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Response Maintenance (South Belfast, East Belfast, South West & South Down)

Northern Ireland Housing Executive · Housing

In brief

Northern Ireland Housing Executive has announced plans to buy construction and building maintenance 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 £143,742,832 excluding VAT.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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?

Key dates

Questions by
3pm, Thursday 16 April 2026
Bids by
3pm, Thursday 30 April 2026

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 63 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This competition will involve 4 lots: South Belfast East Belfast South West South Down Historically, South & East Belfast were delivered as a single contract covering approximately 10,000 units. This area will be segmented into two distinct Lots in this Competition. The lot contracts will deliver responsive maintenance, emergency repairs, void property works, civil engineering, asbestos services, fire safety works, and associated inspections across the Contracting Authority's properties within the relevant region. The Suppliers will provide a 24/7/365 responsive repairs service, undertake technical and compliance inspections, manage multi‑trade repair tasks, and support statutory landlord…Read the full description
This competition will involve 4 lots: South Belfast East Belfast South West South Down Historically, South & East Belfast were delivered as a single contract covering approximately 10,000 units. This area will be segmented into two distinct Lots in this Competition. The lot contracts will deliver responsive maintenance, emergency repairs, void property works, civil engineering, asbestos services, fire safety works, and associated inspections across the Contracting Authority's properties within the relevant region. The Suppliers will provide a 24/7/365 responsive repairs service, undertake technical and compliance inspections, manage multi‑trade repair tasks, and support statutory landlord obligations. Services include working in occupied and unoccupied homes, communal areas, and Contracting Authority-owned land and buildings. The Suppliers must meet extensive requirements in health and safety, customer care, IT integration, appointments, reporting, social value, environmental sustainability, and performance management, and must collaborate with the Contracting Authority. No minimum volume of work is guaranteed. In accordance with the Procurement Policy Note 01/21 - Social Value in Procurement, this Contract will deliver measurable social value outcomes. Under this Procurement Suppliers will be required to support the Contracting Authority's social value objectives. Accordingly, Contract performance conditions and Award Criteria may relate, in particular, to social value. Information relating to the Pre-Tender Estimate will be provided within the Tender Notice and associated tender documents. It is expected that the following changes may be made to the associated tender documents: - Updated specification(s) - Revised Schedule of Rates from v6.3 (2007) to v8 (2022) - KPI Targets adjusted from 90-95% range to 85-90% - MAP adjusted from 80-90% range to 80-85% - Performance damages expected to be assessed on a quarterly average rather than a monthly basis - Inclusion of mechanism(s) for ongoing collaboration and joint improvement planning - 5-year flat contract term Full details of the Scope and any associated changes will be set out in the associated tender documents. The content of this notice is indicative only and subject to change with or without notice. Please note that the contract start and end dates shown herein relate solely to the South West Lot. These fields were mandatory, and the system did not allow entry of the corresponding dates for the remaining Lots. The contract start and ends dates for all Lots are, however, provided within the Planned Procurement Notice and will be provided in the ITT.

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. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: etendersni.gov.uk.
  4. Send clarification questions before 3pm, Thursday 16 April 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 3pm, Thursday 30 April 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

LotTradeValue
South West (South Region)
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2031
What this lot covers

Refer to Procurement description [FRM03.N28] - South West

Construction, Building maintenance and repairs, Electrical, Heating, plumbing and ventilation, Fire safety, Waste and street cleansing, Architecture and engineering£18,843,386
South Belfast (Belfast Region)
1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031
What this lot covers

Refer to Procurement description [FRM03.N28] - South Belfast

Construction, Building maintenance and repairs, Electrical, Heating, plumbing and ventilation, Fire safety, Waste and street cleansing, Architecture and engineering£40,647,290
East Belfast (Belfast Region)
1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031
What this lot covers

Refer to Procurement description [FRM03.N28] - East Belfast

Construction, Building maintenance and repairs, Electrical, Heating, plumbing and ventilation, Fire safety, Waste and street cleansing, Architecture and engineering£39,001,459
South Down
1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031
What this lot covers

Refer to Procurement description [FRM03.N28] - South Down

Construction, Building maintenance and repairs, Electrical, Heating, plumbing and ventilation, Fire safety, Waste and street cleansing, Architecture and engineering£45,250,696

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 023233-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 026870-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

61

Awards

34

Suppliers it has used most for construction

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From notice 023233-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 March 2026, last updated 24 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.