LHC Procurement Group (LHCPG) is seeking suppliers for the third iteration of its Windows and Doors and Associated Works framework.
Expected to be worth £300m and run for four years from September, the WD3 framework will provide a compliant route to market for public sector bodies procuring the supply, installation, repair and maintenance of windows and doors across Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
LHCPG welcomes applications from a broad mix of capable suppliers, including manufacturers and contractors able to deliver windows and doors in PVC-U, timber, aluminium, steel, metal, and composite systems, as well as associated works such as removal, disposal and making good.
It is also looking for businesses that can provide ongoing repairs and maintenance packages so that products remain fit for purpose across their lifecycle.
The proposed framework structure will appoint at least eight suppliers per lot, per region.
To support local delivery, SME participation and community objectives, a minimum of two places per lot will be reserved for SMEs where compliant bids are received. In a recent procurement, over 90% of companies awarded were within the SME categories.
WD3 will build on LHCPG’s previous WD2 framework and more than 50 years’ experience creating frameworks exclusively for the public sector.
Graham Collie, director of product innovation at LHCPG, said: “WD3 draws on one of LHC Procurement Group’s longest-standing areas of expertise.
“It has been designed to give public sector clients access to a high-quality, competitive and regionally responsive supply chain for windows, doors and associated works. It will also complement our related aluminium windows and fire doors frameworks.
“As with all LHCPG frameworks, social value requirements will be baked into WD3. The Procurement Act 2023 now mandates this as a consideration for projects, and our dedicated communities team is available free of charge to ensure clients can provide the very best for their local communities.”
WD3 will be available to publicly funded organisations, including registered social landlords, local authorities, education authorities, universities, NHS bodies, blue light services, defence organisations, charities, community-led consortiums and other fully or partially publicly funded entities.
The new framework is intended to support delivery across housing, education, healthcare, local government and other public buildings.
Graham added:
“WD3 will place strong emphasis on quality, compliance, energy efficiency, whole-life performance and regional delivery. Bidders will be subject to factory assessments, designed to support product quality and assurance across the life of the framework.
“When the framework is live, our dedicated added value teams in clients’ local regions will be on hand to guide them every step of the way.”
