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title: "Innovation Chain North Framework (\"ICN\") for construction and associated professional services"
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# Innovation Chain North Framework ("ICN") for construction and associated professional services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-chain-north-ocds-h6vhtk-069f6d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Great Places Housing Group: "Innovation Chain North Framework ("ICN") for construction and associated professional services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,250,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Great Places Housing Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/great-places-housing-group-rsh-l4465)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,250,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Building construction work, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-chain-north-ocds-h6vhtk-069f6d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069f6d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-chain-north-ocds-h6vhtk-069f6d#tl-md)

## Description
Innovation Chain North (ICN) is a framework for construction and associated professional services.
It is designed to support the delivery of new homes and associated social infrastructure across the North of England.
The ICN framework is currently valued at £1.5bn over a four year period, geographically covering the North of England and beyond, creating a compliant procurement route for new build and refurbishment projects across the North West, North East, and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England.
Membership of ICN is open to Clients seeking to deliver mixed use housing and associated social infrastructure schemes, including local authority and housing associations.
ICN aims to place a greater emphasis on social value, so that every call off from the framework positively impacts local communities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45210000, 71000000, 73000000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2028 to 28/07/2032

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097377-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-15T10:36:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T20:15:46.389Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069f6d