'Procurement expert’, Fusion21, has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Building Improvements Framework, worth up to £346 million over a four-year period.
Following a competitive tender process, a total of 70 specialist firms – 74 per cent of them SMEs, have secured a place on the framework, which has been developed to support public sector organisations, including housing, education, and healthcare providers. The framework offers a wide range of internal and external improvement works – from the installation of kitchens, bathrooms, windows, and doors, to roofing work. It has been enhanced to include four new dedicated lots covering damp and mould, external environmental improvements (such as fencing, driveways, walls, and hard and soft landscaping), insulation, and ‘aids and adaptations’.
Peter Francis, Executive director of Operations at Fusion21, said: “In response to member and supply chain feedback and in line with the proposed updates to the Decent Homes Standard, the renewed framework now covers even more aspects of building improvement. It is set up to help tackle problems such as damp and mould, as well as issues with major components like roofs, windows, doors, kitchens and bathrooms, hard and soft landscaping, and aids and adaptations.
“In addition to working with a team of technical procurement experts, Fusion21 members accessing this offer will benefit from a compliant, efficient route to market, flexible call-off options, and geographical coverage across the UK, down to a regional and local level.
“As with all Fusion21’s frameworks, the Building Improvements Framework will also support our members to deliver social value to their communities, aligned to their organisational priorities.”
The successful suppliers appointed to Fusion21’s national Building Improvements Framework are:
- Connolly Limited
- Amber Construction Services Limited
- Arc Group London Limited
- Architectural Decorators Limited
- Aspect Group Services Limited
- Axis Europe Plc
- AYM (Services) Limited
- BAAS Construction Limited
- Bell Group Ltd
- Breyer Group Public Limited Company
- C.L.C. Contractors Limited
- Carroll Group Limited
- Chas Berger Limited
- Chigwell (London) Limited
- Clark Contracts Limited
- Combined Facilities Management Ltd
- CTS Projects Limited
- DLP Services (Northern) Limited
- Ecosafe Heating Limited
- Emanuel Whittaker Limited
- Esh Construction Limited
- Etec Contract Services Limited
- Fortem Solutions Limited
- Frank Rogers (Building Contractor) Limited
- FWJ Limited
- Guildmore Ltd
- Ian Williams Limited
- Jackson, Jackson & Sons Limited
- Jeakins Weir Limited
- Kier Services Limited
- Lawtech Group Limited
- LCB Group Holdings Limited
- Lovell Partnerships Limited
- M & J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd
- M&R Heating Services Northwest Limited
- M&Y Maintenance & Construction Limited
- M.D. Building Services Limited
- Mascott Construction (Europe) Ltd
- Maurice Flynn & Sons Ltd
- Milestone Contracting Limited
- Morgan & Bond Limited
- Mulalley & Co. Limited
- Niblock (Builders) Limited
- Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited
- P. Casey & Co., Limited
- P. Casey (Land Reclamation) Limited
- P.K. Murphy Construction Limited
- Penny Lane Builders Limited
- PiLON Limited
- Piperhill Construction Limited
- Polyteck Building Services Limited
- Quinn (London) Limited
- R & M Williams (Holdings) Limited
- R. Benson Property Maintenance Limited
- Re-Gen (UK) Construction Limited
- Saltash Enterprises Limited
- Seddon Construction Limited
- SERS Energy Solutions Group Limited
- Sterling Services (Northern) Limited
- Surefire Management Services Limited
- Sustainable Building Services (UK) Limited
- T Brown Group Limited
- T.S.G. Building Services Plc
- Thomas Sinden Limited
- Topcoat Construction Limited
- United Living (South) Limited
- Ups Building & Maintenance Limited
- Wates Property Services Limited
- Wright Build Ltd
- WRPS Group Limited
Fusion21 is a national social enterprise which ‘specialises in efficient and impactful public sector procurement and social value services’. Originally created by and for the housing sector in 2002, it has since diversified into other sectors, including local authority, education, NHS, and ‘blue light’. To date, the organisation has saved its members over £343 million through the procurement process, created over 11,150 ‘employment outcomes’. and generated over 165 million in social impact.