Contract Awards: 13/01/2026
Explore the latest UK social housing contract awards, featuring lift maintenance, fire safety, energy networks, adaptations, compliance and capital works across local authorities and housing associations.
Innovating accessibility and independent living, South Ribble Borough Council has awarded Stannah Lift Services the Supply, Installation, Servicing and Maintenance of Stairlifts – Lot 1.1 (Call-off) contract for 60 months, with awards of £0.8m and £0.5m, delivered via the NHC stairlifts framework to support design, installation, testing and ongoing maintenance of domestic stairlifts across its housing stock and neighbouring Chorley areas.
Reinforcing fabric and energy performance of homes, Swansea City and County has let the Execution of Window Renewal to 44 Properties contract to Solar Windows for 7 months at £0.2m, covering full window replacement across multiple streets.
Enhancing home adaptations and accessibility, Hartlepool Borough Council has progressed Level Access Shower – DFG 6719 with Concord Electrical & Plumbing and two Disabled Facilities Grant schemes, Disabled Facilities Grant – DFG 6577 at £0.03m to Paul Proudlock Builders and Ground Floor Bedroom Extension – Fens Crescent – DFG 6584 at £0.03m to H.E.S Group UK, using targeted adaptations to create ground-floor bedrooms and level-access bathing facilities within existing dwellings.
Driving long-term decarbonisation and heat resilience, Sunderland City Council’s landmark Central Heat Network contract with 1Energy Group is a 480‑month, £130.0m joint development agreement to commercialise, deliver and operate a city-centre heat network serving municipal, commercial and residential customers through complex governance, connection and supply contracts.
Strengthening compliance and building services, Folkestone & Hythe District Council has commissioned T Brown Group on the 36‑month Commercial Gas Servicing, Maintenance and Associated Works 2026 – 2029 contract valued at £0.7m to service commercial gas and alternative heating systems, while Northumberland County Council’s 24‑month Meter Operated Services (Non Half Hourly) award to EDF at £0.2m focuses on automated electricity data collection to reduce estimates and ensure legislative compliance.
Deepening compliance-led safety and telecare resilience, Beyond Housing Ltd has let the 48‑month Hard Wired Warden Call / Telecare Scheme Repairs and Maintenance contract to Tunstall Healthcare (UK) at £0.4m, supporting hard‑wired warden call systems and telecare equipment, while Housing 21’s 300‑month Passenger Lifts Services (Call-off) award to Jacksons Lifts at £0.3m utilises a national framework to provide inspection, maintenance and lifecycle servicing of passenger lifts across its extra‑care and sheltered stock.
Elevating fire safety and life protection, City of Doncaster Council’s SLH – Residential Parks Fire Safety contract with Openview Security Systems at £0.1m delivers fire detection and alarm systems for residential parks, Dacorum Borough Council’s 3‑month Fire Door and Fire Upgrade Works award to Bellrock (Assets & Compliance) Consulting at £0.03m targets fire door upgrades across council properties, and Central Bedfordshire Council’s 12‑month Specialist Fire & Building Safety Advice – CBC-1825-T-SM contract with Ashby Fire Safety Services at £0.2m secures specialist advisory support covering fire safety, building safety, FRA and compliance across residential stock.
Reinforcing roofing and structural assets, Redditch Borough Council has procured Hardyman & Co on a 36‑month Roofing Works Contract worth £0.2m for ongoing roofing remedial works across its housing portfolio, while Milnbank Housing Association Ltd. advances education-led regeneration through the Haghill Primary School Development (Call-off) with The JR Group for £11.2m to create 47 new homes and refurbish a listed former janitor’s house, complemented by the Clerk of Works – Haghill Primary School (Call-off) appointment of Ross Quality Control at £0.1m to oversee quality and compliance on site.
Powering digital resilience and strategic asset management, Homes England (HCA) has awarded the Provision of Multidisciplinary Services – Quayside West to Turner & Townsend Project Management at £0.2m over 11 months to support development partner procurement and de‑risking, and the Tanium Deploy Module requirement 2024 – 2026 – RM6098 TePAS 2 contract to Softcat at an estimated £0.2m including an extension, underpinning vulnerability management and cyber‑risk control across its technology estate as part of wider transformation programmes.
Enabling smarter property licensing and fire risk management, Haringey London Borough’s 5‑month Procurement of Specialists to Review of the Existing Property Licensing Scheme, and Feasibility of a Proposed Renewed Scheme award to Cadence Innova at £0.1m commissions statutory‑based analysis and renewal options, while Ealing Council’s 24‑month Property Services Fire Risk Assessment Services contract with Metro Safety Group at £0.1m delivers PAS 79‑1 aligned FRAs across the property services portfolio to strengthen compliance and housing safety outcomes.
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