NH1 WS3 New homes Construction (London, England and Wales).

LHC seeks to establish a framework agreement in respect of the construction of new homes incorporating offsite systems for the public sector, incorporating Houses, Apartments and multi occupancy dwellings.

The form is likely to have consideration of the following:

1. The aim of the framework is to provide social landlords and other public sector bodies with a choice of competent contractors/manufacturers, to deliver the service on a local basis.
2. SMEs will be actively encouraged to participate, either individually or as part of a consortium or collective bid.

Additional information: LHC is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities — refer to www.lhc.gov.uk/Tendering-for-LHC-Frameworks/Buyer-Profile/ for other contracting authorities.

Economic Operators wishing to tender for this framework arrangement are required to complete and submit an ITT and Offer Document, which is downloadable from LHC's eTendering Portal https://tenders.lhc.gov.uk All expressions of interest are required to be accompanied by a completed ITT and Offer Document.

Expressions of interest not accompanied by a completed ITT and Offer Document will be rejected, and economic operators submitting unaccompanied expressions of interest will not be considered.

Call-off projects.

Call-off projects may be subject to mini tenders or competition between companies appointed to the arrangement and LHC may introduce secondary tendering processes including electronic processes for call-off projects on behalf of customers.

It is envisaged that the maximum number of operators will be 4 in each lot.