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CHIC Merchant Services DPS

Central Housing Investment Consortium Limiter ("CHIC") · Housing

In brief

Central Housing Investment Consortium Limiter ("CHIC") has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for similar contracts in this region (from 1416 awards in the last 12 months).

Dynamic purchasing system

Suppliers join a list the buyer can call on. You can usually apply at any time while it is open, and work is awarded later through smaller competitions between members.

What the notice says

CHIC is creating a Merchant Services Dynamic Purchasing System, for the provision of construction materials for reactive, planned and void programmes, covering the following categories: - Dedicated Plumbing & Heating Goods & Material Suppliers - Dedicated Electrical Goods & Material Suppliers - Dedicated General Builders Goods & Material Suppliers - Bespoke Managed Store Suppliers - Dedicated Flooring Goods & Material Suppliers - Dedicated Roofing Goods & Material Suppliers - Dedicated Ironmongery Goods & Material Suppliers - Dedicated Glazing Goods & Material Suppliers - Dedicated Timber Suppliers - Dedicated Tiles Suppliers - Dedicated Paint & Decorating Goods & Material Suppliers All applicants who meet the standard selection criteria will be admitted to the DPS. There will be no minimum or maximum number of applicants qualifying for any category. All contracts awarded via the DPS will be via a competitive tender procedure.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice (update) · notice 017035-2026

About the buyer

From notice 017035-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.