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Our Monthly Briefing provides a concise overview of activity across the UK social housing repairs, maintenance and construction sector. Drawing on live procurement data, contract \t\t\t\t\t\tawards, client activity and market intelligence, it highlights emerging trends, investment priorities and opportunities shaping the market.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Social Housing RMI Business Intelligence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’26,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you\u2019ll fantasise that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Respect your elders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Schmich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It only seems like just over a year ago I was at the 2025 Housing Community Summit in Liverpool, but low, it came round again. Not a conference to miss. So I booked my ticket to Manchester (Doh!) – mistake possibly due to the close proximity of L and M in the alphabet – and headed up to La La Land, to spread some Locarla love.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
If you don’t know already I sit in a very fortunate position where, unlike most people I come into contact with – housing associations and local authorities are not my target market. They talk about wanting data, but they don’t really. Although – and I kid you not – one of our few HA clients has 95 users. Go figure that out. They \u2018get it\u2019.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
But this situation pains me; we have the largest repository of social housing data in the world and they don’t know what to do with us. So, this month we’re trying to make accessing housing data easier for everyone – think \u2018painting by numbers\u2019, without the paint, or the numbers. If you’ve been to our Housing<\/strong><\/a> section this week you will have seen that we have changed the default data on the home screen. We did this (should have done it years ago), to highlight the range and breadth of data we collect. Next week, we’re adding more \u2018data views\u2019 – Housing, Finance, EPC, R&M & TSMs. You click, we populate the table with data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What I am loving even more than that is a \u2018Notice Intelligence\u2019 demonstration page Ajay & the team built for you good people. You can read more about that below.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clients have seen quite a few changes to our contract section over the past couple of months. Because of that, we re-built the Contract Management PDF<\/strong><\/a> so clients and non-clients can see screenshots of the system \u2013 although it will have to change again next month…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Now I’m spent. I’ve given you everything. I don’t even have the energy to tell you about the big project we’ve been working on to incorporate the contract notice with client and contract intelligence onto one page – you’re just going to have to wait until next month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
‘Blue links<\/a><\/strong>‘ for all and ‘green links<\/a><\/strong>‘ are behind login so dependent on your licence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welcome, welcome, one and all.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Notice Intelligence<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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We taught Locarla to read a tender.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We have been working for some time on how we can use large language models within Locarla – not simply by adding an AI chatbot, but by combining them with the data, classifications and sector knowledge we have built over many years. We didn’t set out to build \u2018AI enabled software\u2019 – we wanted to learn how to build our own \u2018AI\u2019 without ChatGPT, Claude etc. This journey will have taken us 3 years in January.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The demonstration we are showing here was built in a day and a half. Not because the problem is simple, but because the underlying work wasn’t.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The \u2018notice reader\u2019 sits on top of the classifications, procurement data, sector knowledge and language-model infrastructure we’ve already spent years developing. Once that foundation exists, building useful applications on top of it becomes considerably faster.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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This week we applied that work to procurement notices.<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A procurement notice contains a lot of useful information, but much of it is buried in unstructured text. We are training our systems to read that information and turn it into a consistent contract record – identifying the scope of work, trades, property types and quantities, planned and responsive requirements, contract structure, duration, value, mobilisation requirements and other important details.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It also produces a short plain-English summary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Why does that matter?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Because once information is structured, we can do much more with it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instead of simply finding a notice containing the right keywords, Locarla will increasingly be able to understand what the contract is actually about.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It means better searching and filtering, better contract comparisons, more accurate alerts and, ultimately, the ability to interrogate hundreds of thousands of contracts in ways that aren’t possible when the important information is buried in descriptions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This isn’t a product – what we’re showing you here is what is happening under the hood at Locarla every day. We train systems to understand procurement data so it can make connections to other notices, clients, contractors, to give our clients better business insight.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Try our notice intelligence demo for yourself.<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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It’s all News to me!<\/a>
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POLICY & REGULATION<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Homes England confirms \u00a339bn strategic partners for social and affordable homes<\/strong>
\nHomes England names 33 strategic partners to deliver thousands of social and affordable homes through the 10-year \u00a339bn programme.<\/span>
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Housing Plus Group secures \u00a3961m funding package for homes and communities<\/strong>
\nHousing Plus Group secures \u00a3961m from five banks to invest in existing homes, deliver new homes and strengthen communities.<\/span>
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Clarion Housing Group raises \u00a3250m through 15-year sustainability bond<\/strong>
\nClarion\u2019s \u00a3250m sustainability bond will fund new homes and investment in existing stock, strengthening long-term development and asset investment capacity.<\/span>
