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Official UK procurement notice

Major Void Refurbishment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (Public body)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£20,000,000≈ £6.7m / year · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2026awarded 6 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to A Ainge & Sons +2 more
Contract term 3 yrsends 29 Nov 2029 · up to 29 Nov 2031 with extensions · starts 30 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (NPH) wishes to invite interested parties to bid for a Major Void contract with the capacity to also complete ad hoc work on Minor Voids (predominately covered by our in-house team), Temporary Accommodation (TA) including some TA’s from West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) and potentially void work resulting from cases of disrepair and decant. The successful bidders will be responsible for providing the service and liaising closely with the Voids Manager.

CPV: Refurbishment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£20,000,000
Contract period: 30 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 29 Nov 2031 with extensionsValue: £20,000,000 exc. VAT · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Up to 24 months (2 years) with periods taken to suit NPH need

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions: 60%
  • Pricing Matrix: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions
  • Pricing Matrix
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Works
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
29 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
Last source update
12 Oct 2026, 11:39 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
Authority reference
NPH_2025_43
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060720
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Refurbishment work
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bf06 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jun 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published114 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
  2. Clarification questions by96 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline83 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by20 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent12 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published9 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 11:39 BST
  7. Today
    21 Oct 2026
  8. Standstill endsin 1 day
    21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract startsin 40 days
    30 Nov 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 11:39 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Oct 2026, 11:39 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £20,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
A Ainge & SonsSME, CLC Contractors Ltd, Grafield Construction Ltdjoint awardMajor Voids30 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2029 · up to 29 Nov 2031Extensions: Up to 24 months (2 years) with periods taken to suit NPH need£20,000,0006 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 20 at stage one30—

Who bid

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

Northamptonshire Partnership Homes

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGTJ-9157-YWQM 9-13 St. James Mill Road, Northampton, East Midlands, NN5 5JWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • A. Ainge and SonsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGQB-5767-TLRG Unit 4, Holdenby House, Holdenby, Northampton, East Midlands, NN6 8DJContact name, email, phone
  • C.L.C Contractors LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPDC-8757-JZLJ Unit 2, Northbrook Industrial Estate, Southampton, South East, SO16 6PBContact email
  • Grafield Construction LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBXL-3645-RCMQ 17 Cottesbrooke Park, Daventry, East Midlands, NN11 8YLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender