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Soft Market Test - Repairs and Maintenance Framework - Bidders Day Invite 23/7/26

Aspire Housing · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 17:26.

Opportunity overview

Aspire Housing is looking to create a repairs and maintenance framework. Aspire would like to undertake a soft market test. This gives potential contractors and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model. Aspire will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification/tender pack. Aspire housing has a DLO off circa 130 operatives, delivering responsive repairs, voids, planned works, grounds maintenance and damp and Mould works. Our first point of call is to deliver works using the DLO however due to volume of work, we rely heavily on sub-contractors. Hence the need for this Repair & Maintenance framework. The works are predominantly reactive, and our busiest time is December – April as we approach year end to ensure we are hitting our job target dates, which usually means a quick turnaround. Please complete and return the Soft Market Test Questionnaire by 10/07/2026 and return via In-Tend Portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aspirehousing/aspx/Home

Classification

  • CPV45453100 — Refurbishment work
  • CPV50000000 — Repair and maintenance services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID556
Main Procurement Category
works
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
7 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45453100
Description
Refurbishment work

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Please complete and return the Soft Market Test Questionnaire by 10/07/2026 and return via In-Tend Portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aspirehousing/aspx/Home Aspire will be hosting a bidder's day on Thursday 23rd July 2026 at 10am at our head office: Aspire Housing, Kingsley, The Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST50QW. The bidder's day will be from 10am – 11.30am and the purpose of the meeting is to explain the requirement; tender process and answer any questions bidders may have about the procurement. A copy of the presentation and a full Q&A log will be shared via the portal clarifications after the bidder’s day for anyone unable to attend. Attendance is optional, and all bidders will have access to the same information through the portal even if they do not participate in the event. If you are able to attend, please confirm the names of those who will be present. Due to limited parking, we ask that each organisation sends no more than two attendees. If numbers approach capacity, we may need to restrict attendance to one representative per organisation. Our auditorium can accommodate a maximum of 50 people.
Due
10 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
059617-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Jun 2026, 17:43
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Aspire Housing
Id
GB-PPON-PTCP-1774-DYCR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTCP-1774-DYCR

Address

Street Address
Kingsley, The Brampton
Locality
Newcastle Under Lyme
Postal Code
ST5 0QW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle Under Lyme · UKG24 · ST5 0QW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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