J. Harper & Sons (Leominster) Ltd are proud to announce their appointment as one of the chosen contractors for the LHC and WPA H1 WS2 Wales and Southwest England Frameworks.
The framework will run over four years (2018 – 2022) and J. Harper & Sons (Leominster) Ltd have been awarded the following lots:
- 1-15 units – Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
- 16-49 units – Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
- 1-15 units – Mid Wales
- 16 – 49 units – Mid Wales
LHC is a not-for-profit organisation and central purchasing body providing procurement services on behalf of Contracting Authorities and the H1 Framework will be the first Housing Framework LHC has published.
Mike Harvey, Group Commercial Director for J. Harper & Sons (Leominster) Ltd said “Following a detailed bid submission for this framework, we are delighted to have been chosen as one of the contractors to carry out works for clients via the LHC Framework. We look forward to the opportunities this opens us up to as a company and providing excellent schemes for clients new and existing.”
Neil Barker, Director of WPA said “We are very pleased to have the first Housing Construction framework in place now, after many months of pre-tender consultation work and the completion of the tender evaluations. WPA are now looking to help Housing Associations and Councils across Wales deliver on their new-build housing development aspirations. The Welsh Government have a target of delivering 20,000 new affordable homes by the end of this Parliament. We believe that our procurement route offers a compliant, flexible and efficient procurement option for organisations looking to work with fully evaluated building contractors to deliver excellent quality homes towards this target.”
Left to Right: Neil Barker (Director, WPA), Louise Tuck (Business Development, J. Harper & Sons (Leominster) Ltd) and Tony Woods (Head of Construction/Framework Manager, LHC)