The 20 HVAC companies have been awarded places on not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC Procurement Group’s (LHC) Asset Safety and Compliance (ASC1) framework, which is now live.
ASC1 has been designed to offer a full suite of asset safety and compliance support to help public sector organisations meet government guidelines and legal responsibilities relating to building life safety and maintenance.
Its timely arrival follows the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, which became law in July and requires affordable housing providers to address tenants’ needs and to appoint a health and safety lead to monitor compliance.
Developed in direct response to discussions with housing associations, local authorities, schools, and healthcare organisations, ASC1 offers a diverse range of expertise including property protection and associated services; asbestos management; water testing, treatment, and management; heating and air conditioning-related services; and electrical testing and relevant support.
Dean Fazackerley, LHC head of technical procurement, said: “We spent a long time engaging with the public sector to ensure ASC1 worked with their need for long-term compliance-related expertise and support in fulfilling asset and maintenance requirements.
“Throughout our pre-tender engagement process, our clients acknowledged the positive contribution our existing frameworks in property protection (V7), asbestos services (AS2) and water management (WM1) have made in delivering effective life safety systems in the management and maintenance of their assets, resulting in benefits for tenants.
“ASC1 is our response and combines these frameworks to enhance the services offered while also delivering two additional workstreams to cover a wide remit from gas safety to heating systems, electrical inspection, testing and servicing, and more, for both commercial and residential settings.”
Available nationwide, the framework will be delivered by LHC’s regional business units delivering frameworks across Great Britain, including Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA), Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA), South West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) across the South West of England, Consortium Procurement Construction (CPC) across the Midlands and North of England, and London and South East (LSE).
Dean Fazackerley added: “The range of high-quality HVAC manufacturers, consultancies and contractors appointed to our ASC1 framework have been rigorously assessed to give public sector organisations confidence in the safety-critical and compliance expertise available.”
ASC1, which runs until 3 September 2027 and has seen 83 companies in total appointed to the framework, is worth up to £100 million in England, £20 million in Scotland and £15 million in Wales. There are five workstreams under ASC1, including:
Workstream 1 Asbestos Consultancy, Surveys and Removal
Workstream 2 Property Protection and Associated Services
Workstream 3 Water Testing, Treatment and Management
Workstream 4 Heating and Air Conditioning Compliance, Servicing and Maintenance
Workstream 5 Electrical Testing and Associated Services
The list of companies appointed to the Heating and Air Conditioning Compliance, Servicing and Maintenance workstream on the £135m ASC1 framework is:
CPC
Aaron Services Limited
British Gas Social Housing Ltd T/A PH Jones
Kimpton Ltd
Liberty Gas Group Ltd. T/A Liberty Group
Lorne Stewart Plc
Robert Heath Heating Limited
Saltire Facilities Management Ltd
SURE Maintenance Limited
LSE
Aaron Services Limited
Axis Europe plc
British Gas Social Housing Ltd T/A PH Jones
BSW Building Services Limited
BSW Heating Ltd
DMA Maintenance Ltd
K&T Heating Services Limited
Quality Heating Services Ltd
Liberty Gas Group Ltd. T/A Liberty Group
Robert Heath Heating Limited
TSG Building Services Plc
SWPA
British Gas Social Housing Ltd T/A PH Jones
Hewer Facilities Management Ltd
Liberty Gas Group Ltd. T/A Liberty Group
Lorne Stewart Plc
Robert Heath Heating Limited
Saltire Facilities Management Ltd
WPA
British Gas Social Housing Ltd T/A PH Jones
Kimpton Ltd
K S Barry (Plumbing & Heating) Ltd
Liberty Gas Group Ltd. T/A Liberty Group
Lorne Stewart Plc
Robert Heath Heating Limited
Warmserve Services Ltd
Westward Energy Services Ltd
SPA
British Gas Social Housing Ltd T/A PH Jones
Home Comfort Smart Energy Solutions Ltd
Saltire Facilities Management Ltd