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Innovation Chain North Framework ("ICN") for construction and associated professional services

Great Places Housing Group · Housing

In brief

Great Places Housing Group has announced plans to buy construction and architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £1,250,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 August 2028.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 8.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £1,250,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice 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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 047189-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 097377-2026

About the buyer

Great Places Housing GroupLast 12 months

Procurements

36

Awards

13

Suppliers it has used most for construction

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From notice 047189-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 21 May 2026, last updated 15 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 15 October 2026.