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Published 9 Nov 2026, 13:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

External Restoration, Refurbishment and Recoating at Peninsular House

Authority: VIVID Housing Ltd (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£150,000£180,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 9 Dec 202612:00 GMT · 29 days left
Clarification cut-off 2 Dec 202612:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 1 moends 1 Apr 2027 · starts 1 Mar 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

VIVID Housing are inviting contractors to submit for the refurbishment and recoating of the external façade, cladding systems, architectural metalwork, and associated external elements at their office at Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB. This is a competitive flexible procedure. The successful contractor will be responsible for all surveys, access arrangements, surface preparation, repairs, and application of specialist coating systems required to complete the work in accordance with current industry standards and manufacturer recommendations.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

VIVID Housing are inviting contractors to submit for the refurbishment and recoating of the external façade, cladding systems, architectural metalwork, and associated external elements at their office at Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB. This is a competitive flexible procedure.

The project aims to improve the appearance of the building, protect the external envelope from further deterioration, and extend the service life of the existing façade systems. The successful contractor will be responsible for all surveys, access arrangements, surface preparation, repairs, and application of specialist coating systems required to complete the work in accordance with current industry standards and manufacturer recommendations.

The external appearance of Peninsular House has deteriorated over time due to weathering and the ageing of previous paint finishes. As a result, the building presents a tired and inconsistent appearance. The objective of this project is to enhance the visual appeal of the property through the application of a durable, high-quality finish with the use of self-cleaning products, that will provide long-term protection and reduce future maintenance requirements.

CPV: Application work of anti-corrosive coatings · Application work of protective coatings · Cladding works · Facade work · Overhaul and refurbishment work · Painting work · Repainting work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 moPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2027 – 1 Apr 2027 (1 mo)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastTurnover guideline: ~£300,000/yr≈ 2× annual value

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • Turnover usually expected at this size: about £300,000 (twice the annual value).

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How VIVID Housing Ltd buys Painting and glazing work (CPV 4544), and who usually turns up

VIVID Housing Ltd’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: Painting and glazing work (CPV 4544) →

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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 buyerVIVID Housing Ltd · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

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

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 46 of 64 known-size awards · market: CPV 4544 · South East England, n=13
72%92%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in South East England.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 42 of 76 known-location awards · market: CPV 4544 · South East England, n=17
55%24%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 20 decided notices · market: CPV 4544 · UK-wide, n=11
41 days35 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 41 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

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

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 42 of 69 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 4544 · South East England, n=16
61%13%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer23 lots with bid counts · all categories
0% had one bid
The market5 lots with bid counts · CPV 4544 · South East England
0% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid0% / 0%
Buyer: 0 of 23 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts.
2–313% / 0%
Buyer: 3 of 23 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts.
4–639% / 80%
Buyer: 9 of 23 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 5 lots with published bid counts.
7+48% / 20%
Buyer: 11 of 23 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 5 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer12 lots with estimate and award · all categories
50% below estimate
The market18 lots with estimate and award · CPV 4544 · UK-wide
44% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate50% / 44%
Buyer: 6 of 12 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 8 of 18 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%42% / 28%
Buyer: 5 of 12 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 5 of 18 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate8% / 28%
Buyer: 1 of 12 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 5 of 18 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 451 monthPublished estimate£150k

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

Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

6expected bids2% chance of a single bid
similar past contests in this category: 2
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid2%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 2%. This is a forecast.
2–310%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 10%. This is a forecast.
4–671%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 71%. This is a forecast.
7+18%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 18%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
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Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

Based on 1 comparable award. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

£143k5% below estimate
1 comparable award
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£120k–£153k
Half of likely prices fall between £119,639 and £152,576.
Estimate£150k
The buyer published an estimate of £150,000 for this lot.
A 10% chance the award lands exactly on the estimate.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
Logic Contract Services LtdWorked for this buyerRepair and Refurbishment to External Areas at Bill Sargent Crescentended Sept 2026——Similar wording and category
IAN WILLIAMSWorked for this buyerRefurbishment to External Windows, Doors and Fascias at Elm Grove, Kingsclereruns to Feb 2027—£97kSimilar wording and category
ELITE SOUTH LTDWorked for this buyerVIVID Responsive Repairs, Minor Works and Voids Refurbishment Worksruns to Dec 2028South£2.6mSimilar wording and category
Leaves Building & Maintenance Contractors LtdWorked for this buyerVIVID Responsive Repairs, Minor Works and Voids Refurbishment Worksruns to Dec 2028South£2.6mSimilar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
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Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Buyer regular20 panel places
£511m60 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago9 live · £35m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=15
Buyer regular
£645k8 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago2 live · £8.8m
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Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
1 panel places
£6.0m14 awards in 36m · last this month4 live · £4.1m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

28% above n=1
£538k5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago1 live · £109k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
£115k1 award in 36m · last 3 months ago1 live · £115k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

28% above n=1
About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder appears in live search, the Retender Radar, contract pages, organisation counts and the buyer's decision figure; the other analytical figures are built from Find a Tender notices.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Open for tender
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
9 Nov 2026, 13:01 GMT
Last source update
9 Nov 2026, 13:01 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106211
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Application work of anti-corrosive coatingsApplication work of protective coatingsCladding worksFacade workOverhaul and refurbishment workPainting workRepainting work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b78d Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend
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Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
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Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
2 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Published estimate £150,000 excludes VAT (£180,000 including VAT).

Timeline

9 Nov 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice publishedjust passed
    9 Nov 2026, 13:01 GMT
  2. Today
    9 Nov 2026
  3. Clarification questions byin 22 days
    2 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadlinein 29 days
    9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 111 days
    1 Mar 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Nov 2026, 13:01 GMT
    UK4

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

VIVID Housing Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-MPR: 7544 Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8HBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender