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Government Property Agency · Central government

In brief

Government Property Agency has announced plans to buy facilities management work. 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.

The contract runs for 61 months, starting 1 September 2028.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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 90 bids per contract for facilities management contracts in this region (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Government Property Agency (GPA) is preparing for the successor to the current Workplace Services Transformation Programme (WSTP) contracts, which are set to expire in 2028. This programme is known as Project Gabriel. Current Context: The current GPA contracts are delivered under the Workplace Services Transformation Programme (WSTP) and have a contract value of approximately £500 million . The WSTP replaced GPA's inherited and tactical service contracts with a set of regionally disaggregated contacts, managed and integrated by the GPA with the support of a strategic delivery partner. Current Contracts: 1) A performance partner contract 2) Hard FM Contract North and Central 3) Hard FM Contract South and London 4) Soft FM North 5) Soft FM South 6) Soft FM Central 7) Soft FM London 8) Security Services (physical guarding) London 9) Security Services (physical guarding) Central 10) Security Services (physical guarding) South 11) Security Services (physical guarding) North GPA's current contracts expire in late 2028. Re-Procurement GPA is planning to re-procure these contracts in time for a contract mobilisation start date of Q4 2028 however it does have an option to further extend. The timelines detailed in this notice may be subject to change based on GPA's decision to exercise those options.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 077963-2025
  2. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 014073-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 014334-2026
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 024313-2026

About the buyer

  1. SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework

    Scape Procure LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Northern IrelandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open11 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling
  2. HMDC-PROC-0059 - Middleton Grange Property Manager

    Tees Valley Combined AuthorityNorth EastProperty and estates, Facilities management

    Open17 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £690kestimated

From notice 077963-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 28 November 2025, last updated 17 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.