Contract Awards: 08/10/2025
Explore the latest UK social housing contract awards, including kitchen & bathroom modernisations, net zero retrofit works, planned housing repairs, fire safety, gas servicing, roofing frameworks, voids cleaning, drainage, and estate maintenance across England.
Strengthening housing stock across the UK, North Northamptonshire Council has appointed CR Design for a £90k Kitchen & Bathroom Replacement project, delivering essential modernisations across council homes over two months. In the same region, the council also awarded 1st Reaction Security a £69k Manned Guarding contract at Saunders Close, ensuring resident safety through round-the-clock site patrols.
Driving safety and compliance in supported housing, Transform Housing & Support has engaged RAAM Construction on a £750k Passive Fire Works call-off covering fire door replacements, compartmentation, and remedial upgrades, alongside Pennington Choices, who will provide £300k Asbestos Surveying and Testing to enhance asset safety and data management across its estate.
In Scotland, two significant sustainability projects are advancing — Langstane Housing Association awarded Newtech Energy (t/a Net Zero Fund Management) a £229k Solar PV & Battery Storage installation across 61 homes, while Crown Estate Scotland appointed Distrikt Energy for £100k Solar North Installation Phase 2, combining domestic PV systems with EV charging points to accelerate decarbonisation efforts.
Expanding its repair and maintenance frameworks, Leicestershire County Council has launched a £100m Minor Works Framework – Construction 2024, appointing contractors including 7 Formation, CBES, Oliveti Construction, Scope Construction, PGR Group, and Tanwood Construction. The four-year framework will cover new-build, refurbishment, adaptation, and commercial projects across the East Midlands, West Midlands, East Anglia, South West, and Yorkshire regions.
Ensuring efficient turnaround of vacant homes, Connexus Homes Ltd has reappointed Superclean (UK) for a £313k Void Cleaning Services contract spanning Shropshire and Herefordshire, targeting faster tenancy transitions and improved property standards across 600 homes annually.
Continuing housing renewal in Scotland, North Lanarkshire Council awarded Dem-Master Demolition a £1.25m demolition contract for Allershaw Tower in Wishaw, progressing its Tower Strategy regeneration plan. Meanwhile, under the MOD’s Future Defence Infrastructure Service, Amey Defence Services has appointed Hugh LS McConnell and PAH Building & Construction for external refurbishment programmes worth £1.1m and £317k respectively, covering properties in Scotland and Northern England.
In the South West, Stroud District Council has brought in E W Beard for a £295k Independent Living Modernisation Programme at Ashwell House, while Homes in Somerset (formerly Homes in Sedgemoor) commissioned MD Group to deliver £660k roofing, concrete, and balcony renewal works at Saltland House.
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