News
Pre-tender engagement for our next consultancy framework
SWPA is the South West region of the national group LHC, together we have run several successful consultancy frameworks covering construction, energy efficiency, and fire safety.
SWPA is the South West region of the national group LHC, together we have run several successful consultancy frameworks covering construction, energy efficiency, and fire safety.
On Wednesday 23rd February at 11am, join SWPA, Constructing Excellence, YTKO, Bristol Housing Festival, and Cornwall Council for our webinar ‘Housing Innovation, Data and Outcome Led Procurement: The emerging solution to incubate new MMC housing supply and address the housing crisis’, to hear from industry experts on how our new DPS and CMM toolkit is a solution that both supports the MMC supply chain and assists local authorities and housing associations in building new, low carbon homes.
Housing construction, fire safety and energy efficiency consultancies are encouraged to register interest for a new consultancy framework launching this summer.
Consultancy Services (CS1) from LHC – the central hub of SWPA, offers public sector organisations a wide range of services across all stages of the design, construction, and refurbishment process, all in one framework.
At a meeting of the Planning Committee on Wednesday, 2nd February, Members voted to approve plans to build 6 energy efficient homes.
Cornwall Council is set to announce an extension to its modular housing initiative to help tackle Cornwall’s housing crisis.
Up to 30 two and three-bedroom homes, across several sites, will be built as part of a new partnership with South West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) and Constructing Modern Methods.
Housing contractors and manufacturers are being sought to help shape a multi-million-pound framework launching later this year to deliver MMC homes including net carbon zero homes.
LHC – the central hub for SWPA, is procuring the Modern Methods of Construction of New Homes (NH3) framework, in a bid to address new housing challenges in the sector.
We wanted to highlight an upcoming compliance for 2022 – to apply the new UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) product safety marking. This replaces EU safety labelling system – for example the CE marking that you will be familiar with. This change was supposed to have taken place on the 1st January 2022.
Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter, we have put together some upcoming events and a round up of some of our news stories that you may have missed from the last few months!
The Supply of Kitchen Units and Worktops (K7) framework from LHC, the contracting authority for SWPA, will cover all public sector projects in the South West region.
It will allow local authorities and social landlords to deliver complete kitchen services including cabinets, worktops and associated products, such as energy rated appliances and impaired mobility options.
PVC-U and timber window and door manufacturers, suppliers and installers are being sought for a new four-year framework for public sector projects.
The Windows and Doors framework (WD2) from SWPA allows local authorities, social landlords and other public sector bodies to source PVC-U and timber products and end-to-end design services for both residential and non-residential projects.