Kier, Mansell, Wates among 27 on Midlands housing framework

National and regional players are in the mix for a £100m-plus housing deal in the Midlands.

The Quantum Consortium has lined up a total of 27 firms to deliver its affordable housing programme, predominantly in the east Midlands area.

The plan is to build around 400 homes a year, under a four-year framework arrangement.

At least 40 firms sent in prequalification bids for the project. One contractor said: "This kind of job always attracts a big response - after all, the schemes mean several years of work.

"And the framework system means that both client and contractors can get to know each other over a sustained period."

The work for Quantum will be divided into three price bands: less than £500,000 between £500,000 and £5m and over £5m.

And it is understood that all the firms will have to send in mini-tenders before they win work.

The client gave a 60% weighting to quality and 40% to cost when making its final choices.

The Quantum group is composed of three housing associations - East Midlands Housing, Derwent Living and Futures Housing.

• Bovis Homes
• Connaught Partnerships
• Cruden Construction
• William Davis
• Herbert T Forrest
• Hill Partnerships
• Inspace
• Kier
• Lindum Group
• Lovell
• Mansell
• McInerney
• Morgan Ashurst
• Morris Homes
• Newlife Regeneration
• Peveril Homes
• Rok Building
• SDC Builders
• Seddon Group
• Southdale Homes
• Strata Regeneration
• J Tomlinson
• Thomas Vale
• Wates
• Westbury
• Wildgoose
• Robert Woodhead