Planning

Third Party Audits

PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED

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Planning

31 Mar 2026 at 15:41

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The upcoming procurement process by Platform Housing Limited (PHL), a sub-central government public authority, involves planning for "Third Party Audits" within the services industry category. PHL, located in Solihull, United Kingdom, is engaging in pre-market activities to allow interested suppliers to participate and give insights on their specifications and capabilities. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase with a milestone scheduled on 13th April 2026 to gather supplier interest through a series of engagement activities. This preparation precedes an Invitation to Tender that is expected to feature a Lotting Strategy across various English counties, including Worcestershire, Herefordshire, West Midlands, and others. The procurement method here involves a tender initiation targeted at awarding contracts per locality, aligning with PHL’s operational model, with contract periods starting from September 2026.

This tender offers significant opportunities for consulting, facilities management, auditing, and other service-oriented businesses that focus on heating, electrical services, asbestos removal, and fire risk assessments. Companies equipped to handle large-scale service management and auditing directly with a client can particularly find growth prospects through this tender. Given its suitability for SMEs, smaller businesses with expertise in the relevant CPV categories such as repair and maintenance of central heating systems and health and safety services can leverage this procurement to expand their market reach. The procurement emphasises local engagement within select counties, creating opportunities for businesses perfectly poised geographically and strategically to deliver services efficiently across the designated localities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Third Party Audits

Notice Description

1. Platform Housing Limited (PHL) require independent auditing services for the following workstreams. a. Heating service visits including Gas, Solid Fuel, Oil, Heat Pumps and Commercial Heating systems. b. Heating system repairs, covering Gas, Solid Fuel, Oil, Heat Pumps and Commercial Heating systems. c. New heating installation including Gas, Oil, Heat Pumps and Commercial Heating systems d. New heating installations (new build properties) e. Electrical Periodic Testing & Repairs, including installation of new units f. Asbestos Surveys, Reinspection & Removals g. Passenger & adaptive lift servicing, repairs and thorough examinations h. Legionella risk assessments i. Fire Risk Assessments 2. PHL operate under a Locality Model, which are in effect several English counties joined together. These are Severn (Worcestershire & Herefordshire), Tame (West Midlands, Derbyshire & Leicestershire) and Witham (Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire (south)). Contracts awarded are likely to be awarded per Locality, though the detail of this will be agreed post pre-market engagement.

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/029977-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

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

42410000 - Lifting and handling equipment

44611500 - Water tanks

50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating

71314100 - Electrical services

71317200 - Health and safety services

79212000 - Auditing services

90650000 - Asbestos removal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Mar 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Apr 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B37 7YD
Post Town
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
Bickenhill
Westminster Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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