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Fairhive - Materials Procurement - PME

Fairhive Housing Limited

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Planning

16 Oct 2026 at 10:33

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Fairhive Housing Limited is preparing to re-procure the supply of construction materials and related items for its Direct Labour Organisation (DLO), which carries out responsive repairs and work to empty properties. The intended contract covers materials across all categories used by the DLO and is expected to be delivered through a managed store model with one supplier responsible for the whole contract. The work is for Fairhive’s housing operations in the United Kingdom. Echelon Consultancy is conducting the procurement on Fairhive’s behalf. The buyer is seeking views from suppliers, merchants and other interested parties on the proposed scope, contract structure and commercial model, alongside potential innovations and operational solutions, to help shape the future procurement.

The process is at planning: Fairhive has set out an intention to re-procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It is considering one contract covering all materials categories, awarded to a single supplier through a managed store model. The estimated contract value is £17.5 million excluding VAT (£21 million including VAT). The expected contract period runs from 1 October 2027 to 30 September 2032, with the possibility of extension to 30 September 2037. Fairhive expects to publish a further notice by 27 November 2026. Preliminary market engagement is scheduled to run until 6 November 2026; participation is optional and will not affect eligibility for the later procurement. Feedback will be treated confidentially and excluded from evaluation.

This will suit materials merchants and suppliers able to provide a broad range of construction materials and manage supply for housing repairs and empty-property works. The proposed single-supplier, managed-store approach points to a need for dependable stock availability, logistics and day-to-day operational support across multiple materials categories. Suppliers with experience serving a direct labour organisation or comparable maintenance operation may be well placed to comment on workable service models, contract structure and commercial arrangements. Fairhive is also open to innovation and operational solutions, so suppliers able to improve how materials are stored, ordered or supplied can contribute ideas while the requirement is being shaped. The buyer has indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises are suitable for this procurement. The engagement is a chance for businesses, including merchants, to inform the design before the later competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fairhive - Materials Procurement - PME

Notice Description

Echelon Consultancy, acting on behalf of Fairhive, is undertaking preliminary market engagement to help shape the re-procurement of its materials supply contract. The link to respond to this market engagement is below: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4l5r6t74ekKpRuEf1IxDUGMLHUhepMtFknQ-9oX17dRUNzQxU0NHUkdCTEowTzhRWU4zRjJGS01XTCQlQCN0PWcu Fairhive currently spends approximately PS3.5 million per year on materials across all categories used by its Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) to deliver responsive repairs and void works. Fairhive intends to appoint a single supplier to deliver the whole contract through a managed store model. Further innovation and operational solutions will be considered throughout the procurement process. We would welcome the views of suppliers, merchants and other interested parties on the proposed approach, including the scope, contract structure and commercial model, to inform the design of the procurement. Any comments or feedback provided will be treated confidentially and will not be used in any part of the evaluation process. Participation in this engagement is optional and is not a condition of participating in any subsequent procurement.

Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110168&TID=100115193&B=

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07892a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097779-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

44100000 - Construction materials and associated items

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£17,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
27 Nov 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2027 - 30 Sep 2032 Over 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
Fairhive Housing Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYLESBURY
Postcode
HP20 2NJ
Postcode Area
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Aylesbury North
Westminster Constituency
Aylesbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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