Official UK procurement notice
GPA's Future FM/ Workplace Services
Authority: Government Property Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Government Property Agency (GPA) is preparing for the successor to the current Workplace Services Transformation Programme (WSTP) contracts, which are set to expire in 2028. This programme is known as Project Gabriel.
Current Context:
The current GPA contracts are delivered under the Workplace Services Transformation Programme (WSTP) and have a contract value of approximately £500 million . The WSTP replaced GPA's inherited and tactical service contracts with a set of regionally disaggregated contacts, managed and integrated by the GPA with the support of a strategic delivery partner.
Current Contracts:
- A performance partner contract
- Hard FM Contract North and Central
- Hard FM Contract South and London
- Soft FM North
- Soft FM South
- Soft FM Central
- Soft FM London
- Security Services (physical guarding) London
- Security Services (physical guarding) Central
- Security Services (physical guarding) South
- Security Services (physical guarding) North
GPA's current contracts expire in late 2028.
Re-Procurement
GPA is planning to re-procure these contracts in time for a contract mobilisation start date of Q4 2028 however it does have an option to further extend. The timelines detailed in this notice may be subject to change based on GPA's decision to exercise those options.
CPV: Building and facilities management services · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Government Property Agency buys Miscellaneous business-related services (CPV 7999), and who usually turns up
Government Property Agency’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Miscellaneous business-related services (CPV 7999) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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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.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
No decision dates published to compare.
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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.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
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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.
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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 7999Estimate not published
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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. The bar shows 10 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid20%
2–310%
4–640%
7+30%
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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.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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.
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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.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
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.
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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.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- 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- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 28 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 22:00 GMT
- Authority reference
PG001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024313- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 1 Sept 2028 · 5 dates- Planning notice published328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMT
- Latest notice published218 days ago17 Mar 2026, 22:00 GMT
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expected1 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement30 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST
The Government Property Agency (GPA) is currently defining its future sourcing strategy. In alignment with the Government's Sourcing Playbook, we are conducting a Delivery Model Assessment (DMA) to determine the most effective way to deliver our services moving forward. GPA are considering procuring off the new CCS Facilities Management and Security Services framework RM6378 which is scheduled to go live in June 2026.
What is a DMA?
The DMA is an evidence-based analytical process used to decide whether services should be delivered in-house, outsourced to the market, or managed via a hybrid solution.This assessment will evaluate options ranging from in-house delivery to outsourced models (e.g., Total Facilities Management, bundled services, or disaggregated regional delivery) and hybrid solutions.
Why Your Participation Matters
Your insights are vital to this process. By participating, you will directly influence our strategic analysis and the subsequent design of our procurement strategy. We are seeking market feedback via:
A Market Questionnaire: To gather broad industry perspectives.
One-to-One Sessions: Direct discussions with selected suppliers to explore feedback in detail.
How to Get Involved
To access the questionnaire and supporting background information, please contact us at: [email protected]
Important Notice
This notice is for information only and does not constitute a commitment to tender. All information provided-including scope, estimated value, and CPV codes-is indicative and subject to change at the Authority's discretion. The GPA is not liable for any costs incurred during this pre-market engagement.
- Contract starts1 Sept 2028, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Pipeline notice published28 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMTUK1
- Pipeline notice published16 Feb 2026, 21:15 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Mar 2026, 22:00 GMTUK2
Published amendments (1)
Added in the following: GPA are considering procuring off the new CCS Facilities Management and Security Services framework RM6378 which is scheduled to go live in June 2026.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 28 Nov 2025
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
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender