Contract Tenders: 30/10/2025
Explore today’s UK housing and defence tenders — from LHC Procurement Group, VIVID, Amey Defence Services, Northumberland County Council, Choice Housing, Riverside, RBWM, Apex, and more including of frameworks and refurbishment opportunities spanning fire-safety frameworks, retrofit delivery, FDIS estate refurbishments, lift and height-safety contracts, and targeted remedial and adaptation works across the UK.
LHC Procurement Group continues to lead innovation in compliance and safety with two major frameworks this cycle: the £100m Fire Doors Framework (Scotland) and the £85m UK-wide Fire Doorsets Framework, forming part of LHC’s FD9 Programme. Designed to deliver certified, security-rated, and energy-efficient door systems, these frameworks will support local authorities, housing associations, and public sector clients with end-to-end solutions — from supply to installation and maintenance. The frameworks cover timber, composite, and metallic fire doorsets, with stringent testing and setting a high bar for fire safety and performance across UK housing stock.
VIVID has opened a major opportunity under its £43.3m Retrofit Works Programme (2025–2030), aimed at upgrading 3,500 homes to EPC Band C. The five-year framework supports VIVID’s long-term Net Zero Investment Plan, covering a full range of retrofit technologies including insulation, low-carbon heating, ventilation, and solar integration. This is a clear indicator of how housing associations are scaling decarbonisation delivery while aligning with national sustainability goals.
Southern Housing has launched a £2.22m Height Safety Systems Framework, focused on inspection, testing, and reactive maintenance across its property portfolio. This move enhances operational safety and ensures ongoing compliance with regulatory standards — a critical area as social landlords continue prioritising asset integrity and resident safety.
Anchor Hanover Group is also strengthening its compliance footprint with a £1.45m PIN for LOLER Inspections. The framework aims to appoint a single national supplier to deliver inspection, testing, and maintenance services across its extensive housing network, optimising lift safety and performance standards.
Yorkshire Housing is driving security modernisation through a £1.25m Security Systems Framework. Covering door entry systems, access control, and automated gates, the initiative will enhance both tenant safety and building technology integration across its managed stock. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is progressing plans for a £1.14m Term Service Contract for lift maintenance and inspection across its property portfolio. The contract focuses on ensuring reliable operation of both passenger and goods lifts, reinforcing the council’s ongoing investment in accessibility and estate safety.
Haringey Council continues to deliver on home adaptation commitments with a £145k Adaptations Contract for stairlifts, Closomats, and hoists. The project supports residents with mobility needs, forming part of the borough’s broader accessibility programme under Disabled Facilities Grant funding. Bield Housing Association has gone to market for a 36-month Boiler Control and BMS Servicing Contract, focusing on responsive repairs, component replacement, and building management system upgrades across its assisted living schemes. The initiative aligns with ongoing efforts in Scotland to enhance energy efficiency and system reliability across supported housing stock.
RJ Chartered Surveyors are overseeing critical fire remediation works at The Osborne Apartments, Swansea, under the Welsh Government’s Building Safety Remediation Fund. This project addresses key fire safety risks identified through PAS and intrusive surveys, demonstrating how building safety remediation is accelerating across the devolved nations.
The Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) programme continues to expand under Amey Defence Services, with new refurbishment and lifecycle projects across key Ministry of Defence estates — including Cottesmore, Marham, Wyton, and Wittering. Each package, valued at around £870k, includes roofing renewals, external wall insulation, energy-efficient glazing, and full envelope upgrades. The works reinforce the MOD’s long-term net-zero and sustainability commitments, while creating supply chain opportunities for Constructionline Gold and BIM Level 2 accredited contractors.
Northumberland County Council has invited bids for the Cramlington Area Re-Roofing 2025–2027 programme, a £3.36m contract covering scaffold erection, full strip-and-replace roof works and roofline renewals to ~424 dwellings — a high-volume roofing package that will suit established regional contractors with strong delivery teams and SV commitments.
Riverside is asking the market about balcony & deck remedial works (questionnaire stage) for selected M24 postcode flats, a £290k package for replacement railings and concrete repairs to balcony bases that will run through a quality-weighted procurement and may include site visits — a practical remedial scope for contractors specialising in structural repair and balcony refurbishment.
Apex Housing Group has a below-threshold DDA extension and ancillary works package for 273 Cornshell Fields, Derry — a targeted residential conversion/adaptation scope that will suit contractors experienced in DDA-compliant extensions and smaller-scale social housing refurbishments.
Windsor & Maidenhead Royal Borough Council (RBWM) is seeking market engagement for the Imperial Road Development Project (expressions and insights requested) — an ambitious demolish, design, build and manage proposition for independent living housing (two schemes, ~22 units total) aimed at people with learning disabilities. RBWM is inviting comments and market interest ahead of a potential procurement and is open to alternative delivery models; this is an early-stage development opportunity for developers and housing-delivery partners who can pair housing management with supported living services.
Rounding out today’s announcements, Choice Housing Ireland has confirmed a £4.25m redevelopment of its May Street headquarters in Belfast. The modernisation project will deliver a BREEAM Excellent-rated workspace powered by air source heat pumps, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and solar PV, representing a bold step in the association’s low-carbon transformation strategy.