Project £5 million +
Below are the policies that apply for projects with a contract value of over £5 million.
Navigate through the tabs to find role specific policies, or go to "All Policies" to view them all.
Process & Compliance
Component Standardisation
This guide and master list are to be used by the project team to encourage innovation, improve project sustainability and overall value via early engagement with the supply chain. It sets out manufacturers and suppliers that British Land have a relationship with, with an aim to bring standardisation of components across our assets.
Click HERE to open the Standardisation PolicyClick HERE to open the Product and System Standardisation Master ListConstruction Health & Safety Policy
* Include in tender documentation
This policy document sets out the commitment, the requirements and expectations of British Land with regards to the health and safety management of their construction projects and associated activities.
Click HERE to open the health and safety policy for developments.
Click on the following links for particular procedural documents:
Development Incident Plan
This plan sets out the process on incident response and escalation at our developments.
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Project Review & Sign-Off
This document defines the stages of a British Land development and for each stage, sets out:
Click HERE to open the Project Review & Sign-Off document.Click HERE to open the Conflict of Interest Template.Click HERE to open the Contractor Due Diligence - Minimum Standards document.
- Objective
- Responsibility
- Tasks and actions
- Sign offs required
Click HERE to open the Project Review & Sign-Off document.Click HERE to open the Conflict of Interest Template.Click HERE to open the Contractor Due Diligence - Minimum Standards document.
Canada Water Project Processes / Team Structure
This document sets out the project processes and key stage approvals for Canada Water.
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Procurement Policy & Guidance
British Land takes a commercially responsible approach to all its investment decisions. We encourage innovative approaches to Procurement activities to ensure that we continue to deliver Places People Prefer. We champion a consistent company-wide approach to Procurement to ensure quality is maintained and business efficiencies are optimised.
The purpose of this policy is to set out the procurement principles to which all employees of British Land should adhere. Additional guidance notes are also included at the back of this document.
This document has been developed to explain how British Land expects our requirements to be incorporated into construction procurement. We want to select our suppliers on their ability to deliver against our Sustainability Strategy and our Health and Safety Policy, both of which support our commercial aims.
Click HERE to download the Procurement Policy.
The purpose of this policy is to set out the procurement principles to which all employees of British Land should adhere. Additional guidance notes are also included at the back of this document.
This document has been developed to explain how British Land expects our requirements to be incorporated into construction procurement. We want to select our suppliers on their ability to deliver against our Sustainability Strategy and our Health and Safety Policy, both of which support our commercial aims.
Click HERE to download the Procurement Policy.
Supplier Onboarding & Procurement Business Process
As part of the British Land Procurement Policy, prior to commissioning any work, all new suppliers are required to complete an onboarding exercise managed by the Procurement Team. The use of existing suppliers who have already successfully passed the due diligence process is strongly encouraged.
British Land also has a new P2P Purchase Order system, Proactis. The majority of spend on a British Land EAR code will now require a Purchase Order to be raised in advance of commitment.
Click HERE to read for further details, as well as how to access the most up to date approved suppliers list.
British Land also has a new P2P Purchase Order system, Proactis. The majority of spend on a British Land EAR code will now require a Purchase Order to be raised in advance of commitment.
Click HERE to read for further details, as well as how to access the most up to date approved suppliers list.
Supplier Code Of Conduct
* Include in tender documentation
Our new Supplier Code of Conduct is designed to further promote safe and fair working conditions and the responsible management of social, ethical and environmental issues in our supply chain.
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Our new Supplier Code of Conduct is designed to further promote safe and fair working conditions and the responsible management of social, ethical and environmental issues in our supply chain.
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Supplier Information Security Standards
This Supplier Information Security Standards forms part of British Land Information Security Policies. Our suppliers are integral and crucial to many of the operations conducted by British Land. In order that we maintain and uphold our values to our customers, consumers, staff and the general public, we require our suppliers to meet a high level of standard based on their service provision. The
following standards have been developed to enable you, the supplier, to work in a conformed and uniform way with us.Click HERE to open.
following standards have been developed to enable you, the supplier, to work in a conformed and uniform way with us.Click HERE to open.
Construction Insurance Handbook
This document provides guidance on the BL approach to insurance for construction projects.
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For projects under £10m that fall under the Small Works Policy, please send a contract works pro forma to a member of the Lockton Core Services Team as well as the broker Willis Tower Watson (see handbook for contact details) with a copy to construction.insurance@britishland.com
Policies
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For projects under £10m that fall under the Small Works Policy, please send a contract works pro forma to a member of the Lockton Core Services Team as well as the broker Willis Tower Watson (see handbook for contact details) with a copy to construction.insurance@britishland.com
Policies
- Excess Third Party Liability (Including JCT Contract Clause 6.5.1 (or equivalent) Non-negligent Liability) Insurance
- Combined Construction All Risks, Loss of Anticipated Rental Income and/or Increased Interest Charges and Third Party Liability (Including Non- Negligence Liability) Insurance
- Insurance Letter
Legal Register
This register shall be reviewed by the Project Manager and Project Team at Stage 2 to identify environmental legislation applicable to your project.
For an up to date register, please go to our online portal and enter the following credentials:
User name: BLregisterPassword: Br1tishl@nd
To export to Excel:
For an up to date register, please go to our online portal and enter the following credentials:
User name: BLregisterPassword: Br1tishl@nd
To export to Excel:
- Go to My Account
- Back Up Site Data
- Click on Legislation and Comments, and Other Requirements
- Generate Back up
Digital Toolkit For Planning & Developments
Where a project has or requires a digital presence, this toolkit guides project teams through the implementation of a digital communication strategy to ensure that each project has an effective digital strategy as part of its wider communication plan. If you have any questions or are unsure whether your project falls within this category, please contact rebecca.burns@britishland.com
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Roles & Responsibilities
In line with our ISO14001 accredited Environmental Management System, this matrix sets out the roles and responsibilities for our teams in relation to delivering the Sustainability Brief on our projects.
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Achilles
Achilles Building Confidence accreditation is required by all contractors working on projects over £300,000. Suppliers who subscribe to Achilles BuildingConfidence will undergo an audit to assess their capability, competence and compliance in line with the relevant audit protocol. The purpose of the audit is to validate pre-qualification questionnaire face-to-face with an auditor, and identify areas for business improvement and risk reduction.