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NHG secures \u00a3250m facility to invest in homes and deliver new affordable housing<\/strong>
\nNotting Hill Genesis secures \u00a3250m from The Housing Finance Corporation to improve 60,000 homes and support new affordable housing.<\/span>
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Fusion21 lines up \u00a3750m housing construction and refurbishment framework<\/strong>
\nFusion21 plans a four-year framework covering housing refurbishment, new build, regeneration and improvement programmes across the UK from 2027.<\/span>
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Hounslow launches \u00a3360m investment partner search for 550-home Convent Way regeneration<\/strong>
\nHounslow Council seeks a private investment partner for Convent Way, with 550-568 replacement and additional homes across mixed tenures.<\/span>
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South East Consortium opens two cleaning tenders worth \u00a33.4m<\/strong>
\nSouth East Consortium invites suppliers to bid for cleaning contracts with Populo Living and YMCA St Paul\u2019s Group.<\/span>
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CDS Cooperatives appoints 167 firms to \u00a32.5bn housing repairs framework<\/strong>
\nCDS Cooperatives appoints 167 firms for repairs, maintenance and planned works, including voids, M&E, fire safety, retrofit and compliance.<\/span>
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Fusion21 awards \u00a3350m repairs framework to 80 firms<\/strong>
\nFusion21 appoints 80 firms to its four-year framework covering responsive repairs, voids, disrepair and property services across the UK.<\/span>
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CLC secures place on \u00a345m GreenSquareAccord fire safety framework<\/strong>
\nCLC wins two lots covering compartmentation surveys and remediation across GreenSquareAccord\u2019s 25,000-home social housing portfolio.<\/span>
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Two Rivers Housing launches four-year retrofit programme for 200+ homes<\/strong>
\nTwo Rivers Housing partners with Severn Wye to deliver solar panels, heat pumps and insulation upgrades, supported by \u00a3650,000 government funding.<\/span>
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Axis wins \u00a33m-a-year Sandwell damp, mould and disrepair contract<\/strong>
\nAxis secures a two-year contract to deliver damp, mould, disrepair, water ingress, roofing, plumbing and building fabric works across 28,000 homes.<\/span>
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A PDF guide to contract management on Locarla.<\/a>
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PROCUREMENT PIPELINE OVERVIEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This month\u2019s procurement pipeline features major opportunities across construction, repairs and planned works, building safety, decarbonisation and materials supply in the UK social housing and wider public sector market.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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TOP OPPORTUNITIES<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scape Group – Construction Works and Services Framework<\/strong>
\nA major multi-supplier framework covering construction, residential development, decarbonisation, retrofit, repairs and maintenance across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nEngland, Wales, Northern Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a38bn<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n22 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) – PIN – Planned Maintenance Framework – NI<\/strong>
\nProposed Northern Ireland framework covering kitchens and bathrooms, windows and doors, roofing, cyclical maintenance, insulation, passive fire safety and net zero works.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nNorthern Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a31.5bn<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n44 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Eastern Procurement Ltd – Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation Framework<\/strong>
\nA combined framework for heating, electrical, mechanical, renewable and low-carbon systems, including servicing, compliance, responsive repairs and retrofit programmes.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nEngland, Wales, Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a31.06bn<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n34 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE & PLANNED WORKS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
emh group – PIN – Reactive and Planned Maintenance Services<\/strong>
\nProposed contract supporting the in-house maintenance team across 22,000 homes, covering responsive repairs, voids, kitchens, bathrooms, roofing, fire doors and other planned works.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nEast Midlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3666.7m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n8 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Eastern Procurement Ltd – PIN – Asset Sustainability, Improvement and Decarbonisation Framework – Questionnaire<\/strong>
\nProposed framework spanning kitchens, bathrooms, adaptations, electrical works, repairs, voids, insulation, decorating, fire safety and wider asset improvement programmes.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nYorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East Anglia, South East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3375m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n8 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council – WHC – Housing Maintenance Repairs<\/strong>
\nAppointment of contractors to deliver responsive repairs and related maintenance services across the Council’s housing stock of approximately 9,500 properties.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nEast of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a380m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n18 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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North Lanarkshire Council – PIN – Housing Kitchen Replacement Programme – Questionnaire<\/strong>
\nProposed large-scale programme for the supply and installation of replacement kitchens across occupied Council housing, with market engagement informing the procurement approach.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nScotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a365m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n13 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bron Afon Community Housing – PIN – DLO Support Framework (Meet the Buyer Event on 06.10.2026)<\/strong>
\nProposed subcontractor framework supporting the in-house DLO across responsive repairs, planned works and specialist services, including doors and windows, drainage, groundworks and whole-house refurbishments.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nWales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a318.5m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n15 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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HEATING, DECARBONISATION & RETROFIT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) – PIN – Mechanical & Electrical Framework – NI (Engagement Events on 17.09.2026 & 30.09.2026)<\/strong>
