One of the largest housing associations in the south of England and member of the G15, Southern Housing Group, is launching its first contractors’ framework to manage key construction contractor relationships, worth over £630m over the next four years
In a move designed to provide a stable platform to support the delivery of over 450 new homes every year until 2025, the Group has developed a comprehensive contractors’ framework and appointed 13 leading contractors. The contractors, which include Galliford Try Partnerships Ltd and Mullaley & Company, underwent a rigorous selection process which included considering how partners on the framework would contribute to delivering the Group’s social objectives and ensuring positive outcomes for the Group’s customers.
Southern Housing Group’s development strategy has already delivered 393 homes in 2016/17 of which 75% were affordable. The expected number of new homes for the current year is 479 and more than 65% of these will be affordable.
Launching in early October, the new framework will see the Group embedding a partnership approach with delivery partners providing new homes through joint venture style arrangements. The contractors’ framework is part of a larger network of refreshed and new frameworks for the Group’s architects, employers’ agents, structural engineers, services engineers and principal designers. Together all these framework partners will work alongside the Group’s new in-house building company, Southern Housing Construction Ltd, to deliver the Group’s development ambitions.
Andy Berridge, Development Director at Southern Housing Group, said, “This framework is the culmination of a huge amount of work and is a vital next step in realising the Group’s development plans. I am delighted to welcome our contractor partners. I am looking forward to the new frameworks making a real difference to delivering the Group’s development strategy over the next few years. The next steps now will be to develop KPIs and agree on ways of working and best practice.”
Alan Townshend, Group Development Director, said, “As the Group progresses its plans to increase the output of new homes there is a growing need to marshal the Group’s resources effectively. With over £630m worth of contracts up for appointment over the next few years, we have to ensure we are delivering value for money. This framework will help us to achieve this while remaining true to our social objectives. We remain committed to delivering a high proportion of affordable good quality homes for people in need.”
The contractors’ framework appointments include:
1. Ardmore Construction Ltd
2. Bouyges UK
3. Durkan Ltd
4. Galliford Try Partnerships Ltd
5. Guildmore Ltd
6. Hill Partnerships Ltd
7. Keepmoat Regeneration Ltd
8. Mullaley & Company
9. Osborne Ltd
10. Rydon Group Ltd
11. Stoneham Construction Ltd
12. United Living (South) Ltd
13. Wates Construction Ltd
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