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Building Compliance - Third Party Audits

PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

22 Jul 2026 at 14:29

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

22 May 2026 at 11:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

31 Mar 2026 at 16:41

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Platform Housing Limited, part of Platform Housing Group, procured independent third-party building compliance auditing services across England. The requirement covers audits and inspections relating to gas safety, electrical safety, renewable heating systems, solid-fuel and oil-fired heating systems, asbestos, Legionella risk assessments, passenger lift maintenance, fumes investigations and dangerous-substances-and-explosive-atmospheres (DSEAR) matters. The service is intended to provide independent assurance across a broad range of building safety activities. The main category is technical testing, analysis and consultancy, with specific requirements for auditing, gas appliance, lift maintenance, electrical and asbestos-related services. The procurement was arranged as one lot and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Platform Housing Limited is the organisation buying the service and managing the requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. Morgan Lambert Limited was selected on 22 July 2026 for the auditing services. The award is valued at £1,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT). The standstill period ends on 31 July 2026, with contract signature scheduled by 31 August 2026. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2031, with a possible extension to 31 March 2032. Renewal is subject to performance and success during the initial term. Evaluation was based on quality weighted at 60% and cost at 40%. Four bids reached the final stage, all from SMEs. The contract award remains recorded as pending pending completion of the final contract formalities.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from Platform Housing Limited for independent building compliance auditing across a wide range of safety-critical systems. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability in building safety audits and the technical disciplines covered here, including gas, electrical, heating, asbestos, Legionella, lifts, fumes and DSEAR. The requirement favoured quality over cost, so suppliers would need to evidence robust audit methodologies, technically competent personnel, reliable reporting and the ability to provide independent assurance across multiple compliance areas. Delivery across England also indicates a need for geographic coverage, coordinated scheduling and sufficient operational capacity. The four final-stage bids, all from SMEs, show that smaller specialist businesses can compete for this type of work, either independently or by combining complementary expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Building Compliance - Third Party Audits

Notice Description

Platform Housing Group sought to appoint an auditing contractor to provide an independent auditing service. Auditing activities are required across a range of building safety activities including the following: * Gas safety inspections * Electrical safety inspections * Renewable heating systems * Solid Fuel & Oil fired heating systems * Asbestos * Legionella risk assessments * Passenger lift maintenance * Fumes investigations * DSEARs

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Required to extend the contract for a further 12-months if required and subject to success of initial contract term.

Planning Information

1. All interested suppliers are asked to fill out the linked questionnaire to express their interest in the procurement and formerly log their interest - https://wkf.ms/47sbkxF 2. Further to above, PHL invites interested suppliers to take part in pre-market engagement consisting of a 30-minute 1-2-1 teams call, likely to be Tuesday 7th April and Friday 10th April. As part of this pre-market engagement we would like to understand what the market can offer in relation to the following two options: a. Option 1: 1 x Contract with a "Consultancy/Facilities Management" company that then manages the required service/works against our specification. The contract and the relationship would be directly between PHL and the Facilities Management company. b. Option 2: We contract directly with auditing contractors. The contracts and the relationships would be directly between Platform and the auditors. 3. These pre-market engagement meetings will inform which option we proceed with. 4. We plan on issuing an Invitation to Tender, likely with a Lotting Strategy applied. We do not yet know what these Lots will look like, and will use these pre-market engagement events to inform how the Lots are structured and how many awards we therefore require.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0679f3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069228-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

50531200 - Gas appliance maintenance services

50750000 - Lift-maintenance services

71314100 - Electrical services

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

79212000 - Auditing services

90650000 - Asbestos removal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£815,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£815,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B37 7YD
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
Bickenhill
Westminster Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Morgan Lambert

Further Information

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