\nProposed Northern Ireland framework covering mechanical and electrical works, heating, fire and security systems, sprinklers, renewables, low-carbon technologies, servicing and maintenance.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nNorthern Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3500m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n44 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Renfrewshire Council – Net Zero – Retrofit Works (Externals) – Design and Build<\/strong>
\nResidential retrofit programme covering insulation, windows and doors, roofing, ventilation, solar PV, heat pumps and PAS 2035 assessment and design.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nScotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3135m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n18 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council – Gas Maintenance Services<\/strong>
\nGas servicing and maintenance across approximately 9,500 homes, including annual safety checks, heating repairs, boiler installations, heat pumps and emergency services.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nEast of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a330m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n29 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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FIRE SAFETY & BUILDING COMPLIANCE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM) – Fire Safety, Fire Doors and Building Remediation Works Framework – EEM0053<\/strong>
\nFramework covering fire safety and building remediation works, fire safety consultancy, and the supply and installation of composite and timber fire doors.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nEngland, Wales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3666.7m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n41 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Southern Housing – Fire Remedial Frameworks<\/strong>
\nTwo frameworks covering fire remedial works across Southern Housing properties, with separate lots for lower-value projects suited to SMEs and higher-value projects for larger suppliers.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nEast Midlands, West Midlands, East Anglia, Greater London, South East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3200m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n27 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) – Asbestos Management<\/strong>
\nNational multi-supplier framework covering asbestos surveying, analytical services and removal works across domestic and non-domestic properties.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nUK Wide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3125m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n8 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2192 View notice<\/strong><\/a> | View client<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Kirklees Council – PIN – Framework for the Provision of Electrical Works and Goods<\/strong>
\nProposed framework covering domestic rewires, EICRs and remedials, electrical installation and maintenance, isolation devices and electrical and mechanical materials.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nYorkshire and the Humber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a330m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n13 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT & SUPPLIES<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) – Building Materials & Managed Stores – NEPO219<\/strong>
\nNational framework for managed stores and building materials, including plumbing, heating, gas, electrical, kitchens and modular buildings.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nUK Wide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3800m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n29 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Codi Group (formerly Pobl Group) – New Construction Framework<\/strong>
\nResidential construction framework for new-build schemes across Wales, structured by geography and development size from smaller schemes to projects exceeding 100 homes.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nWales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a3750m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n64 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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GreenSquareAccord – Supply of Materials<\/strong>
\nManaged materials solution supporting the in-house DLO, covering responsive repair van stock, electrical and heating materials, tools, kitchens, bathrooms and void materials.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nEast Midlands, West Midlands, South East, South West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a383.2m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n13 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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VIVID – Planned Roofing, Balconies \/ Walkways Replacement<\/strong>
\nPlanned roof replacement and refurbishment programme covering roofing, balconies, walkways, insulation, fire compartmentation and associated structural works.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Location\"<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\u00a356m<\/td>\n|<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Deadline\"<\/td>\n57 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The Other League Tables<\/a>
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Along with our main monthly league tables, \u2772see below\u2773, we also produce tables based on the following trades: Retrofit, Asbestos Survey, Fire Risk Assessment, Water\/Legionella & Stock Condition Survey. \u2772RMI Insight & Decarbonisation clients, click here for the PDF<\/strong><\/a>\u2773<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top of the league in each table are ….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retrofit:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wates Group<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asbestos Survey:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cube Environmental<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fire Risk Assessment:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pennington Choices<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stock Condition Surveys:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pennington Choices<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water \/ Legionella:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SMS Environmental<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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August League Tables<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Built Environment Contracts \u2013 August 2026 Overview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2026 saw total contract activity at \u00a3286.42m, a much quieter reading following the sharp spike seen earlier in the year. Activity was concentrated in a handful of trades rather than spread broadly across the sector, with Fire Safety leading at \u00a391.77m, followed by Gas Servicing & Central Heating at \u00a381.52m and Planned Works at \u00a364.50m – together accounting for roughly 83% of the month’s total.