Tuesday: 20/01/2026 / Awards

Contract Awards: 20/01/2026

Explore the latest UK social housing contract awards, featuring planned maintenance, Green Home Initiative call-offs, fire safety surveys, lift servicing, digital housing services, refurbishment works and masterplanning commissions.

Setting the pace, Internal Planned Maintenance (Call-off) sees Railway Housing Association & Benefit Fund appoint Bell Group for a £2.29m, 48-month programme delivering internal planned maintenance works across properties in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands under a framework further competition.

Driving defence estate upgrades, FDIS – Refurbishment Works to 100 Properties – Amey Central Region awarded by Ministry of Defence appoints Sovereign Group for £1.43m over two months, covering doors, windows and associated refurbishment works across East Anglia housing stock.

Maintaining strong retrofit momentum, Green Home Initiative – Phases 8, 5, 7 and 6 (Call-off) see Hillingdon London Borough Council appoint Saltash Enterprises across four 12-month packages totalling £1.90m, progressing phased energy efficiency and decarbonisation works across council homes in Greater London.

Progressing external fabric improvements, External Decorations and Repairs 13–25 Various Properties – Lot 2 (Call-off) awarded by Hampshire County Council appoints Richardson Decorating Contractors for a £127k, 2-month programme under its decoration and minor repairs framework.

Supporting accessibility infrastructure, Stairlift, Step-lift and Homelift Service & Maintenance Contract – M2526-12 sees Southend-on-Sea Borough Council appoint Mountfield Services for a £60k, 101-month contract covering servicing and repairs of lifting equipment.

Strengthening security systems, Door Entry and CCTV (Call-off) awarded by Magenta Living appoints EFT Systems for a £2.85m, 36-month programme delivering upgraded access control and CCTV across its housing portfolio.

Ensuring lift compliance, Lift Servicing and Maintenance 2025 sees Walsall Housing Group Ltd. appoint Guideline Lift Services for £440k over 48 months, supporting statutory servicing and maintenance across high-rise and supported housing assets.

Upgrading access control, Replacement of Complete Door Entry Intercom System with IPGuard – Citywide (Call-off) awarded by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council appoints Openview Security Solutions for a £315k, 35-month citywide door entry upgrade.

Supporting low-carbon systems, Renewable Technologies sees Bolton at Home appoint Elect Building and Maintenance for a £120k, 10-month programme covering mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance works.

Delivering minor power upgrades, Oakridge House Residential Care Home – Improvement of Power – Lot 7 (Call-off) awarded by Hampshire County Council appoints Green Building Maintenance for a £7k contract under its Minor Works Framework.

Addressing urgent service relocation, Homeless Service – Broadcasting House – R080 sees Middlesbrough Borough Council appoint Hobson Smith (Construction) for a £604k, 4-month project creating a secure, dedicated homeless service facility.

Maintaining statutory compliance, Asbestos Audits awarded by mhs homes group appoints Logical Compliance for a £48k, 60-month programme delivering asbestos auditing services.

Advancing digital customer services, Salesforce Service Cloud Voice sees Places for People Group extend its contract with Salesforce UK through a £22.54m licence procurement supporting voice, digital engagement and agent productivity across its national housing operations.

Strengthening income recovery, RentSense Income Collection (Call-off) awarded by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council appoints Mobysoft for £855k, deploying income management software to improve arrears recovery and tenancy sustainment.

Improving asset intelligence, Stock Condition Surveys (Call-off) sees Thirteen Group appoint Storm Tempest for a £417k, 5-month commission delivering 100% stock condition surveys via direct framework award.

Reinforcing fire safety oversight, Fire Safety Surveying, Engineering & Consultancy awards by Peabody Trust appoint Airey Miller Surveys for two separate £110k, 79-month contracts covering assets in Greater London and the South East.

Supporting place-based regeneration, Masterplanning and Landscape Services at Croftlands – DARTS Lot 2 sees Homes England appoint BDP for an £83k, 18-month commission in Ulverston.

Rounding off the day, Consultancy Services – Refurbishment of Houses (Call-off) awarded by West Northamptonshire Council appoints CS2 for a £70k, 14-month contract providing construction consultancy support for housing refurbishment projects. 

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