Small building maintenance contracts for first-time bidders

There are 11 open building maintenance tenders a small firm new to public sector work could realistically go for. The soonest closes on 8 November 2026.

Every contract here passes all six checks, taken from the official notice:

• Anyone can bid: it is not a call-off for firms already on a framework
• Worth £100,000 or less
• The buyer hasn't marked it as unsuitable for small firms
• No staff to take over (no TUPE)
• No named accreditations required
• At least 7 days until the deadline

Open now

• Grounds and hedges maintenance, Halstead Parish Council, £28,000, closes 8 November 2026
  Halstead Parish Council needs a contractor to maintain the grounds at their Recreation Ground and other village areas for a 3-year period. The work includes grass cutting, hedge trimming, strimming, f
• Testing, Maintenance, Servicing and Repair of Air Compressors and Ancillary Compressed Air Equipment, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, £75,000, closes 9 November 2026
  Bradford Council needs a qualified contractor to service, maintain, test and repair air compressors and compressed air equipment across roughly 450 council properties (offices, schools, leisure centre
• Water Treatment Services including Water Risk Asesssments, Solihull College and University Centre, £80,000, closes 10 November 2026
  Solihull College needs a water treatment company to look after water systems across three campuses and carry out annual risk assessments. The current contract ends on 31 December 2026, and they want a
• Provision of Design and Technology Machinery Safety and Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Examination Services, Caerphilly County Borough Council, £60,000, closes 10 November 2026
  Caerphilly County Borough Council wants a contractor to carry out yearly safety checks, tests and certificates on the dust, fume and extraction equipment and the woodworking, metalworking and other ma
• NLV Pharos Buoy Crane 5-year service, Northern Lighthouse Board, £33,000, closes 11 November 2026
  Northern Lighthouse Board wants a contractor to carry out the five-year service on the buoy crane fitted to its vessel NLV Pharos, so the crane can be re-certified by 20 December. The work is at Leith
• Menin Gate Soundscape, COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION, £87,000, closes 16 November 2026
  The Commonwealth War Graves Commission wants someone to design and build an immersive soundscape installation (audio experience) at the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium to mark its 100th anniversary in
• Repairs and Maintenance Service (RMS) - Utterby Side Garage Site Demolition (CRN/2026/289), Stoke-on-Trent City Council, £100,000, closes 18 November 2026
  Stoke-on-Trent City Council wants a single contractor to demolish 40 brick and concrete garages and carry out associated works at one site in Stoke-on-Trent. The council will act as the Principal Cont
• Grounds Maintenance Contract, Wickersley Parish Council, £30,000, closes 20 November 2026
  Wickersley Parish Council wants to hire a contractor to look after its outdoor spaces, such as mowing, hedge cutting, and general upkeep of parks and green areas, from April 2027 to March 2030. The co
• DH26032 - Out of Hours Gas Service Checks for Domestic Properties, DERBY HOMES LIMITED, £40,000, closes 25 November 2026
  Derby Homes, a social housing landlord in Derby, wants a gas engineering firm to carry out annual gas safety checks at homes where tenants have repeatedly been hard to reach. The work mostly happens o
• BA Compressor Maintenance 2026-2030, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, £90,000, closes 27 November 2026
  West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority wants a supplier to maintain the breathing air compressors it uses to fill firefighters' breathing apparatus cylinders. The contract runs from 2026 to 2030 and
• Ground maintenance Stoke Golding Parish Council, Stoke Golding parish council, £30,000, closes 31 December 2026
  Stoke Golding Parish Council wants a contractor to maintain its outdoor spaces under a contract worth about £30,000. The work covers mowing open spaces, churchyards and recreation grounds, along with

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