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fire Safety’s total was driven by large Peabody Trust awards to East West Connect (\u00a320m) and Fixatex (\u00a318m), while Gas Servicing & Central Heating was boosted by twin \u00a323m awards to Concept Heating Systems and Rothwell Plumbing Services with Together Housing Group. Overall, the month’s value rested on a small number of major awards rather than broad-based activity across the market.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Top Contractors (Showing 10 of 50 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Responsive Repairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Responsive Repairs activity fell sharply to \u00a314.89m in August, down from \u00a3390.10m in July and one of the weaker months of the past year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u2022<\/td>\nNew entrants featured prominently in the top rankings, led by Jeakins Weir (\u00a35.57m), GOS Heating (\u00a33.94m), Glasgow City All Trades (\u00a31.24m), and 1 Hornes Homes and Gelder (\u00a30.64m each).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nP J Lilley advanced to rank 41 (\u00a30.64m won), while Cardo Group held rank 4 with \u00a32.05m in August wins.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interpretation:<\/strong>
\nA subdued month, with activity concentrated in a wide spread of new entrant awards rather than incumbent-led wins.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Responsive Repairs (Showing 10 of 99 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Planned Works<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Planned Works activity eased considerably in August to \u00a364.50m, down from \u00a3247.84m in July and closer to the lower end of the annual range, though still above \u00a348.94m recorded in August 2025.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u2022<\/td>\nEmplas Window Systems made the biggest move, climbing twenty-five places to rank 39 on \u00a36.74m in wins, while Emanuel Whittaker rose fourteen places to rank 26 (\u00a36.36m won).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nSER Contractor slipped twenty-seven places to rank 47 despite securing \u00a33.10m. Our leagues are based on contracts won over a 12 month period, clearly SER had a big win 13 months ago. New entrants Foster Property Maintenance (\u00a39.73m), Penshurst Construction (\u00a37.09m), and P. Casey & Co (\u00a36.36m) all broke into the league.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interpretation:<\/strong>
\nA quieter month following July’s elevated activity, supported by a small group of sizeable awards and several new entrants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Planned Works (Showing 10 of 197 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gas Servicing & Central Heating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gas Servicing & Central Heating surged to \u00a381.52m in August, up from \u00a349.53m in July and the second-highest month of the year, behind February’s \u00a390.16m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u2022<\/td>\nConcept Heating Systems leapt eighty-two places to rank 4, and Rothwell Plumbing Services climbed thirty places to rank 3 – both landing \u00a323.00m awards.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nSureserve Compliance South held onto top spot with a further \u00a310.03m in wins, while McTear Contracts vaulted forty-nine places to rank 6 on an \u00a318.08m award.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interpretation:<\/strong>
\nA sharp acceleration in activity, driven by several major heating awards pushing the month to its second-highest level of the year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gas Servicing & Central Heating (Showing 10 of 102 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Voids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voids activity held firm at \u00a322.74m in August, barely off July’s \u00a323.17m and comfortably clear of June’s \u00a34.45m low – a second consecutive month of stronger volumes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u2022<\/td>\nThree fresh names cracked the top 25 this month: MP Group UK (rank 15, \u00a38.30m), Gratton Construction (rank 20, \u00a35.91m) and Derek McNulty Joinery & Building Contractors (rank 22, \u00a35.78m).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nQuality Assured Property Maintenance and A P Waters Building Contractors rounded out the new arrivals (\u00a32.51m and \u00a371,196 respectively), while incumbents C & M Servicing and CLC Contractors each edged back a single place.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interpretation:<\/strong>
\nMomentum has carried through from July, with new-entrant awards rather than incumbent activity keeping the market above \u00a320m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Voids (Showing 7 of 90 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Fire Safety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fire Safety held at a high level in August, recording \u00a391.77m – below July’s exceptional \u00a3131.20m but still the second-highest month of the past year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u2022<\/td>\nVentro climbed four places to rank 4 on \u00a36.69m in wins, and Seddon Construction jumped ten places to rank 20 with \u00a33.23m, while Snowdonia Fire Protection rose twenty-eight places to rank 37 (\u00a32.03m).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nNew entrants East West Connect (\u00a320m), Fixatex (\u00a318m), Lightside (UK) (\u00a312m), and Purdy Contracts (\u00a310m) underlined the continued flow of sizeable fire safety programmes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interpretation:<\/strong>
\nSubstantial activity persisted despite the pullback from July’s peak, supported by several large individual awards.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Fire Safety (Showing 10 of 171 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Roofing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roofing activity eased back in August to \u00a310.99m, down from \u00a328.98m in July, bringing the month closer to the lower levels seen earlier in the year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u2022<\/td>\nApex Services Group strengthened its league standing to rank 24 (\u00a32.92m won), Elkins Construction advanced sharply to rank 44 (\u00a31.68m won), Liam Bacon improved its position to rank 40 (\u00a31.19m won), and John Flowers edged up the table to rank 14 (\u00a343,716 won).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nNew entrants Niblock Building Contractor (\u00a32.92m) and Intercity Roofing (Yorkshire) (\u00a30.36m) secured their first league positions this month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interpretation:<\/strong>
\nA quieter month following July’s stronger activity, with value spread across a larger number of smaller awards rather than driven by a small number of high-value contracts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Roofing (Showing 10 of 148 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Reports, Reports & more Reports.<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All our RMI Insight & Decarbonisation clients<\/a><\/strong> receive news, reports, contract data and LA Minutes every day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Office for National Statistics<\/strong><\/td>\nPlumbing & Heating
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