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Painting - External and Internal Communal Areas

believe housing

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28 Sep 2026 at 12:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Believe Housing Limited intends to procure painting works to external and internal communal areas of its buildings in County Durham. The work covers communal spaces and building exteriors, including roof painting and other coating work. This is a works contract for building painting, rather than a supply of paint or a general property maintenance service. The stated buying organisation is Believe Housing Limited, a housing provider based in Seaham. The work is to be delivered in County Durham. The procurement is planned as one package, covering the described painting work across the area.

The process is at planning: Believe Housing has set out an intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to publish a further notice on 2 November 2026. The buyer has planned preliminary market engagement and asks interested suppliers to return a completed questionnaire by noon on 12 October 2026; this is an engagement request, not a bid deadline. The estimated contract value is £2.8 million excluding VAT and £3.3 million including VAT. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an extension option that could run to 31 March 2032. The procurement is arranged as a single lot, marked as suitable for SMEs.

This planned work may suit painting and decorating contractors with the workforce, equipment and organisation to carry out both external and communal-area painting across properties in County Durham. The scope includes roof painting and other coating work, so relevant building-painting and surface-coating experience would be useful. The buyer has indicated that small and medium-sized businesses are suitable for the single package, making it relevant beyond the largest national contractors. Suppliers can use the planned market-engagement questionnaire to share their views before the tender stage and help inform the procurement. The buyer has not set out specific accreditations, technical qualifications, staffing levels or experience thresholds at this planning stage, so firms should assess their fit against the described painting scope and prepare for further procurement details.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Painting - External and Internal Communal Areas

Notice Description

Painting Works of external and internal communal areas within County Durham

Planning Information

Please provide completed PME questionnaire by 12noon on Monday 12th October 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b7b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091404-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45261220 - Roof-painting and other coating work

45261221 - Roof-painting work

45442100 - Painting work

45442110 - Painting work of buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 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
believe housing
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SEAHAM
Postcode
SR7 7TT
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC14 Durham
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Dalton & Dawdon
Westminster Constituency
Easington

Further Information

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