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Scaffolding and Associated Services

ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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13 Oct 2026 at 11:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Orwell Housing Association Ltd appointed a contractor to provide scaffolding works and associated services for its housing and property activities. The work supports responsive repairs, work on vacant properties, planned maintenance, refurbishment projects, compliance programmes, building safety work and other property-related activity. This is a works requirement focused on scaffolding (CPV 45262100). Delivery is in the United Kingdom; the buyer is based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The scope is intended to support a range of ongoing and project-based housing work rather than a single named building project.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to APEX Scaffolding Anglia Ltd. The buyer used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026 and runs from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2029, with an option for one further 12-month period, extending at most to 3 January 2030. The contract value is £165,000 excluding VAT (£198,000 including VAT). The published outcome gives no separate scoring or evaluation criteria; the appointment was made without a competitive process. Contract performance measures cover customer satisfaction, appointments made and kept, completion within target times, and complaints.

For scaffolding businesses, this award signals recurring demand from Orwell Housing Association for work across responsive repairs, empty-property works, planned maintenance, refurbishment, compliance and building safety programmes. A credible supplier would need to deliver scaffolding and associated services across both reactive jobs and planned projects, with the capacity to manage varied property-related work. Performance is measured through customer satisfaction, keeping appointments, completing jobs within target times and complaints, so dependable scheduling, timely delivery and effective customer service are commercially important. The award went to a small and medium-sized scaffolding supplier, showing that this requirement was deliverable by an SME. The route used was a below-threshold direct award without competition; the award itself does not establish that future work will use the same route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Scaffolding and Associated Services

Notice Description

The Authority appoints the Contractor to provide scaffolding works and associated services in support of responsive repairs, void property works, planned maintenance, refurbishment projects, compliance programmes, building safety works and other property-related activities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078651
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096436-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45262100 - Scaffolding work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£165,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2029 2-3 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
ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP2 0BE
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

APEX SCAFFOLDING ANGLIA LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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