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LHC, the procurement agency for public sector bodies, has opened applications for a windows and doors framework.

Windows and doors contractors can now register their interest and get involved with early market consultation for the framework that will be issued later this year.

The framework is for residential and non-residential projects.

A framework comprises a description of common public sector requirements, a list of suppliers who have been evaluated as capable of delivering the requirements and standardised contract terms. Frameworks are often divided into lots, typically by product or service type. If you have qualified to be on the framework, public sector bodies can buy from you without having to go through all the complications of a tender - although that does not mean any given body might not choose to get prices from a selection of companies approved by the framework.

Part L

The windows and doors framework - which provides PVC-U products (U11) and timber products (T5) as individual workstreams. U11 and T5 build on existing frameworks and will offer enhanced performance in preparation for the interim uplift to Part L regulations being enforced next summer and the full Future Homes Standard regulations expected in 2025.

In total, three workstreams are anticipated to be available within the framework: timber and PVC-U windows and doors with enhanced performance options, and a third to cover aluminium-clad timber windows, which is a new dedicated workstream.

 “Our windows and doors frameworks are always popular and we expect interest in timber to continue to increase as sustainability requirements develop.”

– Dean Fazackerley 

Head of technical procurement, LHC

Product performance

“It’s also essential that these new frameworks will help our public sector clients to meet the forthcoming, enhanced Part L regulations and the Future Homes Standard," adds Fazackerley. "So we’ll be looking for evidence of product performance from tendering contractors, with emphasis on U-values, durability and lifecycle costs.”

Register

LHC is currently in the planning stage and is looking to engage with interested parties to further refine the framework ahead of tender documents being released later this year.

To register your interest in either or both of the U11 and T5 frameworks and to receive further updates - Click Here

Picture: Contractors are being sought for a windows and doors framework for public sector projects.

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
27th July 2021

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