Refurbishment and Modernisation
Framework Description
Refurbishment and Modernisation (RM3) is LHC Procurement Group's refurbishment framework, set out in a framework guide under its CPC brand. It replaced the Whole House Refurbishment and Associated Works (WH2) framework and widened the scope to non-domestic buildings. RM3 runs from 1 March 2024 to 29 February 2028 with applications closed and 15 contractors appointed across five workstreams. This framework is used by LHC Procurement Group and SWPA.
Context & Use Case
Public bodies use RM3 to refurbish homes, offices and public facilities, choosing a single workstream such as kitchens and bathrooms or electrical works, or the multi-disciplinary workstream for whole-building schemes. Several workstreams are split into value bands, starting at £0 to £500k. Clients can award directly or run a mini-competition, and RM3 can be combined with supply frameworks for kitchens, doors and windows. Contracts started before 29 February 2028 can run to completion.
Scope of Services
Workstream 1: kitchens and bathrooms with associated works Workstream 2: electrical works Workstream 3: painting and decorating Workstream 4: environmental and external works Workstream 5: multi-disciplinary works
Lots
Workstream 1 Kitchens & Bathrooms with Associated Works; Workstream 2 Electrical Works; Workstream 3 Painting and Decorating; Workstream 4 Environmental and External Works; Workstream 5 Multi-Disciplinary Works
Who Can Apply
Kitchen and bathroom installers, electrical contractors, decorators, external works firms and multi-trade refurbishment contractors. Applications for this version of RM3 are closed, with 15 companies appointed, so others cannot join until it is re-tendered, which is likely before 29 February 2028.
Buyer Benefits
Trade-based workstreams let buyers run a kitchen replacement programme or a rewiring contract with specialists rather than a general builder, while the multi-disciplinary workstream covers void and whole-house works. Developed from client feedback on WH2, RM3 reflects what housing and estates teams asked for, including the option to cover non-domestic buildings.
Next Steps
Appointed contractors should read the RM3 framework guide for call-off rules and keep tenant liaison, health and safety and quality evidence current for direct awards and mini-competitions. Others should watch LHC's CPC pipeline and Find a Tender for the RM3 successor ahead of 29 February 2028, choose the workstream and value band that fit their typical projects, and build case studies from comparable refurbishment work.
How Athena Can Help
With only 15 contractors on this RM3, call-offs are a close contest. Athena's bid management for refurbishment contractors improves your quality scores and reviews your rates against likely competitors before each submission.
If you are not appointed, our framework onboarding support can get you onto open refurbishment DPSs now, and our tender planning for public bodies sets out a timetable for the RM3 re-tender so the evidence is ready in good time.
