£500m house building framework opens for bids

Aaron Morby 1 month ago
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Contractors and consultants are being invited to apply for spots on a North West social housing consortium’s £500m framework.

The invitation to tender has opened with three lots for contractors and seven for consultants for JV North’s framework.

Construction lots range from up to £4m, £4m to £12m and £12m and over.

Consultant lots are open for architectural services, employers agents, purchaser agents, engineers, clerks of works, principal designers and principal designers for Building Regulations.

Made up of housing associations and local authority members, JV North’s latest procurement framework will run for four years from August 2025 to 2029.

Successful contractors and consultants will be able to secure contracts from the consortium’s 14 members as they build over 3,000 homes.

Saffer Cooper Consultancy is managing the procurement of the framework on behalf of JV North and

Director Sean Stafford said: “Last year JV North celebrated building its 10,000th home, housing 30,000 people and members have a big appetite to do even more.

“Contractors and consultants play an intrinsic role so we welcome companies of all sizes to apply who share our approach to building high-quality, warm, energy efficient, safe homes that people are proud to call home.”

Contractors can bid in three lots:


Lot 1: upwards to £4m: Click here Access Code: ZSG43639S9
Lot 2: £4m – £12m: Click here Access Code: PW8BZXTQY4

Lot 3: £12m and over: Click here Access Code: 75922D43Z4

Seven lots for consultants:


Architectural services: Click here Access Code: K27RWDAJX7

Employers agents: Click here Access Code: 95F693RS3A

Purchaser agents: Click here Access Code: TPE54G6QG9

Engineering services: Click here Access Code: 8824PGTX62

Clerks of works: Click here Access Code: 7FP38P86D7

Principal designers: Click here Access Code: 32QG99H7DT

Principal designers for Building Regulations: Click here Access Code: 6E3RCP598J

The closing date for submissions is 3 March with successful bidders announced 19 May before the framework starts on 2 August.

 

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