Official UK procurement notice
Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEWs) Audit & Direct Appointment Providers (2025)
Authority: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (Public body)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£9,000,000≈ £4.5m / year · £10,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Jul 2025awarded 27 Oct 2025
Awarded to ANSTEY HORNE & CO. LIMITED +5 more
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Aug 2027 · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHomes England had awarded contracts to six firms for the delivery of Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEWs) for cases where the entity responsible for the building is unable to pay for the FRAEW themselves and the audit and review of fire risk documentation including Fire Risk Assessments.
This includes all FRAEWs in respect of the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) and wider government objectives as they arise.
The initial contract periods are 24 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods.
Other services related to FRAEW and building safety may be required as legislation is updated.
Please note the values provided are estimates based on current available budget for these services.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement took place before the new regs and notices began.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£9,000,000
What it takes to wini
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).
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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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: As per tender documents.
- Price: As per Pricing Schedule included with 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.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 May 2025, 14:16 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
DN776881- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029313- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c50Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender must be submitted via procontract.due-north.com ↗
Timeline
2 May 2025 → 23 Jan 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published2 May 2025, 14:16 BST
- Tender notice published2 Jun 2025, 17:21 BST
- Next notice expected2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by26 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by23 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent366 days ago27 Oct 2025
- Standstill ends356 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published277 days ago23 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025- Pipeline notice published2 May 2025, 14:16 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published2 Jun 2025, 17:21 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Jun 2025, 17:21 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST2 Jun 2025, 17:21 BST
- Contract award notice published27 Oct 2025, 15:52 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Oct 2025, 15:52 GMT
- Contract signature expected7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 2 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £9,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1313 from SMEs
Named bidders 13published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSTEY HORNE & CO. LIMITED, Airey Miller Surveys Limited, BAILEY PARTNERSHIP (GROUP) LTDSME, FR Consultants, Keegans LtdSME, PRP ARCHITECTURE LLPSMEjoint award1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029Extensions: Contract period is 24 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods. Dates provided are estimates only and may change depending on contract award. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Other services related to FRAEW and building safety as legislation is updated. Please note the values provided are estimates based on current available budget for this service. | £9,000,000 | 27 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ANSTEY HORNE & CO. LIMITED, Airey Miller Surveys Limited, BAILEY PARTNERSHIP (GROUP) LTDSME, FR Consultants, Keegans LtdSME, PRP ARCHITECTURE LLPSME
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Period
- 5 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The initial contract period is 24 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods.
- Options
- Other services related to FRAEW and building safety may be required as legislation is updated.
3 agreed KPIs: FRAEW and FRAEW Audit Commissioning · FRAEW or FRAEW Audit Delivery · FRAEW Delivery Plan
- FRAEW and FRAEW Audit Commissioning, Confirmation from Consultant of their ability to undertake the FRAEW or FRAEW audit, outlining any potential conflicts of interest, within specified timescales. Please note further information on KPIs is available within the contract document.
- FRAEW or FRAEW Audit Delivery, Following commissioning of the delivery of a FRAEW or FRAEW audit, the Consultant returns the FRAEW or FRAEW audit report to Homes England within specified timescales. Please note further information on KPIs is available within the contract document.
- FRAEW Delivery Plan, Consultant engages with Applicants to ascertain whether they have all the information required to produce FRAEW and how complex the assessment is likely to be. Homes England to be advised or results within specified timescales. Please note further information on KPIs is available within the contract document.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13final-stage tenders · 15 at stage one | 13 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonKEEGANS LIMITEDSME · North West England
- wonPRP ARCHITECTURE LLPSME · Greater London
- wonANSTEY HORNE & CO. LIMITED · Greater London
- wonAIREY MILLER SURVEYS LIMITED · North West England
- wonFR CONSULTANTS LIMITED · North West England
- wonBAILEY PARTNERSHIP (GROUP) LTDSME · South West England
- did not winCHPK Fire EngineeringSME · North West England
- did not winFirntec Ltd · South West England
- did not winGLOBAL HSE SOLUTIONS LTDSME · East Midlands
- did not winOCTA FIRE LTD · Greater London
- did not winQUAYSQUARE CONSULT LTD · North West England
- did not winOAKLEAF SURVEYING LTD · East Midlands
- did not winVEMCO CONSULTING LTDSME · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
13 commercial parties on the notice · 6 awarded- AIREY MILLER SURVEYS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ANSTEY HORNE & CO. LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- BAILEY PARTNERSHIP (GROUP) LTDAwarded supplier
- CHPK Fire EngineeringBidder / tenderer
- FR CONSULTANTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Firntec LtdBidder / tenderer
- GLOBAL HSE SOLUTIONS LTDBidder / tenderer
- KEEGANS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- OAKLEAF SURVEYING LTDBidder / tenderer
- OCTA FIRE LTDBidder / tenderer
Show 3 more suppliers
- PRP ARCHITECTURE LLPAwarded supplier
- QUAYSQUARE CONSULT LTDBidder / tenderer
- VEMCO CONSULTING LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cb7866d3-cb3f-f011-8136-005056b64545
- Signed contract Contract as published with the ITT docs.
- Signed contract Scope of services to go alongside published contract.
- Bidding documents and specifications Documents available via ProContract. Please search for reference DN776881.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender