Buyer profile · Housing

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MCHLG)

Tenders published: 3; About one every 122 days
Contracts awarded: 17; To 19 different suppliers
Value awarded: £23.6m; 16 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract: £1.13m; Median value awarded
Open now: 0; 2 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

Published 3Jun
Provision of Planning Pipeline Data
UK-wideResearch and development
UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£650kestimated
Published 27May
Market Warming Event for Research and Evaluation Contracts for MHCLG
UK-wideResearch and development
UpcomingLow competition
£19mestimated
Published 14May
Ombudsman - New Homes
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£12mestimated
Published 27Oct
Custodial Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, WalesFinancial services and insurance
UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£1.4bnestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

Social value questions8%
In 2 of 26 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

H H Associates Limited£5m
1 contract
Cipfa Business LimitedSME£4.5m
1 contract
Currie & Brown UK Limited£2.73m
3 contracts
Mott MacDonald£2.73m
3 contracts
Ridge and Partners LLP£2.73m
3 contracts
The Church Urban Fund£562k
1 contract
Financial Times Limited(The)£37k
2 contracts
Bridewell Consulting LimitedSMENot stated
2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)32%
Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
Direct award (no competition)58%

Based on 19 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly: 32%; Lower than 63% of housing providers; Based on 19 procurements
Won by small firms: 25%; Lower than 95% of housing providers; Based on 24 winning suppliers
Bids per contract: 1; Fewer than 99% of housing providers; Based on 10 awards
Direct awards: 58%; Higher than 84% of housing providers; Based on 19 procurements

Compared with other housing providers

Bids per contract, 71 housing providers

This buyer: 1

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Range	Buyers
0–2 bids	2
2–4 bids	16
4–6 bids	25
6–8 bids	8
8–10 bids	4
10–12 bids	6
12–14 bids	4
14–16 bids	2
16–18 bids	1
18–20 bids	0
20+ bids	3

Advertised openly, 123 housing providers

This buyer: 32%

Show as a table

Range	Buyers
0–10%	18
10–20%	11
20–30%	15
30–40%	11
40–50%	9
50–60%	9
60–70%	5
70–80%	3
80–90%	9
90–100%	33

Won by small firms, 114 housing providers

This buyer: 25%

Show as a table

Range	Buyers
0–10%	0
10–20%	2
20–30%	6
30–40%	9
40–50%	6
50–60%	12
60–70%	26
70–80%	19
80–90%	20
90–100%	14

Each column is a group of housing providers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

Contract	Current supplier	Value	Ends
External Assurance Reviews of Local Authorities	Cipfa Business Limited	£4.5m	1 Dec 2026
Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) Assurance for Local Authorities (Interim)	Bridewell Consulting Limited	£113k	25 Jan 2027

6 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

Contract	Won by	Value	Awarded
Financial Transactions Risk and Credit Training	Fitch Learning Limited	—	9 Nov 2026
MHCLG Penetration Testing	Cyberfort Limited	£2m	28 Oct 2026
Client Side Support Providers	Currie & Brown UK Limited, Mott MacDonald, Ridge and Partners LLP	—	19 Oct 2026
Client Side Support Provider	Currie & Brown UK Limited, Mott MacDonald, Ridge and Partners LLP	—	19 Oct 2026
Local Government Cyber Security	Bridewell Consulting Limited	£30m	30 Sept 2026
Voter ID Cards	HH Global T/A HH Associates Limited	£5m	22 Sept 2026
Voter ID Cards	H H Associates Limited	—	22 Sept 2026
Lancaster West Estate Refurbishment Programme Delivery Review	Improvement & Development Agency For Local Government	—	19 Aug 2026
Client Side Support Provider (CSSP)	Mott MacDonald, Currie & Brown UK Limited, Ridge and Partners LLP	—	25 Jul 2026
Aggregate Working Parties Secretariat	David Jarvis Associates Ltd, North Northamptonshire Council, Northumberland County Council and 1 more	—	12 Jul 2026