the FAC 1 is a contract that supports collaboration and encourages cooperation.. Its conflict avoidance and dispute resolution mechanisms are comprehensive and well thought through. It is a positive step forward for the industry

Jamie Staples, Business Development Manager, Southern Construction Framework

The documents are easy to follow and understand with a clear thread running through them, even for a relative layman
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:37:40+00:00
The documents are easy to follow and understand with a clear thread running through them, even for a relative layman

Ellis Baker, Head of Construction and Engineering, London, White & Case

The development of the Framework Alliance Contract is a most welcome initiative
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:38:16+00:00
The development of the Framework Alliance Contract is a most welcome initiative

James Dickinson, Head of Legal, British Gas Business Services

I personally value the brevity and logic of the language as well as of course the partnership based approach
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:39:44+00:00
I personally value the brevity and logic of the language as well as of course the partnership based approach

Assad Maqbool, Trowers & Hamlins

The FAC-1 system of Supply Chain Collaboration has already delivered major benefits - it makes an important contribution to the success of alliancing
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:41:30+00:00
The FAC-1 system of Supply Chain Collaboration has already delivered major benefits - it makes an important contribution to the success of alliancing

Nigel Barr, Managing Director, Stradia

This is a robust and valuable set of contract documents and I look forward to working with them in the near future
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:45:30+00:00
This is a robust and valuable set of contract documents and I look forward to working with them in the near future

Dr Paula Gerber, Professor, Law School, Monash University

I will be happy to promote their use in Australia
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:47:16+00:00
I will be happy to promote their use in Australia

Antony Silk, Director of Procurement, AmicusHorizon

This revolutionises the value of frameworks – and keeps them alive throughout the term. This is the means to align relationships and focus attention collectively in meeting new challenges and rising expectations. I see fantastic potential for insight, value and benefit from such an alliance
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:51:58+00:00
This revolutionises the value of frameworks – and keeps them alive throughout the term. This is the means to align relationships and focus attention collectively in meeting new challenges and rising expectations. I see fantastic potential for insight, value and benefit from such an alliance

Professor Stefan Leupertz, Judge of the Federal Court of Justice, Germany

You have created an excellent approach for truly cooperative, risk-reduced construction contracts
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:53:02+00:00
You have created an excellent approach for truly cooperative, risk-reduced construction contracts

Lindsay Henshaw, Associate Fellow, Contract Management course leader, MSc in Major Programme Management, Said Business School

The Alliance Contract seems to me a model of clarity
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T14:57:25+00:00
The Alliance Contract seems to me a model of clarity

Dr Anna Kadefors, Associate Professor, Chalmers Institute of Technology, Goteberg, Sweden

The contracts contain many ideas and solutions that are valuable to inform an emerging Swedish discussion regarding development of partnering contracts
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T15:02:35+00:00
The contracts contain many ideas and solutions that are valuable to inform an emerging Swedish discussion regarding development of partnering contracts

Gareth Stephens, Associate Commercial Director – Construction Division, Mulalley Construction

I like the idea of a standard Framework Alliance Contract, especially one that can also be used with other forms of contract
Alliance Contracts
2019-04-06T15:04:29+00:00
I like the idea of a standard Framework Alliance Contract, especially one that can also be used with other forms of contract