The framework has an estimated total value of 拢1bn. It is broken down into five county lots for projects valued between 拢2m and 拢5m, plus a sixth lot for the whole region for projects up to 拢10m.
The framework runs for three years, with the option of a one-year extension.
Since the North West Construction Hub was set up in 2009, it has been used by 103 organisations to procure 372 projects with a combined value of more than 拢1.9bn.
The successful contractors for its medium value construction framework are:
Lot 1 Cumbria (拢2m 鈥 拢5m)
- Conlon Construction
- Engie Regeneration
- Eric Wright Construction
- Harry Fairclough Construction
- Robertson Construction Group
- The Casey Group
- Wates Construction
- Warden Construction
Lot 2 Lancashire (拢2m 鈥 拢5m)
- Conlon Construction
- Engie Regeneration
- Eric Wright Construction
- Harry Fairclough Construction
- ISG Construction
- Robertson Construction Group
- Warden Construction
- Wates Construction
Lot 3 Greater Manchester (拢2m 鈥 拢5m)
- Conlon Construction
- Engie Regeneration
- Eric Wright Construction
- Harry Fairclough Construction
- ISG Construction
- Kier Construction
- Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
- Robertson Construction Group
- Warden Construction
- Wates Construction
聽Lot 4 Merseyside (拢2m 鈥 拢5m)
- Conlon Construction
- Engie Regeneration
- Harry Fairclough Construction
- ISG Construction
- Kier Construction
- Roberston Construction Group
- Warden Construction
- Wates Construction
- Lot 5 Cheshire (拢2m 鈥 拢5m)
- Engie Regeneration
- Eric Wright Construction
- Harry Fairclough Construction
- ISG Construction
- Kier Construction
- Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
- Robertson Construction Group
- Warden Construction
- Wates Construction
Lot 6 North West (拢5,000,001 鈥 拢10m)
- Engie Regeneration
- Galliford Try Building
- Harry Fairclough Construction
- ISG Construction
- Kier Construction
- Laing O鈥橰ourke Construction
- Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
- Wates Construction
Peter Commins, managing director of Kier Regional Building North West, said: 鈥淔rameworks are hugely important for the Kier Regional Building business and I am pleased that we have been appointed to four lots of this integral northwest framework. We look forward to continuing to deliver projects under this framework and delivering high quality construction projects for the communities we work in.
鈥淭he framework provides a great route for procurement for clients in the northwest and Kier has previously delivered 31 projects under NWCH frameworks, including Heron House office refurbishment and FA Parklife.鈥
Kier, along with Conlon, Eric Wright, Wates, Laing O'Rourke, and ISG are on NWCH鈥檚 high value framework, which went live in January, along with Balfour Beatty, Bouygues, Bowmer & Kirkland, John Graham, Seddon and Vinci. [See our previous report here.]
Meanwhile, North West Construction Hub has also now gone out to tender for the third iteration of the Low Value Framework. This will be used by public authorities to procure contractors for projects valued at between 拢500,000 and 拢3m. Up to nine contractors are wanted for the framework and total value is estimated at between 拢70m and 拢120m over the three-year term.
Expressions of interest must be submitted via by 9th September 2019.
Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk