{"id":10021,"date":"2026-01-29T12:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10021"},"modified":"2026-01-29T12:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:35:01","slug":"thursday-29-01-2026-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/awards\/thursday-29-01-2026-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 29\/01\/2026 \/ Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Contract Awards: 29\/01\/2026<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore the latest UK social housing contract awards featuring responsive repairs, compliance audits, fire safety works, digital platforms, roofing, retrofit and professional services across councils and housing associations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kicking off with core maintenance delivery, Responsive Repairs and Void Property Services \u2013 Lot 3A &amp; 3B (Call-off) awarded by <\/span><b>Cheltenham Borough Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Cardo (West &amp; Wales) for a \u00a32.5m contract covering responsive repairs and void refurbishments across council homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining void turnaround momentum, Void Works (Call-off) from <\/span><b>Accent Housing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sees R. Benson Property Maintenance appointed on a \u00a3500k, 12-month direct award to deliver repairs and associated works across multiple regional housing portfolios.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focusing on external fabric care, External Render Cleaning and Painting to Fernville Close and St James Court awarded by <\/span><b>Thirteen Group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Absolute Plumbing &amp; Maintenance for \u00a3198k over two months, covering preparation, cleaning and redecoration works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Targeting accessibility adaptations, Re-Configuration DFG Works from <\/span><b>Lichfield District Council <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appoints Tyrer Building Contractors for a \u00a335k, 1-month Disabled Facilities Grant reconfiguration project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthening compliance oversight, DSEAR &amp; Auditing of Commercial and Domestic Heating \u2013 Lot 2 (Call-off) awarded by <\/span><b>Accent Housing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Corgi Technical Services for \u00a380k over 24 months to audit heating systems under the <\/span><b>CHIC framework<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting specialist heating assets, MTC for Commercial Oil Boiler Servicing, Biomass and LPG Heating Maintenance (Call-off) from <\/span><b>South Ayrshire Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Richard Irvin FM for \u00a318k, delivering reactive and planned servicing under Scotland Excel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding heat network management, Heat Meter (Open Protocol) Metering and Billing Contract awarded by <\/span><b>Hackney London Borough<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Sycous for \u00a3180k, managing and maintaining 1,660 meters across council housing stock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving on-site renewables, Solar Panel Installation from<\/span><b> Lancaster City Council <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appoints RJ Solar for a \u00a3140k, 2-month contract installing PV systems across council-maintained homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complementing heat network coverage, Heat Meter (Closed Protocol) Metering and Billing Services awarded by<\/span><b> Hackney London Borough<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Switch2 Energy for \u00a3120k to manage 744 closed-protocol meters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancing fire remediation planning, Ladywood House Fire Remediation Scheme (PCSA Phase) awarded by <\/span><b>Portsmouth City Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Harmony Fire for \u00a340k, delivering planned design services under a JCT PCSA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Addressing FRA actions, FRA Remedial Works \u2013 Bartley Court and West\/East Borough from <\/span><b>Aster Group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints FG Property Services for \u00a328k to remove combustible materials and construct fire-proof bin stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving communal safety, 2\u201396 Keat Street Refurbishment Work awarded by <\/span><b>Plymouth Community Homes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Classic Builders for \u00a3272k over 24 months to deliver balcony, walkway and render remedial works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlocking larger family homes, Project Void \u2013 61\u201363 Eastney Road from <\/span><b>Portsmouth City Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints A Purkiss for \u00a3123k, converting two flats into a four-bedroom house with full refurbishment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding internal space, 2 Bedingfields Loft Conversion \u2013 NRW\/30126 awarded by <\/span><b>Norwich City Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Ark Property Services for \u00a383k, delivering a new sleeping room through roof conversion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining roof integrity, Midlands Roofing Works (Call-off) from <\/span><b>Metropolitan Housing Trust<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints J Wright Roofing for \u00a3183k to deliver responsive roof repairs across Midlands housing stock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting strategic land progression, DARTS Lot 1 \u2013 Land at Northeye awarded by <\/span><b>Homes England<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints WSP UK for \u00a31.24m over 21 months to support demolition procurement, planning and site allocation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modernising housing operations, Housing Services Digital Platform from <\/span><b>Halton Housing Trust<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Plentific for a \u00a3917k, 60-month contract supporting repairs, maintenance and compliance workflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthening development delivery, Employers Agent Services awarded by <\/span><b>Yorkshire Housing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Savills (UK) for \u00a3500k over 68 months to support multiple JCT design and build housing schemes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reinforcing fire safety assurance, Fire Door Inspections (Call-off) from <\/span><b>mhs homes group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Frankham Consultancy Group for \u00a3360k, delivering inspections across communal and flat entrance doors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upgrading allocations technology, Allocations System Software (Call-off) awarded by <\/span><b>Redditch Borough Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints MRI Software for \u00a3141k, providing a digital allocations platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancing high-rise safety cases, Structural Engineer Consultancy Service \u2013 QQ25070 from <\/span><b>Wolverhampton City Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Pick Everard for \u00a371k to deliver full Building Safety Case structural assessments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embedding urban design quality, Design Code for Three Score \u2013 NRW\/21667 awarded by <\/span><b>Norwich City Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appoints Levitt Bernstein Associates for \u00a353k to prepare a formal design code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closing the batch with performance oversight, Professional Services to Support the Maintenance Team \u2013 QQ25069 from <\/span><b>Wolverhampton City Council <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appoints Sigma Surveying Services for \u00a335k, supporting KPI monitoring, FRA programmes and contract performance 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Kicking off with core maintenance delivery, Responsive Repairs and Void Property Services \u2013 Lot 3A &amp; 3B (Call-off) awarded by Cheltenham Borough Council appoints [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10021"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10026,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10021\/revisions\/10026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}