Fusion21’s new framework covers responsive repairs, void management, disrepair and contact centre services (picture: Fusion21

Procurement specialist Fusion21 has announced a list of suppliers appointed to a new £350m UK-wide responsive repairs and void property framework.

Of the 72 successful suppliers, 78% are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that together with larger contractors will create a “broad supply chain with regional and national delivery capacity”.

The firm said the framework will support social housing landlords with compliant procurement for responsive repairs, void property improvement and property maintenance services.

The new framework is divided into lots: responsive repairs and maintenance, void property improvement, void property security, clearance and pest control, disrepair works and contact centre services.

Fusion21 has introduced a national lot covering England as a whole for lots 1, 2 and 4 – responsive repairs and maintenance, void improvement and disrepair – to complement the existing sub-regional structure.

“This is designed to create greater capacity at regional level, opening more opportunities for SMEs, while retaining national suppliers with the ability to deliver complexity across a wider geography, enabling greater competition and thus benefitting members,” it said.

Fusion21 said the approach will strengthen national capacity while maintaining regional coverage, creating a “diverse and resilient” supply chain across the framework.

Peter Francis, group executive director of operations at Fusion21, said the new appointments “will give Fusion21 members flexible call-off options, through either competitive or direct selection, supporting more efficient procurement”.

He added: “The framework also offers robust quality and compliance standards, multiple pricing options and delivery models that can be tailored to local, regional or national requirements.

“We received over 170 bids across the five lots, demonstrating the continued strength of both the framework and Fusion21’s reputation as a trusted procurement partner and reputable framework provider for the public sector,” Mr Francis said.

The full list of contractors can be found here.

This latest framework by the firm comes after it announced the successful suppliers appointed to its £1.5bn decarbonisation lot last year.

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Fusion 21 reveals 72 suppliers to latest £350m framework