Official UK procurement notice
Managing Agent Services for the Co-Operative Development Society Limited
Authority: CDS Cooperatives (Public body)·On behalf of: Faithorn Farrell Timms
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCDS is a charitable community benefit society first established in 1975 to support the development of new housing co-ops. Our core
purpose is to provide, support and promote co-op and community-led housing – so that more people can shape the things that matter to
them – at home, in their neighbourhood or community. We truly value our cooperative roots and we are committed to supporting
cooperation as an effective business model and as a set of valuable skills. As part of our ongoing efforts to support the co-op and
community-led housing sector we have procured a managing agent for Frameworks designed to deliver flexible, technology-enabled
repairs, maintenance, consultancy and major works services to us and other similar organisations. The Services required by the
framework agreement include, but are not restricted to:
- Open Framework managing agent services (setting up the Open Framework)
- Open Framework management software supply services (supplying a software solution that enables CAs to electronically call-off from the Open Framework)
- Open Framework consultancy support services (providing administration and support services to CAs)
- Other Managing Agent Services
The Framework Agreement will be entered into between The Co-Operative Development Society Limited (as contracting authority) and Plentific (as supplier). CDS Housing Solutions Company Limited (a trading subsidiary of CDS) will also be a party to the Agreement.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
8 yrs from 1 Sept 2025, The duration of the Framework will be 8 years. (Note that CDS considers that the nature of the services to be provided under the Framework means that a longer term than 4 years is required (per section 47(2) PA23). CDS’s reasons for this are as follows:
- The Framework services need to align with the establishment and operation of the Open Framework, which will last for 8 years.
- A longer period is needed to develop a mature marketplace within the Open Framework.
- The costs of establishing the Open Framework are such that no market operator would be likely to bid for the Framework opportunity unless they have a longer period in which to on-board multiple CAs.)
Who may buy through it
The Framework is available to be used by any contracting authority (as defined in the Procurement Act 2023), including but not limited to:
- Any registered provider of housing. A list of the current registered providers of housing can be found at:
www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗
- Any local authority
Published description of the framework
Single Supplier Framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£800,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to full procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
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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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Questions: 40%
- Demonstration: 30%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: As per procurement documents
- Technical Questions: As per procurement documents.
- Demonstration: As per procurement documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to full procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to full procurement documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Managing Agent Services for the Co-Operative Development Society Limited” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- The Framework is available to be used by any contracting authority (as defined in the Procurement Act 2023), including but not limited to: - Any registered provider of housing. A list of the current registered providers of housing can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing/list-of-registered-providers-14-april-2022-accessible-version - Any local authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 May 2025, 13:31 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 11:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Aug 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028450- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0528cdFind a Tender
- Risks
The following risks have been identified that would impact the performance of the Contract, where the impact cannot be known at this stage but may relate to a Contract modification if the risk was to materialise:
- Risk of legislative changes, regulatory changes or changes in law during the term of a Contract
- Risk of unforeseen changes to delivery/operational standards
- Risk of changes in technology, IT solutions or systems
- Risk of unforeseen increase in Contracting Authority budgets/increased volume of works/services
- Risk of unforeseen circumstances that cause the value of the Contract to increase (previous examples include BREXIT, war, pandemic and the cost of living crisis)
- Risk of unforeseen political impact
- Risk of unforeseen increase in property volume.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please refer to the full procurement documents, available via www.mytenders.co.uk ↗
Timeline
29 May 2025 → 20 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 13:31 BST
- Clarification questions by20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 11:18 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 13:31 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2025, 11:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2025, 11:41 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Feb 2026, 10:32 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published20 Aug 2026, 11:18 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 29 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plentific LimitedManaging Agent Services Framework3 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2033 | £800,000,000 | 28 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Managing Agent Services Framework · Plentific Limited
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £800,000,000
- Period
- 30 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2034
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonPlentific Ltd · Greater London
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
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Faithorn Farrell TimmsProcuring entityProcurement Consultant
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Plentific LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted Framework Agreement
- Technical specificationsPlease refer to the full procurement documents.
- Bidding documents and specifications Contents
- Bidding documents and specifications A - Information
- Bidding documents and specifications B - Response
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- 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