Open tenders / Architecture, engineering & surveying
Planned procurement · Notice 097377-2026
Innovation Chain North Framework ("ICN") for construction and associated professional services
- Value
- £1.2bn
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Aug 2028 – 29 Jul 2032
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
Great Places Housing Group is setting up the Innovation Chain North framework, a list of approved construction and professional services suppliers for new homes and social infrastructure projects across the North West, North East, and Yorkshire and the Humber, running from 1 August 2028 to 28 July 2032. A place on this framework is an entry ticket for future call-off projects from housing associations and local authorities, not guaranteed work itself.
Good fit for: Construction firms and architectural, engineering or consultancy businesses working on housing and social infrastructure projects in the North of England.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Innovation Chain North (ICN) is a framework for construction and associated professional services. It is designed to support the delivery of new homes and associated social infrastructure across the North of England. The ICN framework is currently valued at £1.5bn over a four year period, geographically covering the North of England and beyond, creating a compliant procurement route for new build and refurbishment projects across the North West, North East, and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. Membership of ICN is open to Clients seeking to deliver mixed use housing and associated social infrastructure schemes, including local authority and housing associations. ICN aims to place a greater emphasis on social value, so that every call off from the framework positively impacts local communities.
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 15 Oct 2026.
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