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Published 6 Nov 2026, 16:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

2627-0336 Annual Internal Communal Improvement Programme

Official notice
Competition analysis

Authority: Islington Council (Local council)

WorksBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: London (UKI)
Planned pipeline value£2,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 19 Feb 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Aug 2029 · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Aug 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The programme will focus on enhancing the quality, appearance and functionality of communal areas within occupied residential buildings. Works will primarily consist of communal redecoration and flooring replacement schemes, alongside entrance and lobby enhancements and minor repair works where required.

CPV: Construction work · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 2 Aug 2027 – 1 Aug 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
45000000 Construction work50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Islington Council buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up

Islington Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerIslington Council · division 45
The marketConstruction work (CPV 45) · Greater London
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 33 of 34 known-size awards · market: division 45 · Greater London, n=1,162
97%78%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning. Small firms win more of this buyer’s work than the market’s: 97% against 78%, n=34.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Greater London.

Buyer: 11 of 12 known-location awards · market: division 45 · Greater London, n=1,149
92%31%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 92% against 31%, n=12.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: no decision dates published · market: division 45 · Greater London, n=206
—50 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 50 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 3 of 26 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: division 45 · Greater London, n=1,385
12%32%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer80 lots with bid counts · all categories
5% had one bid
The market279 lots with bid counts · division 45 · Greater London
12% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (80) / the market (279) · select a colour for counts
1 bid5% / 12%
Buyer: 4 of 80 lots with published bid counts. Market: 34 of 279 lots with published bid counts.
2–328% / 27%
Buyer: 22 of 80 lots with published bid counts. Market: 74 of 279 lots with published bid counts.
4–646% / 28%
Buyer: 37 of 80 lots with published bid counts. Market: 79 of 279 lots with published bid counts.
7+21% / 33%
Buyer: 17 of 80 lots with published bid counts. Market: 92 of 279 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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This buyer5 lots with estimate and award · all categories
0% below estimate
The market217 lots with estimate and award · division 45 · Greater London
41% below estimate
% of lots with an estimate and award: this buyer (5) / the market (217) · select a colour for counts
Below estimate0% / 41%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 90 of 217 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%80% / 29%
Buyer: 4 of 5 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 62 of 217 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate20% / 30%
Buyer: 1 of 5 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 65 of 217 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 4524 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£2.5m

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.

Expected competition
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 279 past lots.

—No model forecast yet12% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 279 similar lots
1 bid12%
34 of 279 similar past lots received 1 bid (12%).
2–327%
74 of 279 similar past lots received 2–3 (27%).
4–628%
79 of 279 similar past lots received 4–6 (28%).
7+33%
92 of 279 similar past lots received 7+ (33%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £2.5m, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Coming up in this sector

Contracts ending within 12 months · Retender Radar, sector filter set

Contracts ending in Construction & Civil EngineeringRetender Radar, CPV 45: incumbents and end dates for the next 12 months

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Nov 2026, 16:27 GMT
Last source update
6 Nov 2026, 16:27 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105901
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Construction workRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b6ee Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Nov 2026 → 2 Aug 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published8 days ago
    6 Nov 2026, 16:27 GMT
  2. Today
    15 Nov 2026
  3. Market engagementin 11 days
    26 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

    This Notice is for informational purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender. Its aim is to enhance transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details provided here may be updated or changed in the final tender notice. The Authority reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the procurement at any stage. The issue of this notice in no way commits the Authority to commence a procurement process.

    Suppliers interested in this opportunity are invited to complete the pre-engagement questionnaire which will inform and shape the procurement process and future programme

    How to express an interest -

    If you wish to apply for this contract opportunity please follow these steps:

    • Register your organisation free of charge via the London Tenders Portal
    • When you receive an email confirming your username and password use these to log on to the London Tenders Portal and express your interest in "2627-0336 Annual Internal Communal Improvement Programme"
    • Shortly after you have expressed interest, you will receive a second email containing a link to access the procurement documents.

    Visit: Expressions of Interest -

    procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View ↗

  4. Tender notice expectedin 96 days
    19 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 259 days
    2 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Nov 2026, 16:27 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Islington Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBMD-2513-CWJJ Islington Town Hall, London, London, N1 2UDContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure