Places for People Group Limited, one of the UK's largest property management and social housing organisations, has published its Property Works framework, running from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2036. Spanning 20 distinct service categories, this ten-year agreement covers everything from stock condition surveys and fire risk assessments to kitchen installations, renewable technologies, and specialist adaptations.
The framework does not state a total contract value in the published notice. Given the scope and duration, however, the aggregate potential across all workstreams is likely to be substantial. For building contractors and specialist trades businesses with a social housing client base, this is a pipeline opportunity worth taking seriously.
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The 20 Service Categories
- Stock Condition Surveys
- Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
- Fire Risk Assessments
- Structural Works
- External Fabric Repairs
- Drainage, Groundworks and Environmental Landscaping
- Kitchen Installations
- Bathroom Installations
- Void Refurbishments
- Electrical Works
- Heating and Ventilation
- Solar PV
- Heat Pumps
- EV Chargers
- Aids and Adaptations
- Hazardous Materials Management (including asbestos)
- Fencing and Boundary Works
- Safety Works
- Communal Area Works
- Specialist and Ad Hoc Works
This breadth is deliberate. Places for People wants to manage a wide range of asset management, compliance, retrofit, and responsive maintenance needs through a single framework. The lot structure (to be confirmed in the published tender documents) is likely to reflect these categories, allowing both multi-trade contractors and specialist businesses to bid into their areas of expertise.
Who Should Be Considering This Framework?
Given the social housing context and the scope of services covered, the most relevant businesses include:
- Building contractors and maintenance firms with a social housing client base
- Retrofit and energy efficiency specialists, particularly those with experience in SHDF or ECO-funded programmes
- Renewables installers: solar PV, heat pumps, EV charging
- Fire safety and compliance specialists: fire risk assessors, passive fire protection contractors
- Adaptations contractors and occupational therapy-aligned services
- Void refurbishment and responsive repairs specialists
- Asbestos and hazardous materials management businesses
The ten-year duration is unusual and offers genuine long-term pipeline security, but it also means evaluators will want confidence that your business has the stability, processes, and appetite to operate as a trusted partner across that period. This is not a transactional contract opportunity.
Key Details at a Glance
- Framework authority: Places for People Group Limited
- Number of service categories: 20
- Framework duration: 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2036 (10 years)
- Total contract value: Not stated; refer to official documents for updates
- Focus: Social housing asset management, compliance, retrofit, and responsive works
- Find a Tender notice: View the official notice here
Bid Preparation Tips
- Align tightly with your strongest workstreams: With 20 categories, it's tempting to bid broadly. Focus on the lots where your experience is deepest and your case studies are strongest. Quality beats coverage.
- Demonstrate long-term operational resilience: A ten-year framework requires evidence that your business is built to last: stable management, quality systems, financial health, and a clear plan for how your service will evolve over time.
- Lead with social housing credentials: Places for People's portfolio is centred on social and affordable housing. Evidence of delivering comparable works for housing associations, ALMOs, or local authority housing teams is the most relevant experience you can offer.
- Reflect on low-carbon and retrofit capability: The inclusion of solar PV, heat pumps, and EPCs signals Places for People's commitment to decarbonisation. Even if you're bidding for traditional works lots, framing your offer within this context will resonate.
Refer to the official Find a Tender notice for submission deadlines and the full tender documentation. This is one of the most extensive social housing framework opportunities in the current market.
If you want an expert, practical view on where your business fits, and support developing a strong submission, contact Thornton & Lowe now. Our bid team works regularly with contractors and specialists across the social housing sector.
