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title: "Scaffolding and Associated Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078651"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# Scaffolding and Associated Services

Buyer: ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078651

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096436-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £165,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Postcode area | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP2 0BE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | APEX SCAFFOLDING ANGLIA LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45262100 - Scaffolding work

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 11:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096436-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096436-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.apexscaffold.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.orwell-housing.co.uk/

## Provenance

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