New Homes for Wales

Welsh Procurement Alliance seek to establish a framework for the construction of new build housing projects.
The works (including associated services and/or supplies) to be delivered include the development of new build housing projects, including ‘Housing’ (housing, bungalows, flats, apartments etc.) and ‘Accommodation’ (sheltered accommodation, care homes, extra care e.g. dementia) student accommodation etc. The proposed scope would also include, but not limited to:
- Conversions to form new dwellings, flats, bedsits or any other form of accommodation.
- Any joint ventures, partnerships and such like between contracting authorities and principal contractors.
- Package deals between contracting authorities and contractors.
- The provision of community facilities as part of a wide construction project. E.g. parks, playgrounds, community centres, schools etc.
- The provision of commercial units as part of a construction project. E.g. Where a client is proposing a mixed use scheme of domestic dwellings and commercial premises.
- Private housing, including shared ownership, homes for sale etc.
- Demolition, Decontamination and Associated Site Enabling Works
Demolition, Decontamination and Associated Site Enabling Works
The scope for this workstream will include the demolition, clearance and decontamination of a construction site to enable further development works to commence. These services may include:
- Demolition
- Site clearance
- Diversion and/or disconnection of existing site services
- Geotechnical and exploratory ground investigation and surveys
- Separation from existing buildings
- Decontamination.
- Ground improvement and/or compaction.
- Creation of access routes, ramps, security provisions and signage
- Provision of utilities to the site (temporary or permanent)
WPA is currently consulting with a number of Contracting Authorities across Wales who are being asked to be named as potential commissioners and users of the proposed framework when it becomes live in 2025. Most of these named contracting authorities have used WPA housebuilding frameworks/DPS over the past 5 years for various new build housing works. These are indicative of potential users and not a formal commitment to use this Framework once live. Other Contracting Authorities as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 can call off from the framework.
- Barcud Housing Association
- Bron Afon Housing Association
- Caerphilly County Borough Council
- First Choice Housing Association Ltd
- Merthyr Valleys Homes
- Newydd Housing Association (1974) Ltd
- Pobl Group
- Valleys to Coast Group
- Wales and West Housing Association

Lot 1: Construction — Workstream 1 of this framework is for construction.
The works (including associated services and/or supplies) to be delivered are new build housing projects, including housing, bungalows, flats, apartments, care homes, etc. WPA anticipates a wide range of projects being delivered under the framework, from single smaller sites to complex multi-site projects. This is reflected in a value-banded lot structure within each area:
- Micro - 1-5 units
- Small - 6-15 units
- Medium - 16 - 49 units
- Large - 50+ units
The framework also provides for the delivery of associated community buildings to residential developments (such as hubs and sporting facilities e.g. meeting places, health and care centres, recreational facilities and libraries). Plus, any associated commercial facilities such as car parks and retail units. However, whilst scope for this associated development is included, bidders will not be substantively evaluated on this aspect of development, rather clients seeking to commission such developments (permissible only as incidental to a residential scheme) will carry out a mini-competition. Capability to compete such developments is also not criteria for selection.
Evaluation criteria is as follows:
- Quality - 65%
- Price - 30%
- Social Value - 5%
Lot 2: Demolition — The scope of workstream 2 will include the demolition, clearance and decontamination of a construction site to enable further development works to commence. These services may include:
- Demolition
- Site clearance
- Diversion and/or disconnection of existing site services
- Geotechnical and exploratory ground investigation and surveys
- Separation from existing buildings
- Decontamination
- Ground improvement and/or compaction
- Creation of access routes, ramps, security provisions and signage
- Provision of utilities to the site (temporary or permanent)
Evaluation criteria will be as follows:
- Quality - 65%
- Price - 30%
- Social Value - 5%