Open Framework Agreement for Housing Renewals & Adaptations

Buyer
City & County of Swansea
Value
£38,000,000
Closes
30 November 2026
Where
Swansea, Wales
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Swansea City and County Council is setting up a framework of approved building contractors for home adaptations for disabled residents and repair works funded by council loans, with an estimated total value of £38 million. Each individual job is then awarded directly by the grant or loan applicant to a contractor from the approved list, so the framework itself does not guarantee any specific amount of work.

What the buyer wants

• Appointment to one or more of four lots: A1 (internal bathroom conversions and minor builders work, typically £8,000 to £13,000), A2 (external steps, ramps, handrails and grab rails, typically £3,500 to £10,000), B (large adaptations such as extensions, structural alterations, attic conversions, ramps and external works, averaging £36,000), and C (housing repair loan works such as roofs, rendering, structural repairs, damp proofing, windows and doors, up to £35,000 per project). • Readiness to take on individual projects that applicants select from the framework, with the contract for each job agreed between the applicant and the contractor. • Willingness to be appointed to a shared framework, which the council plans to fill with 18 contractors for Lots A1 and B, 5 for Lot A2 and 3 for Lot C, or fewer if fewer bids are received.

Lots

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice does not state any specific qualification, financial or experience thresholds, but the large combined value, the single-project sizes up to £36,000 and £35,000, and the limited number of places on some lots (3 for Lot C and 5 for Lot A2) mean competition is likely to be strong and may favour established contractors with proven capacity.

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How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

Where to apply

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