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Published 10 Nov 2026, 16:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Major Adaptations Framework · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Tameside Council is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the provision of major adaptations, repairs and associated construction works to residential properties across the borough. The framework will support the delivery of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funded works and related home improvement projects, including bathroom adaptations, internal and external access improvements, ramped access, internal alterations, property repairs, garage and ground-floor conversions, and single-storey extensions. Contractors appointed to the framework will be required to provide suitably qualified and experienced personnel, deliver works in accordance with applicable legislation and standards, and work collaboratively with the Council's Home Improvement Agency to support residents throughout the adaptations process.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tameside Council is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the provision of major adaptations, repairs and associated construction works to residential properties across the borough.

The framework will support the delivery of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funded works and related home improvement projects, including bathroom adaptations, internal and external access improvements, ramped access, internal alterations, property repairs, garage and ground-floor conversions, and single-storey extensions.

Works will be undertaken at individual residential properties for owner-occupiers, private tenants and social housing tenants. Contractors appointed to the framework will be required to provide suitably qualified and experienced personnel, deliver works in accordance with applicable legislation and standards, and work collaboratively with the Council's Home Improvement Agency to support residents throughout the adaptations process.

CPV: Construction work · Repair and maintenance services of building installations

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Sept 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Sept 2027 – 31 Aug 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Major Adaptations Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

How Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council buys Repair and maintenance services of building installations (CPV 5070), and who usually turns up

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Repair and maintenance services of building installations (CPV 5070) →

1

How the contest usually goes

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

Question for the bid
This buyerTameside Metropolitan Borough Council · this authority
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: no supplier sizes published · market: CPV 5070 · UK-wide, n=162
—52%

No supplier sizes published for this authority. 162 known-size awards sit across 11 procurements, so one procurement can dominate this percentage.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

Buyer: no winner locations published · market: CPV 5070 · UK-wide, n=23
—87%

No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: no decision dates published · market: CPV 5070 · UK-wide, n=8
—81 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 81 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: no awards on record · market: CPV 5070 · UK-wide, n=11
—27%

No awards recorded for this authority in this market.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i
This buyerToo few to chart: 1 lot with bid counts, 5 needed · all categories
The market7 lots with bid counts · CPV 5070 · North West England
0% had one bid
% of the market's 7 lots with a published bid count · select a colour for counts
1 bid0%
Market: 0 of 7 lots with published bid counts.
2–30%
Market: 0 of 7 lots with published bid counts.
4–614%
Market: 1 of 7 lots with published bid counts.
7+86%
Market: 6 of 7 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.

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Assess each lot
i

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

Lot #1CPV 507036 monthsSME suitableEstimate not published
Expected competition
i

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 56 past lots.

—No model forecast yet2% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 56 similar lots
1 bid2%
1 of 56 similar past lots received 1 bid (2%).
2–39%
5 of 56 similar past lots received 2–3 (9%).
4–625%
14 of 56 similar past lots received 4–6 (25%).
7+64%
36 of 56 similar past lots received 7+ (64%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 9 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

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.

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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
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Nov 2026, 16:25 GMT
Last source update
10 Nov 2026, 16:25 GMT
Authority reference
DN835737
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106847
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Construction workRepair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
North West (UKD35)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b8f3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

10 Nov 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published3 days ago
    10 Nov 2026, 16:25 GMT
  2. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  3. Market engagementin 16 days
    30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Interested organisations are invited to review the supporting documentation and submit an Expression of Interest together with any feedback on the proposed framework structure, lotting arrangements, delivery model and call-off mechanisms via The Chest;

    Major Adaptations Framework - Expression of Interest

    Project information - DN835737

    The Council intends to host a virtual Bidders' Day event via Microsoft Teams, details of which will be published within the advert.

    Suppliers may submit clarification questions and comments through The Chest messaging facility by the stated deadline, with responses shared with participating organisations where appropriate.

    Participation in this engagement exercise is voluntary and does not form part of any future procurement process.

  4. Contract startsin 290 days
    1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Nov 2026, 16:25 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

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVWB-2493-LWTQ Tameside One, Ashton under Lyne, North West, OL6 0GSContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure