Manufacture and Supply of Domestic Kitchens and Associated Products

This notice is listed by LHC on behalf of the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

The framework will cover the geographical area of Scotland.

This framework is for designed for manufacturers to supply and deliver high quality domestic kitchens, worktops, and associated products which should be suitable for use in both public sector housing and non-housing buildings throughout England, Wales and Scotland.

K7 focuses on enhancing the supply of affordable and quality kitchen ranges including, inclusive (disability) ranges.

The framework is based on manufacture and supply only, there is no installation element to be delivered through this framework.

This framework agreement will commence on the 1st September 2022 and will last for 48 months.

LHC is a joint committee of local authorities acting as a central purchasing body on behalf of contracting authorities throughout England, Wales and Scotland (including partners of the Welsh Procurement Alliance - WPA and Scottish Procurement Alliance- SPA) for whom we continue to monitor up to 500 live projects at any one time.

Thanks to their ongoing and collective feedback and input into the development of this framework and given the reach and scale of their

collective' portfolios, the framework is both designed and anticipated to support the vast majority of requirements. Consequently, other

contracting authorities that were not specifically consulted in the development of this framework may nevertheless also deem the

framework to offer a value for money procurement solution for their own requirements, and may also use the framework.

As of the date of publication of this notice our frameworks may be used by all contracting authorities in England, Wales and Scotland as

defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and as listed on

https://www.lhc.gov.uk/who-we-work-with/including, but not limited to registered social landlords (RSL's), Tenant management

organisations (TMOs) and Arm's length management organisations (ALMOs), local authorities and any subsidiaries and joint-venture

vehicles of those local authorities, health authorities, councils, boards and trusts, publicly funded schools, universities and further education establishments, colleges, police forces, fire and rescue services and registered charities.

Under the terms of this contract the successfully appointed contractors will be required to required to deliver community benefits in support

of the public body's economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and

environmental considerations. The community benefits included in this contract are:

• to generate employment and training opportunities for priority groups;
• vocational training;
• to up-skill the existing workforce;
• equality and diversity initiatives;
• to make sub-contracting opportunities available to SMEs, the third sector and supported businesses;
• supply-chain development activity;
• to build capacity in community organisations;
• educational support initiatives.

Clients wishing to use the framework will need to refer to the further information and guidance document available for this framework

which will be available on the LHC,SPA, WPA, CPC and SWPA websites, or request further information from are presentative of the LHC

group to identify the specific list of contractors appointed in each regional area within each lot.

As of the date of publication of this notice our frameworks may be used by all contracting authorities in Scotland as defined by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and as listed on https:// www.scottishprocurement.scot/who-we-work-with/, including, but not

limited to Registered social landlords (RSL's), tenant management organisations (TMOs) and arm’s length management organisations

(ALMOs), local authorities and any subsidiaries and joint-venture

vehicles of those local authorities, health authorities, councils, boards and trusts, publicly funded schools, universities and further education establishments, colleges, police forces, fire and rescue services or registered charities.