Modern Methods of Construction of New Homes (NH3) | Frameworks

Introduction to Framework

This framework has been developed to provide an efficient, value for money procurement route for local authorities, social landlords and other public sector bodies for the offsite development of new residential buildings using modern methods of construction (MMC).

This framework agreement can be used for:

General housing
Apartments (including student accommodation and care homes)
Adaptive pods
Room on the roof projects
Temporary accommodation
Enhanced energy performance and net zero carbon projects
Groundworks for offsite projects

Procurement guide - PDF

Our vision for the framework

This framework is designed to support SPA Partners to increase the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in delivering their housing programmes.

Meeting the ‘Gold Standard’
Promoting early collaboration between Partners and Appointed Companies
Bringing Partners together for aggregation of demand
Delivery of Net Zero Public Sector Buildings standard to support public bodies in meeting their net zero commitments for their new build projects.
Increased use of Pre-Construction Service Agreements (PCSAs)

Want to adopt modern
methods of construction?

The MMC definition framework provides a new
regularised terminology for ‘Modern Methods
of Construction’ used in home-building.

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Workstreams

This framework is split into four workstreams with options to provide services under each workstream.

Workstream 1 - 3 Dimensional Modular Systems

Low rise housing and apartments up to 11m in height

Low rise housing - adaptive pods

High rise housing 11m height or higher

Independent and assisted housing and care homes

Workstream 2 - 2D Panelised Systems

Supply only

Supply and install

Workstream 3 - Main Contractors

Main contractors low rise housing and apartments up to 11m in height

Main contractors high rise housing 11m height and over

Main contractors care homes and specialised housing

Main contractors roof on the roof

Workstream 4 - Groundworks and Associated Works

Groundworks and associated works

Appointed Companies

-- Advance Construction
-- Beattie Passive
-- CCG
-- Connect Modular
-- Core Haus

-- Donaldson Timber
-- Elkins Construction
-- Remagin
-- Top Hat Communities
-- VHE Construction

SPA Lifetime Values

In addition to providing our clients with competitively tendered framework agreements for building works, goods, and services SPA is committed to delivering tangible social value and community benefits in meeting local and regional needs. SPA work with our clients and appointed companies to ensure that wherever possible projects delivered using our frameworks leave a social legacy.

SPA has aligned its activities to create the SPA Lifetime Values, which uses the four key value capitals as identified in the value toolkit by the Construction Innovation Hub.

During the life of the framework SPA will work with clients and appointed companies to promote, identify, implement, and monitor the impact of these value capitals, which could be supported by social value and community benefit initiatives alongside the delivery of the works or service contracts in meeting local and regional needs.