Homes England will make a change from traditional frameworks to a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) that it said would allow housebuilders to start to work with it at any time.
The new system will see Homes England move away from having
fixed frameworks where housebuilders had one opportunity to join its Delivery
Partner Panel (DPP) when the panel was renewed.
The change from its currently Delivery Partner Panel (DPP3)
model is set to take place in July 2021.
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The DPS is set to open for a first round of applications in
April 2021. Housebuilders will have the option to apply to join the DPS at any
time as Homes England’s pipeline of sites coming to market are publicised on
the Homes England Land Hub or are brought forward by public sector landowners.
The new system will also introduce different categories of
membership. SMEs bidding to deliver smaller sites will have simplified entry criteria,
whereas the entry criteria for developers bidding to deliver larger sites will
be more testing. Larger developers will be expected to demonstrate leadership
around issues such as design quality, building safety, and improving equality
and diversity in the industry.
Homes England said housebuilders would also be able to
tailor their membership to express interest in specific locations or types of
development to give the agency the ability to market sites to interested parties.
Minister of State for Housing Christopher Pincher said: “We
are helping more SME and new developers to get into the house building market,
and the measures announced today will make it easier for them to work in
partnership with Homes England – unlocking home ownership for more families
across the country.
“This compliments our recent work to simplify the outdated
planning system through our planning reform proposals, making it easier and
cheaper for small developers to build the homes we need.”
Nick Walkley, chief executive of Homes England, said: “Whilst
a government procurement framework may not sound like exciting news, our new
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and land led approach really does modernise how
we invite bids for public land. I hope our partners can see that we’ve actively
listened to their feedback and acted on it.
“Our new DPS, with its new flexibilities, new membership
criteria and more effective approach to marketing sites, will benefit our
partners in the public sector and the housebuilding sector, particularly new
entrants and SMEs.”
