Notice Information
Notice Title
Property Maintenance & Construction Materials
Notice Description
Great Places Housing Group (GPHG) is seeking to appoint suppliers of a wide range of construction and allied goods and materials, primarily used in maintenance and repair, but also for some materials used in domestic new-build construction. GPHG currently envisages an open framework which will have a number of lots corresponding to the categories of goods supplied.
Planning Information
Great Places Housing Group (GPHG) operates a warehouse Distribution Centre in Trafford Park, Manchester, through which it provides building repairs and other materials to repairs and grounds maintenance operatives and other staff as required. These materials may be distributed out of the warehouse, delivered direct to site, or picked up by operatives from suppliers' premises as appropriate. In addition, GPHG may seek to procure bulk construction materials, for example bricks, block and joinery materials, for the new build construction of domestic dwellings. GPHG currently envisages establishing an open framework for the provision of these goods, made up of a number of Lots defined by the category of goods required, and possibly by geographical areas served for certain categories of materials. GPHG expects that Lots will likely be re-opened at different frequencies (for instance, high volume & high cost lots may be re-opened annually, whilst other may be re-opened bi- or tri- annually). This engagement seeks to: a) gauge the numbers of suppliers interested in supplying the various categories of goods across GPHG areas b) assist in determining the number of suppliers required or permitted on each specific lot c) determine what will be the most efficient and appropriate number of lots d) help determine the definitions and scope of the individual lots e) assist in understanding how closely goods required should be specified f) determine how various pricing mechanisms may be approached in a fair and open manner in tenders g) assess how delivery lead times, price review mechanisms and invoicing requirements might be specified in tender requirements Responses are sought electronically via reply to an MS Forms survey: https://forms.office.com/e/wWtcP9bJG2 The survey should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Respondents must declare any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest. Deadline for responses: 28th November 2025 Great Places reserves the right to extend this deadline at its discretion. Great Places reserves the right to conduct additional pre-market engagement not described in this notice to help meet the objectives of the PME. For example, this may include phone calls, email correspondence, follow up surveys etc. This notice is issued in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 and is for preliminary market engagement only.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052635
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073690-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
22 - Printed matter and related products
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
41 - Collected and purified water
42 - Industrial machinery
43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
-
- CPV Codes
03414000 - Rough wood
03415000 - Softwood
03419000 - Timber
03450000 - Tree-nursery products
19500000 - Rubber and plastic materials
22900000 - Miscellaneous printed matter
31100000 - Electric motors, generators and transformers
31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus
31300000 - Insulated wire and cable
31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps
31620000 - Sound or visual signalling apparatus
31640000 - Machines and apparatus with individual functions
31650000 - Insulating fittings
31680000 - Electrical supplies and accessories
31700000 - Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies
39300000 - Miscellaneous equipment
39800000 - Cleaning and polishing products
41100000 - Natural water
42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment
43800000 - Workshop equipment
44100000 - Construction materials and associated items
44200000 - Structural products
44300000 - Cable, wire and related products
44400000 - Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
44500000 - Tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs
44600000 - Tanks, reservoirs and containers; central-heating radiators and boilers
44800000 - Paints, varnishes and mastics
44900000 - Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £36,666,667 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jan 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREAT PLACES HOUSING GROUP LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@greatplaces.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M21 7QP
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England), TLE3 South Yorkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Chorlton Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Withington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073690-2025
13th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069314-2025
29th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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