How to win: Innovation Chain North Framework ("ICN") for construction and associated professional services

About this contract

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 win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Great Places Housing Group Limited scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,250,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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