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Ensuring Legionella Compliance and Water Hygiene in bpha Properties

Introduction bpha is a housing association that has a strong presence in Bedford but also operating in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire, managing 20,000 homes. Its mission is to provide high-quality, sustainable and affordable housing while fostering community connections. To uphold water hygiene standards and ensure Legionella compliance, bpha sought a specialist contractor via the CHIC Risk […]

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Direct Award for Asbestos Abatement Services

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In May 2024, The Wrekin Housing Group engaged with CHIC to facilitate the award of a contract for asbestos abatement services to Axiom Building Solutions. Axiom has over 15 years experience of working with Wrekin’s homes and operational requirements. A directly awarded contract ensured continuity, efficiency and cost savings while maintaining high service standards for

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Asbestos Surveys and Removal

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CHIC member Fairhive Homes, a Buckinghamshire based housing provider, needed to commission a comprehensive asbestos survey and removal programme across its properties. To meet this need, they procured Pennington Choices for surveys and Rhodar Industrial Services for asbestos removal through CHIC. The project was to be implemented to be delivered over a three year period

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Consumer Standards Compliance Health Check

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CHIC partnered with Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council to procure consultancy services for a comprehensive health check of their compliance with consumer standards. This review was to assess potential gaps, develop strategies to address non-compliance risks and prepare for future regulatory scrutiny through a mock inspection. The services were procured under the Consultancy Framework – LOT

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Supporting Re-Entry into the Residential Sector

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At CHIC, our partnerships team work closely with our supply chain partners to ensure that contractors and registered providers can collaborate effectively to deliver high quality housing. In this case study, Christian Standage, Bid Director at Galliford Try reflects on his experience with onboarding onto CHIC’s Newbuild Framework, demonstrating how it has enabled them to

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Swift and Effective Maintenance Solution for Cardinal Newman College

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Fire Alarm, Fire Detectors and CCTV Maintenance Contract Cardinal Newman College in Preston, Lancashire, faced an urgent need for service and maintenance of their fire alarm equipment. They approached CHIC to find a swift and effective solution. Given the urgency, CHIC determined that a Direct Award was the best approach. Churches Fire Security, the current

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Fire Safety Collaboration

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Ventro Awarded £1.2m Fire Safety Contract via CHIC Framework for North London Borough Ventro was awarded an important contract for Fire Compartmentation and Fire Safety improvement works for a registered housing provider in North London. The member chose to utilise the CHIC Fire Spread Prevention Framework for this work, which provided an efficient procurement route

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Stock condition surveys

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Camphill Village Trust contacted CHIC regarding an urgent requirement for Stock Conditioning Surveys. The project requirements were reviewed and CHIC proposed solutions to the member. Camphill Village Trust decided to utilise the Consultancy Services Lot 5 Housing and Asset Management Framework and the Direct Award solution. A contract was put in place swiftly, supported by

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Supporting Young People into Employment

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CHIC places great importance on its social value activities, which are featured within each  Annual Report. For 2019/20 it is pleasing to report that CHIC recruited 22 apprentices from harder to reach groups, such as NEETS (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) and long-term unemployed. We achieved an impressive retention rate of 81.4%. One of

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Cooperation is the Key to Fire Prevention

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Background Prior to June 2017, FRAs and Fire Spread Prevention was not at top of the list for landlords, with many having competing priorities. Following the Grenfell disaster, focus has firmly been on Passive and Active Fire Protection. In 2018/19 CHIC’s total spend on fire prevention reached £1.8m and was projected to reach £7.2m by

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Building Safety & Compliance

Ensuring Legionella Compliance and Water Hygiene in bpha Properties

Direct Award for Asbestos Abatement Services

Asbestos Surveys and Removal

Consumer Standards Compliance Health Check

Supporting Re-Entry into the Residential Sector

Swift and Effective Maintenance Solution for Cardinal Newman College

Fire Safety Collaboration

Stock condition surveys

Supporting Young People into Employment

Cooperation is the Key to Fire Prevention

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