# MHCLG - Modern Methods of Construction research - Contract

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT](/buyers/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: HARLOW CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
- Award value: £165,500
- Tender value: £165,500
- Award date: 28 January 2021
- Published: 3 February 2021
- Contract start: 1 February 2021
- Contract end: 31 January 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 63dfeb96-51c3-4927-9483-eb84d4056c29-410415
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0b775670-06aa-4969-940e-c775e6bd61f8

## Description

This contract has already been awarded and is published for transparency purposes\. MHCLG is responsible for Government policy relating to housing, planning and building, local growth, local government, integration and community cohesion\. Its job is to create great places to live and work right across the country\. It is a ministerial department, supported by 13 agencies and public bodies\. Contract to undertake a research study to investigate potential, primarily safety, risks from the adoption of modern methods of construction \(MMC\) in the housing sector\. The aim of the research is to investigate potential risks for systemic failure impacting life safety and performance of modern methods of construction\. The scope of the research will be limited to one type of MMC, offsite modular \(volumetric\) construction, where the greatest risk is perceived\. This contract has been awarded following a mini competition under the CCS - Research Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System \(DPS\) ref RM6018\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63dfeb96-51c3-4927-9483-eb84d4056c29-410415)