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A €1.89 billion multi-supplier framework spanning 44 lots and 48 months consolidates capital works, planned maintenance and compliance services across UK social housing, with an Authorised User clause that extends access to a broad set of public bodies.

Community Housing has published a contract notice on the UK Find a Tender Service for a multi-supplier framework covering planned, cyclical and improvement works across housing and building assets. The estimated total value is €1,889,867,945.48 over 48 months, structured across 44 lots, with award criteria fixed at 60% quality and 40% price. The Hermix view of similar contracts shows 75 awards already on the books worth €5.2 billion, placing this framework inside one of the largest established procurement segments in UK public sector contracting.

Opportunity Overview

• Contracting Authority: Community Housing
• Buyer Type: Other
• Main Activity: Unknown (as stated in the notice)
• Reference Number: 1362
• Document ID: ukfts_032053-2026
• Tender Title: 1362 – Community Housing – Planned Works Framework

Scope of work, as stated in the notice:

• Capital works, planned maintenance and compliance activities across housing and building assets
• Building fabric: window and door replacement programmes, kitchens, bathrooms, roofing, joinery, painting, facade, asbestos removal and surveying
• Building services: gas, commercial heating, air conditioning, lift maintenance, sump pumps, lightning protection, ASHP and photovoltaic servicing, automated gates and access systems
• Compliance: fire precaution works and fire systems, water mains and CCTV surveys, water hygiene, statutory testing, electrical and PAT testing
• Improvements: planned improvement works, cyclical decoration, damp and mould remedial works, energy efficiency works, equipment and adaptations including DFGs
• Professional services: health and safety consultancy, building surveying, structural engineering, M&E compliance consultancy, CDM and principal designer services, architectural services, housing-related legal services, third-party gas and electrical auditing
• Lot Structure: 44 lots in total, of which 8 are optional value-based lots designed to distinguish between contracts below £1.2 million and contracts of £1 million and above. Where a workstream is split into value-based lots, suppliers must select one of the split lots (e.g. Lot 10 or Lot 10a) and cannot bid for both
• Place of Performance: United Kingdom
• Estimated Total Value: €1,889,867,945.48
• Contract Type: Works
• Contract Duration: 48 months
• Procedure Type: Open
• Award Criteria: Quality 60%, Price 40% (consistent across all lots)
• Publication Date: 8 April 2026
• Submission Deadline: 3 June 2026
• Tender Opening Date: 3 June 2026
• Language Requirements: Not specified in the notice
• EU Funding: No
• Contact: Oli Turnbull, oli@echelonconsultancy.co.uk, +44 1707339800
• Source: UK Find a Tender Service
• Related Notice: Corrigendum ukfts_035155-2026 published 17 April 2026

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Authority and Procurement Context

The contracting authority is named in the notice simply as Community Housing, with buyer type listed as Other and main activity stated as Unknown. The notice references TCHG (TCHG Group, TCHG Group Members and TCHG JVs) within the Authorised User clause, indicating that Community Housing operates within a wider corporate group structure.

The most strategically important element of the authority section is the Authorised User clause itself. The framework is not limited to Community Housing alone. The notice extends access to entities within the same group of companies as TCHG (TCHG Group Members), any TCHG joint venture, any UK Social Housing Provider (excluding TCHG entities and JVs), any national, regional or local health authority including NHS Trusts and Primary Care Trusts, any educational establishment from primary schools through to higher education, any other UK contracting authority as defined in the Procurement Act 2023, and supply chain members of any of the above. For the bodies in the third through seventh categories, access requires an Access Agreement with TCHG. In practice, a successful supplier on this framework can be called off by a much wider set of UK public bodies than the headline buyer alone.

The Hermix view of the procurement footprint shows 76 contract awards across all categories totalling €5.2 billion, of which 75 are classified as similar contracts. The platform tracks 4 renewals worth €1.5 billion (3 of them similar) alongside this active tender, with no other open tenders or prior notices in the dataset for this buyer. The wider market context shows 6,500 other buyers with similar projects, representing €129 billion in total value.

Competitive Landscape

The Hermix dataset shows the top 10 contractors who have won similar contracts in this market. The visible data is limited to 10 results, while the full pool of similar awards is 75 contracts worth €5.2 billion.

Ranked by total contract value:

• MORRO PARTNERSHIPS: €874 million across 4 contracts (average €218 million)
• MY HOLDINGS GROUP: €817 million across 3 contracts (average €272 million)
• MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION: €733 million across 2 contracts (average €366 million)
• SPELLER METCALFE LIVING: €648 million across 3 contracts (average €216 million)
• ETEC CONTRACT SERVICES: €141 million across 2 contracts (average €70 million)
• J HARPER SONS LEOMINSTER: €141 million across 2 contracts (average €70 million)
• CALFORDSEADEN: €21 million across 5 contracts (average €4.3 million)
• RIDGE: €16 million across 4 contracts (average €3.9 million)
• KARTAR CONSULTING: €15 million across 3 contracts (average €4.9 million)
• BAILEY PARTNERSHIP CONSULTANTS LLP: €11 million across 3 contracts (average €3.8 million)

A few patterns deserve attention. The visible top 10 totals approximately €3.42 billion. The top three contractors by value (Morro Partnerships, My Holdings Group, McLaren Construction) account for roughly €2.42 billion, or about 71 percent of the visible total. Average contract values for these three sit between €218 million and €366 million, which aligns directly with the larger a-suffix lots in this framework valued at €118.1 million each.

