Windows and Doors Framework

Efficiency East Midlands (EEM) have procured a Windows and Doors Framework to replace our existing Framework which will expire on 17th April 2026.

The Framework will provide EEM Members with a provision for the supply only and supply and installation of windows and doors described within the tender documents. Works delivered via this framework will be to domestic and commercial properties.

Domestic properties will typically be consisting of a mixture of domestic housing stock, bungalows, blocks of flats, and sheltered housing schemes as well as garages, and depots and any other building owned and/or managed by our membership.

Commercial properties will include but not be limited to business units, office buildings, hospitals and care facilities, academies, schools, colleges, universities, education centres, student accommodation, homes and care facilities for older people, children's homes and centres, community centres, leisure centres and gyms, libraries, pavilions, changing rooms and public toilets, outdoor leisure facilities, car parks, industrial units, depots, and garages.

The framework was split into the following lots:

Lot 1 - Supply only of Windows and Doors

Sublot 1 - Midlands

Sublot 2 - National Coverage

Lot 2 - Supply and Installation of Windows and Doors

Sublot 1 - Midlands

Sublot 2 - National Coverage

Lot 1 was created for the Supply only of UPVC Windows, doors and Composite Doors to a site or sites owned by EEM Members.

Lot 2 was created for the Supply and Installation of UPVC Windows, doors and Composite Doors to a site or sites owned by EEM Members.

Contractors (and/or subcontractors) will be a Member of a relevant Competent Person Scheme or Trade Association on this Framework, including this requirement gives our Members confidence that they are appointing competent and compliant contractors.

This will include but not limited to:

•Surveyors are to be qualified to NVQ Level 3 in Fenestration Surveying or have the relevant experience to undertake Fenestration Surveying to a high standard.

•Health and Safety Certification Accredited by UKAS Accredited Certification Body.

Examples:

• CHAS/ Exor
• SafeSupplier
• Acclaim

•FENSA Approved Installers

• SafeContractor
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) - General Labour and any CSCS cards relevant to the works being undertaken.

The documents were available on Delta eSourcing from Wednesday 8th October 2025 with a submission deadline of Monday 22nd December 2025.

The call-off contracts to be awarded pursuant to the Framework Agreements to be entered at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by the publication of the Contract Notice may extend for a duration of five years beyond expiry of the four-year term of the Framework Agreement.

Please note that the total potential framework value takes into consideration the lot structure, length of call off contracts and that the EEM membership may grow over the framework lifetime.

Where the contract notice states a maximum of suppliers to be appointed to the framework, EEM reserve the right to appoint less than the numbers stated.

The framework being procured by EEM on behalf of the organisations that have been accepted as authorised users.

Authorised users are classed as any current company law

member, any future company law members and any user that has been authorised access to the frameworks and other public procurement tools provided by EEM.

EEM is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and is owned and governed by a small number of organisations who make up our 'Company Law Members', all of which are Contracting Authorities in their own right.

Our ownership and governance structure, combined with our Board of Directors and Company Law Members enables us to operate as a contracting authority in our own right.

The Framework Agreements being procured by the procurement exercise begun by the publication of the Contract Notice will be

entered by EEM as the Contracting Authority which will have undertaken and completed that procurement exercise.

Any reference in the Contract Notice or tender documents to

Contracting Authority is deemed to be and include a reference to EEM.

The organisations entitled to access and use the Framework Agreements to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise by publication of the Contract Notice are:

Any current EEM Member - being an organisation which is a Company Law Member of EEM at the date this Contract Notice and being one of the organisations who owns and governs EEM;

Any Future Member of EEM, from time to time Company Law Members and The EEM Board may appoint additional organisations to become Company Law Members. All future

Members will also be Contracting Authorities in their own right; and;

A Framework User - being an organisation who has signed and agreed to the terms of accessing EEM Frameworks and who is authorised to access the frameworks and other public procurement tools provided by EEM.

EEM frameworks may be accessed by all publicly funded organisations. Frameworks can be used by any organisation that falls in to one or more of the categories listed below and can be identified through the links provided as users with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.

The list of potential framework users below is not an exhaustive list of all organisations who can utilise EEM services, access will be granted to any publicly funded organisation.

Registered Social Landlords in England and Wales, including but not limited to:

1. Registered Social Landlords in England and Wales, including but not limited to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registeredproviders-of-social-housing
2. Local Authorities, including but not limited to England and List of councils in Wales.
3. National Health Service (NHS) bodies including NHS Trusts, foundation trusts, Integrated Care Boards or Partnerships, GP federations and other health and social care providers within England and Wales.
4. All emergency services including Police Forces, fire and rescue departments and emergency medical services.
5. All education establishments including but not limited to, schools maintained by local authorities, academy trusts, colleges, universities and other further education establishments.
6. Registered Charities with a relevant link to the core purpose and services provided by EEM.
7. Central government departments and their agencies.
8. All other contracting authorities as defined in the Procurement Act 2023