United Living appointed to £8bn framework

Kent-headquartered contractor United Living has been appointed by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to its new four-year, £8bn housing framework.Delivery Partner Panel 3 (DPP3) is the latest iteration of a government framework that has been running for six years, and has already led to the development of 45,000 homes on 250 sites.HCA’s new framework will run for four years, and has been split into five regional lots each comprising up to 35 approved suppliers. United Living has been appointed to all five geographical lots – North East Yorkshire & Humberside, North West, Midlands, East and South East (excluding London) and the South and South West.The framework aims to enable faster and more efficient procurement of new housing nationwide, and includes different types of residential developments from open market housing to starter homes, affordable homes, homes for rent and extra care developments. DPP3 also aims to enable the procurement of homes using alternative construction methods, such as custom build properties, homes built using off-site manufacture techniques, custom build and the provision of serviced self-build plots.