Cirrus Consortium Materials Supply Framework

What the buyer is asking for

The Cirrus Consortium is a procurement consortium with members including Registered Providers of Social Housing, Local Authorities, ALMOs and NHS Trusts. The Consortium is seeking bids for the following lots: - Lot 1: Managed Services - Lot 2: General building materials - Lot 3: Plumbing and heating materials (including gas spares and renewables) - Lot 4: Electrical materials - Lot 5: Highways and civil materials - Lot 6: Painting and decorating supplies - Lot 7: Tool and plant hire The outcome of the tender process will be a 4 year Framework Agreement expected to commence during January 2027. It is envisaged that the final framework will be awarded to approximately 7 suppliers for Lot 1: Managed Services and 10 suppliers per lot for all other lots. In compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, Coastline Housing are the principal contracting authority for the establishment of this framework and Cirrus Purchasing Ltd are the managing agent on behalf of the Cirrus Consortium.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 80%qualityQuality
• 20%costCost

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Suppliers must hold Employer's Liability insurance of £5m, Public Liability insurance of £10m and Product Liability insurance of £1m. No minimum financial standing threshold applies. Full conditions of participation are set out in the procurement documents.

• technical

  All lots: suppliers must provide 3 contract examples. Lot 1: suppliers must have experience of providing a minimum of 2 managed service contracts for contracting authorities within the last 3 years. Full conditions of participation for all lots are set out in the procurement documents.

7 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Managed services

  A managed services solution is usually a bespoke arrangement supplying a wide-ranging provision of building materials to a client. The relationship most commonly involves a single supplier route where the merchant stocks and supplies a comprehensive range of building materials to a client, who route their organisational expenditure through this merchant in particular. The core service could be delivered through one, or a combination of the delivery methods listed in the service specification, although alternative solutions can also be supported. Additional services the merchant may provide to a client through a managed services solution may include, but are not limited to: - Direct integration with client IT systems - Dedicated stock holding - Van stock management - Provision of welfare facilities for use by client staff - Out of hours materials provision - Dedicated account managemen

• General building materials

  Lot 2 covers general building materials required for repairs, maintenance and improvement works, including, but not limited to: aggregates and general building materials such as cement, sand, plaster, plasterboard and insulation; building chemicals including sealants, adhesives, fillers and damp-proofing products; fixings and fastenings; door and window ironmongery; timber and sheet materials including structural timber, board products and fencing; doors and windows; roofing materials; kitchen units and fittings; aids and adaptations items such as grab rails, ramps and door-widening hardware; and general workwear and PPE.

• Plumbing and heating materials (including gas spares and renewable heating)

  Lot 3 covers plumbing, heating and renewable heating materials, including, but not limited to: bathroom and kitchen sanitaryware such as basins, WCs, cisterns and taps; pipework, fittings and pipe insulation across common jointing systems; showers, including electric showers; heating system and boiler spares and controls; gas spares and gas-specific consumables; guttering and rainwater goods; bathroom aids and adaptations such as level-access shower trays, raised WC seats and grab rails; and renewable heating technologies including solar thermal components, air and ground source heat pumps, and associated controls.

• Electrical materials (including solar PV and battery storage)

  Lot 4 covers electrical materials and accessories, including, but not limited to: consumer units, MCBs, RCBOs and switchgear; sockets, switches and wiring accessories; smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms; cable and cable management products; lamps and light fittings; electrical components associated with aids and adaptations, such as assistive alarm systems and emergency pull cords; and renewable electrical technologies including solar photovoltaic panels and components, inverters, battery storage and associated controls.

• Highways and civil materials

  Lot 5 covers materials for highways, drainage and civil engineering works, including, but not limited to: drainage pipework, ducting, gullies and couplings; heavy building materials such as kerbs, paving flags, engineering bricks and chamber/manhole sections; civils-grade aggregates and sub-base materials; manhole and inspection chamber ironworks; and street furniture, signage and safety barriers used in groundworks.

• Painting and decorating supplies

  Lot 6 covers painting and decorating materials, including, but not limited to: paint products such as masonry, emulsion, gloss, floor and anti-mould paint; decorating sundries including brushes, rollers, masking tape, filler and dust sheets; and the supply of tenant decorating packs and materials to support decorating voucher schemes.

• Tool and plant hire

  Lot 7 covers the hire, and in some cases purchase, of tools and plant, including, but not limited to: hand-held power tools, both corded and cordless; access equipment such as ladders and tower systems; groundworks and civils plant including excavators, dumpers and compaction equipment; associated small plant and site equipment such as transformers and dust extraction units; and site welfare facilities such as welfare cabins, portable toilets and site accommodation units.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   28 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 31 days

   30 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 41 days

   9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 70 days

   7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice5 Jun 2026, 12:48 BST053306-2026
2. Tender notice28 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST091589-2026

Documents

• biddingDocuments
• Tender notice on Find a Tender