JV North names winners for £500m framework

The social housebuilding consortium, made up of 14 housing association members. has announced the contractors and consultants appointed for the next four years.

JV North procured the framework in January. The successful companies will help JV North build in the region of 3,000 homes over the next four years, with call offs starting in early August.

Three construction lots were offered ranging from up to £4m, £4m to £12m and £12m+.

The contractors appointed to the lot covering schemes of up to £4m are:

• GK Construction & Project Management
• J Greenwood (Builders)
• John Southworth Builders
• M&Y Maintenance and Construction
• McCaul Build
• PLP Construction
• RP Tyson Construction
• The Casey Group
• Westshield
• Whitfield and Brown (Developments).

Winners in the £4m to £12m category are:

• GK Construction and Project Management
• J Greenwood (Builders)
• John Southworth Builders
• M&Y Maintenance and Construction
• PLP Construction
• Rowlinson
• RP Tyson Construction
• Seddon Construction
• The Casey Group
• Vistry Partnerships
• Watson Construction
• Whitfield and Brown (Developments).

Those selected to deliver projects in the £12m and upwards bracket are:

• Breck Homes
• Eric Wright Construction
• Rowlinson
• Seddon Construction
• Termrim Construction
• Vistry Partnerships
• Watson Construction.

Also procured as JV North organised frameworks for the coming years were architectural services, employers agents, purchaser agents, engineers, clerks of works, principal designers and principal designers for Building Regulations lots.

Architectural services: Arcus Consulting, Bowker Sadler Partnership, BTP Architects, Buttress Architects, Halsall Lloyd, Jennings Design Associates, John McCall Architects, Levitt Bernstein Associates, Pozzoni Architecture, and Studio KMA.

Employers agents: Arcus Consulting, CPC Project Services, Drees & Sommer, Gateley Vinden, Identity Consult, Markhams, Neo Projects, Poole Dick Associates, WhiteleyEaves, and Wilkinson Cowan Partnership.

Purchaser agents: Arcus Consulting, CPC Project Services, Drees & Sommer, Neo Projects, Tetra Tech, and Wilkinson Cowan Partnership.

Engineering services: Alan Johnston Partnership, Curtins Consulting, HBL Associates, Rodgers Leask, Shape Consulting Engineers, and Sutcliffe Projects.

Clerks of work: Amrin Resources, Markhams, Michael Dyson Associates, WhiteleyEaves, Wilkinson Cowan Partnership, and WSP UK.

Principal designers: Airey Miller, Anderton Gables, Arcus Consulting, Keelagher Okey Associates, Markhams, Poole Dick Associates, Vista Consulting Group, and Wilkinson Cowan Partnership.

In a first for JV North, principal designers for building regulations were also procured with the following chosen: Airey Miller, Arcus Consulting, Baily Garner, Bowker Sadler Partnership, BTP Architects, John McCall Architects, Kartar Consulting, Keelagher Okey Associates, and Vista Consulting Group.

JV North chair, John Bowker, said: “Consultants and contractors play an intrinsic part in our success as a consortium, having helped us build over 10,000 homes since forming.

“So we are really pleased with the quality and quantity of tenders received in what is our fourth framework and would like to thank everyone who applied. Competition was fierce with lots heavily oversubscribed.

“JV North is built on the strong foundation of partnership working returning better outcomes and this is certainly the case with our framework where contractors and consultants will help us build 3,000 homes at pace to meet the growing demand for housing across the North West.”

Saffer Cooper Consultancy, which manages JV North’s development programme, led the process with support from consortium member Plus Dane Housing’s procurement team. The process was assisted by law firm Trowers & Hamlins.

Members of the JV North consortium are Cobalt Housing, Cheshire Peaks & Plains Housing Trust, L&Q Housing Trust, Muir Group Housing Association, One Manchester, Plus Dane Housing, South Liverpool Homes, Southway Housing Trust, Stockport Homes Group, Stockport Council, The Sovini Group, Torus, Weaver Vale Housing Trust and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group.

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