PfS has developed standard documentation for all aspects of BSF - ranging from procurement documents (OJEU notices and pre-qualification questionnaires) to contract documents (the 'BSF standard documents') that underpin both the long-term partnership and the delivery of the principal types of contracts (which may be PFI, conventionally-funded 'design and build' or ICT).
Please note that changes to the BSF standard documents will only be permitted for project-specific reasons which are approved by PfS.
Standard documents and templates are organised into the following categories:
IPD Documents (for Wave 5 onwards)All documents and guidance are regularly reviewed - the date in brackets shows the publication date. Where revisions are made to standard documents, we also include a 'Deltaview' document to show which changes have been made.
The draft revised Output Specification (now called the Facilities and Services Output Specification) for consultation and for local authorities in Wave 5 onwards is available below. Please read the introductory comments that accompany the draft templates. The final version will be available here in Spring 2010.
A presentation about the FSOS is available from the Design Guidance section of this website.