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Apex Housing Association · Housing

In brief

Apex Housing Association has announced plans to buy building maintenance and heating and plumbing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £21,000,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2027.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 7 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Apex & NHA are undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement for the following Contract requirements: The Associations have a requirement for a suitably experienced and knowledgeable Supplier to undertake Periodic Servicing and Inspections and Responsive Maintenance in respect of Individual and Communal Heating Appliances and Heating Installations, including Out of Hours Emergency Works [and Call Handling] to its Properties to meet its repairing obligations as a landlord. The scope of the Works under this Contract comprises the following Workstreams: • safety checks; • periodic servicing and inspections; • routine maintenance; • diagnosis of faults; • responsive maintenance; • call handling; • out of hours call handling; • out of hours emergency work; • void property works; • major works; • technical inspections; and • mutual exchange gas tests Orders may be placed in respect to Works to: • tenanted Properties; • internal Common Parts; • managed leasehold Properties; • sheltered housing Properties; • supported housing Properties; • market rent Properties; • student and nurses accommodation; and • other Tenures.

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. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 049509-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

14

Awards

6

Suppliers it has used most for building maintenance

  1. Design, supply, installation and integration of solar photovoltaic systems to 150 properties across ni (re-tender)

    Arbour Housing LtdNorthern IrelandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open8 days leftSmall contract

    £750kestimated
  2. 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

    Open9 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling
  3. Response maintenance and improvement works

    Northern Ireland Housing ExecutiveNorthern IrelandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Open13 days left3 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £95.9mestimated
  4. Maintenance of Building Management Systems [6726744]

    Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceNorthern IrelandBuilding maintenance and repairs, Electrical

    Open16 days left2 lots

    £28.7mestimated
  5. Laganside Courts Property Management Contract 2026

    The Department of JusticeNorthern IrelandBuilding maintenance and repairs, Construction

    Open16 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £3.2mestimated

From notice 049509-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.