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Published 28 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Painting - External and Internal Communal Areas

Authority: BELIEVE HOUSING LIMITED (Public body)

WorksSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Published estimate£2,800,000≈ £1.4m / year · £3,300,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 2 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Painting Works of external and internal communal areas within County Durham

CPV: Painting work · Painting work of buildings · Roof-painting and other coating work · Roof-painting work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East
Extensions
Extension options published
45261220 Roof-painting and other coating work45261221 Roof-painting work45442100 Painting work45442110 Painting work of buildings

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
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST
Authority reference
believe2026-340
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Painting workPainting work of buildingsRoof-painting and other coating workRoof-painting work
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b7b

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    28 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTPlease provide completed PME questionnaire by 12noon on Monday 12th October 2026.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 35 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 184 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 12:40 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BELIEVE HOUSING LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RS008076 Coast House, Spectrum 4, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, North East, SR7 7TT [email protected] 03001311999

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure