Housing association Torus has appointed 13 contractors to a £224m framework to deliver housing development and retrofit programmes across the North West. The four-year Contractors Framework, which runs until October 2029, underpins the group’s plan to deliver 9,000 new homes by 2029 while scaling up energy-efficiency upgrades and wider social value commitments.
The framework is split into four lots, with three now awarded. Lot two covers development works up to £15m, lot three covers schemes over £15m, and lot four focuses on development projects with a strong social-return component above the Public Contracts Regulations threshold. Lot one, for retrofit works of any value, was advertised but is not included in the current award notice, leaving scope for further procurement activity.
Successful firms are P Casey & Co, Watson Construction, Frank Rogers Building Contractor, Whitfield & Brown (Developments), M&Y Maintenance and Construction, Holmpatrick Developments, Eric Wright Construction, Seddon Construction, Caddick Construction, Countryside Properties (UK) c/o Vistry Merseyside, Castlemead Group, Starship Modular and Housing Maintenance Solutions. The line-up mixes regional contractors with larger players and modular specialists, positioning the framework to support both traditional build and modern methods of construction.
Procured via an open procedure, the works contract is accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises but excludes voluntary and community sector organisations. The framework is being managed by Torus62, the development arm of Torus Group, and is expected to generate a steady pipeline of residential and retrofit work across the association’s North West footprint. Architects and contract forms were not disclosed in the award notice, but the scale of the programme signals continued public and private investment into affordable housing and decarbonisation in the region.
