Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 18 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Home Group North East Region Void Clearance and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: Home Group (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £750k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2026awarded 13 Aug 2026
Awarded to UK Commercial Group Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 19 Jul 2028 · up to 19 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 20 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Home Group seeking a contractor for void clearances and associated services for properties in the North East region.

CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services · Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services · Environmental services · Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 19 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: If Home Group wish to extend the services a 12 month extension will be issued at least 30 days prior to the end of the original end date of the contract.

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 were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMT
Last source update
13 Aug 2026, 14:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 26 Jun 2026
Authority reference
DN814749
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041123
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and sanitation servicesCleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related servicesEnvironmental servicesRefuse and waste related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0656e4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Bidders must register on www.housingprocurement.com ↗ to access the tender and submit a bid.

Timeline

18 Feb 2026 → 13 Aug 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published246 days ago
    18 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMT
  2. Market engagement237 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Please access RFI at www.housingprocurement.com ↗

  3. Next notice expected227 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published170 days ago
    5 May 2026, 14:53 BST
  5. Clarification questions by150 days ago
    25 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline143 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by118 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts95 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Assessment summaries sent71 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Latest notice published70 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 14:47 BST

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    5 May 2026, 14:53 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    5 May 2026, 14:53 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    5 May 2026, 14:53 BST
  5. Deadline published: 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
    5 May 2026, 14:53 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    13 Aug 2026, 14:47 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    13 Aug 2026, 14:47 BST
  8. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UK Commercial Group LtdSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: possible 2 x 12 month extensions available£1,500,00013 Aug 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one60—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HOME GROUP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP22981R · GB-PPON: PRDP-8748-DBHZ Home Group Ltd, 1 Strawberry Lane, Newcastle, North East, NE1 4BXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • UK COMMERCIAL GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07462722GB-PPON: PNMM-2813-JZTG 14 Octavian Way, Gateshead, North East, NE11 0HZContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsBidders must register on www.housingprocurement.com to access the tender and submit a bid.

Notices published for this procedure