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title: "Painting - External and Internal Communal Areas"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077b7b"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "believe housing"
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# Painting - External and Internal Communal Areas

Buyer: believe housing  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b7b

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091404-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | believe housing |
| Locality | SEAHAM |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR7 7TT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Dalton & Dawdon |
| Westminster constituency | Easington |
| Delivery location | TLC14 Durham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45261220 - Roof-painting and other coating work
- 45261221 - Roof-painting work
- 45442100 - Painting work
- 45442110 - Painting work of buildings

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 12:40 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091404-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091404-2026
  28th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/believehousing/aspx/Home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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