Contract Tenders: 18/06/2025
Today’s public sector procurement roundup highlights new opportunities and developments in social housing maintenance, void property works, domestic boiler replacement, and regeneration-led development.
Opening a wide-reaching contract, Falkirk Council is seeking suppliers for a £7.2m Multi Trade Void Property Works Framework. Spanning 48 months, the framework will cover services ranging from brickwork, bathrooms, kitchens, and plastering to EICRs, house cleans, and heating, with up to six contractors appointed to operate across its housing stock.
Targeting timely housing reoccupation, East Riding of Yorkshire Council has issued a £6.6m Term Service Contract for the repair and maintenance of its void properties. The 36-month contract, extendable up to three years, requires comprehensive works under 12 defined objectives, ensuring properties are brought up to lettable standard across its growing 12,000-home portfolio.
Aiming to modernise heating infrastructure, New Forest District Council is procuring a four-year framework to replace domestic boilers in its council housing. The contract includes boiler removal, installation, tenant liaison, and documentation.
Setting sights on enhanced fire safety, Procure Plus Holdings Ltd is carrying out early engagement for a 48-month framework focused on fire stopping measures. Excluding fire doors, the scope covers installation of collars, pillows, wraps, and boards — with input sought from experienced installers to inform output specifications.
Preparing a national security offering, ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation) is consulting the market for its £83.3m Provision of Security Services framework (Ref: 347_26). The proposed 24-month contract will cover static guarding, mobile patrols, key holding, and event security.
Responding to operational priorities, West Dunbartonshire Council has launched a procurement for cleaning services across temporary and void accommodation. The 24-month contract is divided into two lots — addressing homeless accommodation and property relets — and aims to ensure quick turnaround aligned to statutory duties.
Steering a flagship regeneration scheme, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is progressing a £200m procurement for a development partner at Crompton Place. The 180-month contract will appoint a master developer under an MDA to deliver a residential-led, mixed-use transformation in the town centre, supported by phased delivery, meanwhile uses, and council-owned landholdings.