The framework for public building projects across England, Scotland and Wales, brings together construction services for new build, refurbishment, civil infrastructure and facilities management by providing access to pre-qualified suppliers with recognised quality, environmental and health and safety standards. It runs to 2 November 2030
Of the approved suppliers, the majority (75%), are small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The framework also uses national contractors and regional businesses to strengthen delivery capabilities for clients and support local economies, including Kier, Willmott Dixon and Galliford Try.
For the first time, it includes a dedicated facilities management workstream, giving public sector organisations access to suppliers for the ongoing sustainment of their buildings.
鈥淧ublic sector clients are managing a difficult combination of ageing assets, maintenance pressures and stringent safety and regulatory requirements,鈥� said Graham Collie, LHCPG鈥檚 director of product innovation.
鈥淚t is increasingly important to think beyond the point at which a building is completed or refurbished. Public bodies need reliable access to competent contractors that can help keep assets safe, compliant and performing effectively over time. PB4 has been designed with this in mind.鈥�
LHCPG is one of only a handful of UK framework providers to have frameworks verified through Constructing Excellence鈥檚 Constructing the Gold Standard scheme, and the only one to implement the standard nationwide.
As a not-for-profit organisation, LHCPG aims to embed social value into every framework and invests a portion of its surpluses via its Community Benefit Fund, and partner charities Lintel Trust and Lifting Lives, into local communities and initiatives.
Michael McLaughlin, LHCPG鈥檚 head of social value, said: 鈥淐lients and suppliers must demonstrate the wider benefits beyond specific works, and this is something our regional teams are best placed to support with. 聽
鈥淭hrough frameworks like PB4, we can help deliver what places and people actually need.鈥�
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