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title: "Fairhive - Materials Procurement - PME"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07892a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Fairhive Housing Limited"
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# Fairhive - Materials Procurement - PME

Buyer: Fairhive Housing Limited  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07892a

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097779-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2027 - 30 Sep 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £17,500,000 |
| 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 | Fairhive Housing Limited |
| Locality | AYLESBURY |
| Postcode area | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP20 2NJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Electoral ward | Aylesbury North |
| Westminster constituency | Aylesbury |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 44100000 - Construction materials and associated items

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 10:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097779-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097779-2026
  16th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4l5r6t74ekKpRuEf1IxDUGMLHUhepMtFknQ-9oX17dRUNzQxU0NHUkdCTEowTzhRWU4zRjJGS01XTCQlQCN0PWcu
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110168&TID=100115193&B=
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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