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Preliminary Market Engagement: Fall Prevention Inspection Services

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group Limited · Housing

In brief

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group Limited has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering 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 £33,333 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 December 2025.

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 architecture and engineering contracts in this region (from 245 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) is seeking suppliers to provide inspection, testing, and certification of high-rise access and fall prevention equipment. This ensures compliance with LOLER, PUWER, and Work at Height regulations across its housing stock, including high-rise buildings. The scope includes annual checks of cradle systems, davits, anchor points, safety lines, eyebolts, harnesses, PPE, and other specialist equipment, with six-monthly LOLER inspections for higher-risk assets. Providers must deliver qualified engineers, compliant certification, prompt reporting of unsafe equipment, and timely inspections in line with statutory requirements. Added value such as digital reporting, advisory services, and emergency response is welcomed. Annual inspections apply to all listed sites, with six-monthly LOLER checks required at Village 135 (Blocks A-D and Bridge Roof), Benchill Court, Brownley Court, Hollyhedge Court, and Moorcot Court. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b38a4a29-04a5-f011-813a-005056b64545

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 063692-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 063827-2025

About the buyer

  1. Sandscale Integrated Depot - RIBA 3 Design Study

    Westmorland and Furness CouncilNorth WestArchitecture and engineering

    Closing soon20 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £174kestimated
  2. PA2 - Archaeological Management Plan & HE1 Works Specification, Wallingford Scheduled Monuments

    Wallingford Town CouncilNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestArchitecture and engineering, Leisure, culture and events

    Closing soon42 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  3. IWM/2627/Exh/3514: 3D Exhibition Design Services Framework for Imperial War Museums

    Imperial War MuseumsNorth West, South EastArchitecture and engineering, Leisure, culture and events

    Closing soon42 hours leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £250kframework ceiling
  4. Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance Framework

    Lake District National Park AuthorityNorth WestConstruction, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Closing soon47 hours left8 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4mframework ceiling
  5. Prioritised Capital Improvements Programme - School Properties 2026-28

    Cumberland CouncilNorth WestArchitecture and engineering

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.5mestimated

From notice 063692-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 9 October 2025, last updated 9 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.