Great Places Housing Group has selected over 100 contractors and consultants for its latest four-year Innovation Chain North (ICN) framework.

The new £1.5 billion framework will run until June 2028.

In total 103 suppliers, 34 Contractors and 69 Consultants, have been appointed.

The framework has been designed to support delivery of new homes across the north of England, not only to support our affordable development programme but also other Housing Associations and Local Authorities operating across the north of England.


The framework renewal saw a 23 per cent increase in bidders seeking to deliver works and services; 206 companies applied to supply the framework. The majority of bidders applied for multiple lots, and in total 802 bids were evaluated across the 37 lots. New lots for the renewed framework include Apartment Construction, Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) Engineering and Retrofit Consultants.

The successful organisations were selected based on their technical competence, price, and their commitment to social value.

Social value continues to be a key priority for the latest framework with pledges from successful firms including apprenticeships, work experience opportunities and volunteering hours. The suppliers on the previous 4-year framework are set to deliver more than £20m in added social value.