Planning

Handyman Services for Citizen Offices

CITIZEN HOUSING GROUP LTD

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Planning

29 May 2026 at 13:06

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Citizen Housing Group Ltd, based in Birmingham, is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Handyman Services for Citizen Offices." This procurement opportunity is aligned with the services sector, specifically repair and maintenance services, and is open to entities across the West Midlands region, including Coventry, Birmingham, Hereford, and Worcester. A preliminary market engagement notice has been published, inviting interested parties to contact Citizen Housing by 12th June 2026 to join their mailing list. The project is still in the planning stage with a tentative contract period starting from 1st July 2026 to 30th June 2027. The procurement method involves a preliminary market engagement, and the legal basis for the procurement is grounded in UK legislation 2023/54.

This procurement provides a growth opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in the West Midlands, especially those with expertise in providing reliable handyman services to office accommodations. Ideal candidates would be local companies with a track record in office maintenance, capable of providing both emergency and non-emergency repair services, and capable of small refurbishments and general decorating. The emphasis on engaging local businesses underscores Citizen Housing's commitment to fostering local employment and leveraging the strengths of community-based firms. With a planned budget of £40,000, businesses with the capability to deliver efficient, documented, and reliable services across multiple locations could greatly benefit from this project.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Handyman Services for Citizen Offices

Notice Description

Citizen are gathering information on a potential upcoming procurement exercise for a handyman services, to help steer a possible procurement route. An initial specification of services includes but is not limited to: - Ability to reliably provide a reactive service - 24h for emergencies, 3-5 day for non-emergencies. - Handyman service providing half or full days blocked out for general repairs/jobs around Citizen office accommodation & welfare sites. - Avoid using sub-contractors apart from specialist works i.e drainage repairs and gutter cleans. When sub-contractors are required, they must notify us beforehand. - To provide all client requested documentation before works begin - RAMS, Insurances, H&S Policies, Training records. - Cover a range of locations from Coventry to Herefordshire Ideally able to complete other quoted works or small projects - general decorating, small office refurbishments. We want to work with someone who has experience of delivering these services to office buildings of similar size and stature to Citizen's offices and will travel across the full Citizen Group (Coventry, Birmingham, Hereford and Worcester) to cover all locations. To boost local employment and the use of SMEs, ideally Citizen would like to work with a local, West Midlands based, SME company on this requirement. We would like to invite interested parties to email Procurement@citizenhousing.org.uk to be added onto the mailing list for this project, for potential future correspondence. Please note, this notice is only to serve as a preliminary market exercise to gather information and is not a confirmation of going out to tender.

Planning Information

Interested parties are to contact the Citizen Procurement team on Procurement@CitizenHousing.org.uk to be added to our mailing list.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a8fc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050879-2026
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 May 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Jun 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
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
CITIZEN HOUSING GROUP LTD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B37 7YN
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
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
Bickenhill
Westminster Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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