Contract Tenders: 16/09/2025
Today’s procurement landscape highlights a mix of large-scale frameworks and specialist service contracts, underscoring the UK housing sector’s continued focus on investment works, compliance, and safety across housing stock.
Leading the day’s opportunities, Magenta Living has unveiled a £70m Planned Investment Works Framework spanning 48 months across the North West. Structured into ten lots, this major procurement covers everything from energy efficiency measures, roofing, and windows to kitchens, bathrooms, rewires, heating, and whole-house upgrades. The framework aims to deliver wide-ranging planned investment works across its housing portfolio, ensuring long-term compliance, sustainability, and resident satisfaction.
Strengthening the focus on building safety, Wandsworth London Borough has launched a £7.5m, 60-month Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Maintenance contract. Split into two lots, the opportunity will see the inspection, servicing, and repair of fire alarms, automatic smoke ventilation systems, and emergency lighting across residential housing blocks.
Turning attention to essential compliance, Portsmouth City Council is re-tendering its Term Service Contract for Water Hygiene Compliance – 2025, valued at up to £3.7m over a potential 10-year term. Covering 17,500 homes and 550 corporate assets, the contract spans statutory water hygiene inspections, temperature monitoring, legionella risk assessments, and shower head descaling. This procurement opportunity highlights the sector’s increasing scrutiny under the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act, ensuring long-term compliance and resilience in housing stock management.
Driving housing delivery, Woven (formerly Habinteg Housing Association Ulster Ltd) has released a Competitive Land Design and Build Contract in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. Worth £10.5m over 24 months, this opportunity requires developers to supply land and deliver between 40–50 new social housing units on a single site. The contract demands land provision, design, and construction in line with statutory and Department for Communities standards, aligning with Northern Ireland’s push to expand social housing capacity.
Rounding out the day’s notices, Salix Homes is seeking suppliers for a £1.25m, 36-month Passenger, Domestic Lifts and Hoists Service, Repair and Installation contract. Covering installation, servicing, and maintenance, this procurement underscores the importance of accessibility and equipment reliability in managing diverse housing needs.
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