Response Maintenance (South and Belfast Areas)
Estimated value
£143.7m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
4
Published
13 Mar 2026
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Description
The lot contracts will deliver responsive maintenance, emergency repairs, void property works, civil engineering, asbestos services, fire safety works, and associated inspections across the Contracting Authority's properties within the relevant region. The Suppliers will provide a 24/7/365 responsive repairs service, undertake technical and compliance inspections, manage multi‑trade repair tasks, and support statutory landlord obligations. Services include working in occupied and unoccupied homes, communal areas, and Contracting Authority-owned land and buildings. The Suppliers must meet extensive requirements in health and safety, customer care, IT integration, appointments, reporting, social value, environmental sustainability, and performance management, and must collaborate with the Contracting Authority. No minimum volume of work is guaranteed. In accordance with the Procurement Policy Note 01/21 – Social Value in Procurement, this Contract will deliver measurable social value outcomes. Under this Procurement Suppliers will be required to support the Contracting Authority's social value objectives. Accordingly, Contract performance conditions and Award Criteria may relate, in particular, to social value. Information relating to the Pre-Tender Estimate will be provided within the Tender Notice and associated tender documents. It is expected that the following changes may be made to the associated tender documents: - Updated specification(s) - Revised Schedule of Rates from v6.3 (2007) to v8 (2022) - KPI Targets adjusted from 90–95% range to 85–90% - MAP adjusted from 80–90% range to 80–85% - Performance damages expected to be assessed on a quarterly average rather than a monthly basis - Inclusion of mechanism(s) for ongoing collaboration and joint improvement planning - 5-year flat contract term Full details of the Scope and any associated changes will be set out in the associated tender documents. The content of this notice is indicative only and subject to change with or without notice.
Scope
- Reference
- P1144
- Total value
- £143,742,831.98 excluding VAT£172,491,398.37 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Jun 2026 to 31 Oct 2031
- Main category
- works
- CPV classifications
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- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Full Legal and Financial capacity requirements will be detailed in PSQ1 of the tender documents.
Full Technical Ability requirements will be detailed in PSQ1 of the tender documents.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 16 Apr 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/ ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South West (South Region) | £18.8m | planned |
| 2 | South Belfast (Belfast Region) | £40.6m | planned |
| 3 | East Belfast (Belfast Region) | £39.0m | planned |
| 4 | South Down | £45.3m | planned |