Lancashire Housing Partnership focuses on good and efficient procurement to gain volume cost savings; promotes best practice across all projects and is committed to reinvesting volume cost savings directly back into local businesses, employment and training.
Projects include kitchens, bathrooms, doors, windows, central heating systems, gas servicing and external works. LHP will place an emphasis on providing a steady and increasing flow of work to framework contractors and suppliers who are interested in a long term partnership and developing their businesses.
Obvious benefits come from cost savings associated with bulk buying power but beyond this, clients of the consortia can benefit from learning of best practice. In addition clients can save time and money without the need to carry out their own tender processes.
Local construction businesses benefit by being able to budget more effectively with regard to both the longer term and higher volume contracts that LHP offer. In addition, by dealing direct with the social housing provider, contractors will be able to rely upon regular payments; assisting cash flow and helping their businesses grow..
LHP helps small to medium enterprises in the local area to improve, grow and deliver better services while helping local people to develop skills and formalise qualifications through better recruitment and training. All LHP contractors will be expected to recruit and fully train more staff.
LHP has a customer satisfaction strategy in place that integrates the various practices currently employed by individual organisations, thereby creating economies of effort and shared learning. This includes arrangements for consultation, satisfaction surveys and involvement of customers in the procurement process.