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Laings Easiform Homes Redevelopment

Exeter City Council

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

Award

28 Sep 2026 at 14:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

13 Jan 2026 at 15:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 Oct 2025 at 16:20

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

20 Oct 2025 at 12:26

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
PlanningUpdate

07 Oct 2025 at 09:25

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

19 Aug 2025 at 16:17

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

18 Jul 2025 at 15:44

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Exeter City Council is buying construction work to complete the redevelopment of Laing Easiform homes in Exeter. These non-traditional concrete homes have structural deterioration; some homes were left incomplete after the original contractor became insolvent. The council’s current approach includes demolishing partially built dwellings and rebuilding them, sometimes rebuilding one side of a semi-detached pair while the adjoining home remains occupied and under separate ownership. The work forms part of the council’s housing regeneration and quality improvement programmes. It covers homes at different stages, including plots where work has yet to begin and part-built structures. The procurement is for construction work (CPV 45000000), delivered in Exeter.

The procurement is complete and awarded following an open competition. Exeter City Council selected Skinner Construction Limited. The award was made on 13 January 2026, at £1,995,907.74 excluding VAT (£2,395,089.29 including VAT). The signed contract is active and runs from 19 March 2026 to 31 March 2027. There was one lot. Evaluation weighted quality at 60% and price at 40%; quality covered project experience, supply-chain management, management and communication, environment and sustainability, and social value. The tender deadline was 14 November 2025, and the deadline for clarification questions was 3 November 2025. The contract allows additional purchases while it is valid. The council also reserved a potential direct award for similar additional work if funding becomes available, conditions are met and the supplier has performed satisfactorily.

For construction firms considering similar housing work for Exeter City Council, this award indicates demand for the sensitive redevelopment of non-traditional homes, including demolition and rebuilding amid varied site conditions. Credible suppliers would need to show relevant project experience and the ability to manage a supply chain, communicate effectively and deliver safely alongside occupied homes and adjoining properties under separate ownership. The work also calls for robust coordination of structural details, foundations and party-wall interfaces, with programmes able to accommodate planning and building-control approvals. Environmental sustainability and social value formed part of the quality assessment, so demonstrable delivery approaches in these areas matter alongside competitive pricing. The selected supplier was an SME, and the council marked the opportunity as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Laings Easiform Homes Redevelopment

Notice Description

Laing Easiform homes are a form of non-traditional construction built from the 1920s to 1970s using in-situ poured concrete walls within reusable steel formwork. While not designated as defective under the Housing Defects Act 1984, some dwellings have reached the end of their economic life due to structural deterioration and corrosion of embedded reinforcement. As part of Exeter City Council's wider regeneration and housing quality improvement programmes, a number of Laing Easiform homes were earmarked for reconstruction in 2015. Several homes have since been demolished and rebuilt; however, a number of properties are incomplete following insolvency of the original contractor, resulting in yet to be commenced and part-built structures that have stood dormant for some time. Following a review of options, the current intention is to demolish these partially constructed dwellings. In some cases, this will involve the rebuilding of only one side of a semi-detached pair, where the adjoining dwelling remains occupied and under separate freehold. Exeter City Council is now preparing to re-engage the market to deliver the remainder of the homes, ensuring that the design, construction approach, and delivery model are appropriate to the complexity of the site and the various stages of progress across each of the properties.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Authority currently has confirmed funding for the initial contract term only. At this stage, there is no guarantee of further funding beyond this contract. However, if additional funding becomes available in future, the Authority reserves the right to award a new contract directly under Section 41 of the Public Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023), where the relevant conditions are met - including where additional services are similar to those provided under this contract, and the supplier has performed satisfactorily. This clause does not constitute a commitment to future funding or a binding obligation to proceed with any such direct award.

Planning Information

Exeter City Council is inviting you to participate in this preliminary market engagement exercise by completing the attached questionnaire. The plots can be viewed from the public highway without prior arrangement. If you have any doubt as to what is required in providing the information requested, please send a message via the Council’s e-procurement portal messaging facility. The completed questionnaire should be submitted no later than 12:00pm (midday) on 1st August 2025 via Advantage South West Business portal: Advantage South West Business Portal (advantageswtenders.co.uk). On receipt of the completed questionnaires, Exeter City Council may contact suppliers for the purpose of verifying and/or clarifying the information submitted. Any feedback provided on this preliminary market engagement exercise will be general and issued to all interested suppliers to ensure that Exeter City Council is not seen to be giving an advantage or disadvantage to any supplier during this exercise or any future related procurement opportunity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056251
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091492-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,995,907 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,995,907 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
21 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
13 Jan 20269 months ago
Contract Period
19 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Exeter City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 1JN
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK4 Devon
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
St David's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SKINNER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Further Information

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