The lower half of the visible top 10 tells a different story. Calfordseaden, Ridge, Kartar Consulting and Bailey Partnership Consultants are consultancy and surveying firms with average contract values between €3.8 million and €4.9 million. These map onto the framework’s professional services lots (building surveying, structural engineering, M&E compliance, architectural services, CDM and principal designer services), which are valued at €7.087 million each.

Country distribution is uniform: every visible contractor is UK-based. The total country breakdown shows United Kingdom at €5.2 billion across 75 contracts with an average of €70 million per contract. Repeat winners are visible across multiple tiers, with Calfordseaden winning 5 contracts, Morro Partnerships and Ridge winning 4 each, and four other firms winning 3 each.

Commercial and Procedural Signals

Several elements of the tender shape who can realistically compete and how a bid should be approached.

Procedure. The procurement uses the Open procedure. Any qualified supplier may submit an offer without a separate pre-qualification stage. There is no negotiation phase. Bidders submit a complete technical and commercial response by the deadline.

Award criteria. Every lot uses the same weighting: Quality 60%, Price 40%. This is unusually consistent for a framework of this size and signals that technical merit, compliance evidence, and delivery methodology will outweigh aggressive price positioning. Bidders should invest disproportionately in the quality response.

Lot structure. The 44-lot structure is the defining feature. The 8 value-based split lots (a-suffix lots above £1 million, regular lots up to £1.2 million) allow proportionate supplier selection. Suppliers must pick one side of each split lot rather than bidding for both, which protects mid-sized contractors at the lower-value tier and lets specialist firms position cleanly within the bracket they can deliver.

Submission window. From publication on 8 April 2026 to deadline on 3 June 2026, bidders have 56 calendar days. The tender opening is also 3 June 2026. For a framework of this scale, 56 days is workable but demanding given the breadth of lots a single supplier may pursue. Teams pursuing multiple lots will need parallel bid streams from the outset.

Contract duration and EU funding. The 48-month duration positions this as a multi-year framework rather than a single works package. The contract is not financed with EU funds and operates strictly within UK national procurement rules under the Procurement Act 2023.

Authorised User reach. Beyond Community Housing itself, the framework can be called off by TCHG group entities, JVs, UK Social Housing Providers, NHS bodies, educational establishments, any UK contracting authority under the Procurement Act 2023, and supply chain members. The addressable market is substantially larger than the headline buyer.

Corrigendum. A corrigendum (ukfts_035155-2026) was published on 17 April 2026, nine days after the original notice. Bidders should retrieve and review it carefully, as it may modify timelines, scope or evaluation details.

Strategic Context and Interpretation

Read together, the data points to a deliberate platform-style consolidation play. Community Housing is unifying a wide range of planned works, compliance and professional services contracts under a single multi-supplier framework. The 44-lot structure, the value-based split logic, and the broad Authorised User clause suggest the framework is designed as a long-term call-off vehicle for a federation of public bodies rather than a series of project-by-project tenders.

The competitive landscape rewards established UK contractors with proven references at scale. The dominance of Morro Partnerships, My Holdings Group, McLaren Construction and Speller Metcalfe Living in the top tier (each averaging contracts above €200 million) confirms that the larger value-based lots will be contested almost exclusively by Tier 1 housing and refurbishment contractors. The professional services lots sit at €7.087 million each and align with the average contract values delivered by the consulting firms in the visible dataset.

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Practical Takeaways for Bidders

Who this tender suits:

• Tier 1 UK construction and refurbishment contractors with proven social housing track records, targeting the £1 million-plus a-suffix lots valued at €118.1 million each
• Mid-sized regional contractors targeting the up-to-£1.2 million split lots valued at €59.0 million each, where proportionate supplier selection protects against direct competition from Tier 1 firms
• Specialist trades firms in fire safety, asbestos, water hygiene, lift maintenance, ASHP/PV servicing and similar disciplines, targeting standalone single-trade lots ranging from €7.087 million to €34.2 million
• UK consultancies in building surveying, structural engineering, M&E compliance, CDM/principal designer services, architectural services and third-party auditing, targeting professional services lots at €7.087 million each

Critical attention points:

• The submission deadline is 3 June 2026, giving 56 calendar days from publication. Mobilise the bid team immediately, especially if pursuing multiple lots in parallel
• Tender opening is also 3 June 2026
• Award criteria are Quality 60% and Price 40% across every lot. Invest disproportionately in the quality response, especially around compliance, delivery methodology, and references
• Suppliers cannot bid for both sides of a value-based split lot (e.g. Lot 10 or Lot 10a). Choose deliberately based on capacity and risk appetite before drafting
• The Authorised User clause extends framework access far beyond Community Housing itself. Position the bid for a wider call-off market including UK social housing providers, NHS, schools and other UK contracting authorities
• A corrigendum (ukfts_035155-2026) was published 17 April 2026. Retrieve and review it before finalising the response

Closing

This procurement consolidates 44 lots of planned works, compliance services and professional consultancy under a single 48-month framework with a total value approaching €1.9 billion. Combined with the broad Authorised User clause, the framework’s effective reach extends well beyond Community Housing itself into the wider UK social housing, NHS and education estate. Structured, data-driven analysis is what separates a confident bid decision from a costly guess.

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