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Pre market Engagement for Out of Hours Call Service

Plymouth Community Homes Limited · Housing

In brief

Plymouth Community Homes Limited 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 estimated value is £241,758 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 24 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) currently provides an Out of Hours Repairs and ASB service through a third party so tenants can report Emergency repairs out of hours. Ahead of the full procurement process PCH wish to undertake pre-market engagement to explore supplier options and services available. The regulatory landscape for social housing has evolved significantly in recent years, with enhanced safety requirements, strengthened consumer standards, and greater regulatory scrutiny. As a result, we are seeking OOH service partners who can deliver reliable, compliant, customer focused services backed by strong reporting and robust operational resilience. Suppliers will need to demonstrate their ability to support our regulatory obligations, work collaboratively on service improvement, and provide focused services backed by strong reporting and robust operational resilience. Suppliers will need to demonstrate their ability to support our regulatory obligations, work collaboratively on service improvement, and provide high quality triage and response to ensure tenant safety and satisfaction

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 050628-2026

Last time this was bought

Out of Hours Call Service

Awarded
29 April 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2027

Matched on Plymouth Community Homes Limited, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

From notice 050628-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.