Scaffolding Services
Estimated value
£30.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
3
Published
27 Mar 2026
Description
Platform Housing is seeking to appoint contractors to deliver scaffolding services across its housing portfolio. The services will include the erection, adaptation and dismantling of scaffolding structures to support a range of activities including responsive repairs, planned maintenance, compliance works and property investment programmes. The requirement will cover scaffolding of varying sizes and configurations across different housing stock types, including houses, flats and low- to medium-rise residential buildings. The contract is structured geographically and services will be delivered across Platform's Severn, Tame and Witham regions. Platform Housing intends to appoint up to six contractors to deliver these regionalised services. The intention of these awards are to provide support to both Platform Housings in-house contractor (Platform Property Care), and to other contracted supply chain partners.
Scope
- Reference
- Lot 6
- Total value
- £30,000,000 excluding VAT£36,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2031Possible extension to 31 Oct 2041
The initial contract term is five (5) years. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the contract for up to a further five (5) years through extension periods of up to three (3) years and a further two (2) years. Any extension will be exercised at the sole discretion of the contracting authority and will be subject to satisfactory contractor performance, continued operational requirements and the availability of budget. Extensions will be applied in accordance with the provisions of the contract.
- Main category
- works
- CPV classifications
- 44212310452621004526211045262120
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 30% of the evaluation score will be awarded based on the total tendered cost submitted by the bidder in accordance with the pricing schedule provided in the tender documents. The lowest compliant tender will receive the maximum score, with other bids scored proportionately in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in the procurement documents. | cost | 30.00% |
| Quality | 70% of the evaluation score will be awarded based on the quality of the bidder's proposal. Quality will be assessed against the questions set out in the tender documentation and will cover areas such as service delivery approach, operational capability, health and safety management, customer considerations and social value commitments. | quality | 70.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate appropriate financial standing and legal compliance in order to participate in the procurement. This will include confirmation of financial capacity, appropriate levels of insurance and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Full details of the legal and financial Conditions of Participation, including minimum requirements and evidence to be provided, are set out in the Conditions of Participation (CoP) document issued with the procurement documents. Full details are available within the Conditions of Participation document suite.
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate relevant technical and professional ability to deliver scaffolding services of a similar nature and scale. This may include evidence of previous experience delivering comparable contracts, appropriate qualifications and certifications, health and safety compliance, and the availability of suitably qualified personnel and resources. Full details of the technical Conditions of Participation and assessment methodology are set out in the Conditions of Participation (CoP) document issued with the procurement documents. Full details are available within the Conditions of Participation document suite.
Where the number of suppliers meeting the Conditions of Participation exceeds the maximum number to be invited to tender, suppliers will be shortlisted based on the evaluation of their responses to the Conditions of Participation questions set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Responses will be assessed using the scoring methodology described in the Conditions of Participation (CoP) document and the highest ranked suppliers will be invited to submit a tender. As outlined in the CoP document, Platform intends to invite between three (3) and four (4) suppliers to tender for this lot, with between two (2) and four (4) suppliers per sub-locality, subject to sufficient suitable applicants. A maximum of ten (10) suppliers will be taken forward across all localities for this lot. Where fewer compliant suppliers are received, all compliant suppliers may be invited to tender.
Submission & procedure
- Submission address
- www.Proactis.com All tender submissions must be submitted electronically via the Platform Housing Group eTendering system (Proactis). Interested suppliers must register on Proactis and search for the opportunity in order to access the procurement documents and submit a response. No submissions will be accepted outside of the Proactis system ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 3 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scaffolding - Severn | £10.0m | active |
| 2 | Scaffolding - Tame | £10.0m | active |
| 3 | Scaffolding - Witham | £10.0m | active |