Contract Tenders: 10/10/2025
Explore the latest UK social housing tenders including Sutton’s retrofit works, Bristol’s window servicing, believe housing’s fire safety framework, NHS SBS’s public sector construction framework, and North Lanarkshire’s £8m refurbishment package.
In the South West, Plymouth Community Homes is progressing a new-build opportunity for 7 dwellings and car park improvement works at Bampton Road, Leigham. This 13-month design and build project includes sustainable design features such as air source heat pumps, PV panels and EV charging infrastructure.
Bristol City Council has issued a £50k Window Servicing Contract covering four high-rise blocks — Polden, Gaywood, Spencer and Norton. The three-month project will deliver essential maintenance across multiple tower blocks, ensuring continued compliance and occupant safety in the city’s residential stock.
In Scotland, Cairn Housing Association Ltd is inviting bids for the Redecoration of External and Communal Areas to 315 homes in Thurso. The 19-month redecoration programme will improve internal common areas and external finishes across three financial years, enhancing the long-term durability and appearance of its housing portfolio.
Further north, believe housing Ltd is procuring a £4.8m Fire Surveys and Remediation Framework over 24 months. Covering passive fire compartmentation, fire door remedial works, and surveys across low-rise blocks, sheltered housing and communal buildings, this major fire safety initiative underlines the organisation’s proactive investment in resident protection.
Delivering carbon-conscious upgrades, London Borough of Sutton has announced a trio of contracts under its Thicket Crescent and Thicket Road Retrofit Programme. The first, a £1m Mechanical and Electrical Works package, will introduce efficient heating and power systems to improve the borough’s housing sustainability. A second £352k External Fabric Repairs contract will focus on insulation and building envelope improvements, while the third £80k Fire Safety Works contract will strengthen resident safety through compliant upgrades to fire protection systems.
In the West Midlands, Birmingham City Council has launched a £15.33m Arboricultural Services Framework over 60 months for non-PFI tree maintenance across the city’s 736,000-tree stock, ensuring safe and sustainable management of urban greenery. Complementing this, the Council has also released a £500k Emergency Call-Out and Demolition Contract for 24/7 emergency response, including dangerous structures, partial demolitions and emergency security support across Birmingham.
In the North West, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing seeks suppliers for a £400k Pest Control Services contract to provide inspection, prevention and emergency eradication works, maintaining healthy environments across its housing estates. Meanwhile, Wythenshawe Community Housing Group is exploring a £166k Loft Insulation Services soft market test, aligning with its wider carbon reduction and asset investment strategy for over 14,000 homes.
Nationally, NHS Shared Business Services Ltd is preparing a landmark £750m Public Sector Construction Works 2 Framework. This UK-wide programme will support NHS and public bodies in delivering minor to major construction projects up to and beyond £35m, spanning healthcare, housing and infrastructure developments, while embedding sustainability and social value criteria into procurement.
In Scotland, North Lanarkshire Council has released an £8m Swedish Timbers Full Project Works Package under reference HO MR 24 066. The 17-month refurbishment programme includes removal of timber cladding, new insulated render systems, roof renewal, triple glazing, PV installations and asbestos remediation, with tenants remaining in occupation throughout the works.
Across Wales, Swansea City and County Council has announced a £1.65m Phase 2 contract for WWP Penyrheol, delivering new external wall insulation, roofing, windows and solar PV installations to improve housing energy performance. Similarly, Adra has invited bids for External Refurbishment Works in Caernarfon, covering 18 homes in Ffordd Cibyn and Ffordd Coed Marion, with work scheduled to commence in January 2026.
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