Efficiency North awards £360m in contracts
SOCIAL housing consortium Efficiency North has awarded maintenance and construction deals to 57 contractors, together worth around £360m over four years.
The EN Procure Installers framework has sourced contractors for maintenance works around the region, initially running alongside the existing programme which expires in November 2015.
46% of contractors are repeat business for the firm, 60% of those appointed were small and medium-sized businesses.
Works including electrical installation, building works, solar installations and heating are covered by the contract.
Lee Parkinson, chief executive of Efficiency North Limited commented, “I’m very pleased that the framework has achieved such an excellent offer, with a great mix of larger national players as well as smaller businesses able to deliver a wide range of works across Yorkshire and Humber.
“All the appointed contractors demonstrated not only improved certainty in costs and quality but also a real commitment and understanding of how they can contribute to the added value outcomes the framework aims to achieve to boost development of the region’s future workforce.
“This model of framework is the next generation of intelligent procurement solutions that Efficiency North will offer to its members based upon a full suite of competitive rates for works moving away from mini-competitions to work allocation relative to contractor performance and capacity.”
Efficiency North is a consortium of social housing providers to ensure an efficient supply chain in construction and provide procurement services to the Yorkshire and Humber region.
It includes the councils of Leeds, Hull, Sheffield, Wakefield, York, Harrogate, Selby, as well as providers such as Berneslai Homes, Together Housing Group and St Leger Homes.
A full list of contractors can be found here .
