Platform Housing Limited is procuring contractors for its Strategic Asset Management Programme - Home Investment & Retrofit works, covering a wide range of planned housing improvements across its stock. With an estimated value of £806.4 million including VAT and the potential for contracts to run for up to 14 years, this is a major long-term opportunity for contractors delivering planned maintenance, retrofit and capital investment works in social housing.
If you are considering bidding for this framework, contact Thornton & Lowe today. We can help you assess which locality best fits your business, review whether the contract model suits your strengths, and support you through the bid process.
What the Strategic Asset Management Programme Framework Covers
Platform Housing is seeking suitably qualified contractors to deliver home investment and retrofit works across defined geographical localities within its housing stock. The published scope includes component replacements such as kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors and roofing, alongside retrofit and energy efficiency works, cyclical decorations, major planned investment works and major projects including high-rise building works.
Suppliers should also note that this is not a single national award. The procurement is divided into three localities: Severn, Tame and Witham, with one contractor intended to be appointed for each. Bidders can apply for more than one locality, but can only be awarded one, so ranking locality preference and matching operational coverage to the right area will be an important strategic decision.
Key benefits include:
- Long-term contract potential, with an initial term to March 2034 and possible extensions to March 2041
- Opportunity to secure a defined locality aligned to your operational footprint
- A broad scope covering planned investment, retrofit and major housing improvement works
- A partnership-led delivery model with customer outcomes, social value and compliance built into expectations
Localities, Award Structure and Contract Model
Suppliers should look closely at how this procurement is set up before deciding whether to bid. Although the opportunity sits under Platform Housing’s Home Investment & Retrofit programme, it is being awarded by locality, with one contractor intended for each area. Platform also states that contracts will operate under a target cost commercial model, with contractors reimbursed for actual delivery cost together with agreed profit and overheads.
Prospective bidders should:
- Choose the right locality carefully: assess whether Severn, Tame or Witham best matches your regional footprint, supply chain and management capacity.
- Show relevant housing investment experience: evidence planned maintenance, component replacement, retrofit and major works delivery in occupied housing environments.
- Address the target cost model: demonstrate cost control, transparency and collaborative commercial management, not just technical delivery.
- Demonstrate resident-focused delivery: the notice highlights customer engagement, satisfaction and communication, so your response should show how you manage works in mostly occupied homes.
- Prepare for a staged procurement: this is a Competitive Flexible Procedure involving selection, dialogue and later tender stages, so suppliers should expect a more involved process than a standard single-stage submission.
Quick Facts
- Buyer: Platform Housing Limited
- Type: Framework agreement
- Estimated value: £806,400,000 (including VAT)
- Initial term: 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2034
- Possible extension: to 31 March 2041
- Procurement model: Competitive Flexible Procedure
- Commercial model: target cost
- Localities: Severn, Tame and Witham
Key Dates
- Deadline for requests to participate: 7 May 2026, 2:00pm
- Estimated award decision date: 4 January 2027
- View full notice and documentation
Tips to Prepare a Competitive Bid
- Tailor evidence to the locality you want most: Show how your teams, subcontractors and supply chain can deliver across that geography
- Demonstrate quality-led delivery: Quality carries 75% of the evaluation, so strong responses on operational capability, health and safety, customer considerations and social value are likely to matter more than broad marketing claims.
- Show you can manage multiple workstreams: Platform expects contractors to deliver across multiple locations and activities over a long period, so programme management and governance should be clearly evidenced.
- Address partnership working properly: The notice repeatedly refers to collaboration, customer outcomes and a partnering ethos, so your response should explain how you will work with Platform and its stakeholders, not just how you will deliver works.
This is a significant long-term opportunity for contractors delivering planned housing investment, component replacement, retrofit and major improvement works. Suppliers that can combine operational scale, resident-focused delivery, commercial control and strong partnership working are likely to be best placed to compete effectively.
If you are interested in maximising your organisation’s chances, speak to Thornton & Lowe for a rapid opportunity assessment and bespoke bid guidance.
