Decorating Supplies and Works

What the buyer is asking for

This procurement establishes a multi-lot framework agreement for the supply of paint supplies, tenant paint pack and voucher solutions, and decorating services for use by public sector organisations. The framework is designed to provide a compliant and flexible route to market for high-quality decorating products and services, supporting property maintenance, refurbishment, tenant engagement, and asset management activities across residential, commercial, educational, healthcare, and other public sector environments. Lot 1: Paint Supplies Provision of paint products, coatings, decorating materials, consumables, and associated accessories through a national network of decorator centres and trade counters. Services may include colour matching, tinting, technical support, product advice, account management, and other value-added services to support public sector maintenance, refurbishment, and decorating requirements. Lot 2: Decorating Solutions for Tenants Provision of tenant paint pack and voucher schemes, including product supply, voucher issuance and redemption, fulfilment, customer support, scheme administration, and management information reporting. The Lot is intended to provide contracting authorities with flexible solutions to support tenant decorating initiatives and property maintenance programmes. Lot 3: Decorating Services Provision of internal and external decorating services across residential, commercial, community, educational, healthcare, and other public sector properties. The scope includes planned, cyclical, responsive, void property, and project-based decorating works, together with all associated labour, materials, equipment, supervision, and quality assurance activities. Services may be delivered within occupied and sensitive environments and are required to support the maintenance, refurbishment, and asset management objectives of contracting authorities.

How this is scored

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

• 40%pricePrice
• 20%qualityQuality
• 20%qualityDelivery and Customer Service
• 20%qualitySustainability and Social Value

3 lots

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

• Decorating Supplies

  This Lot is for the supply of trade and retail paint products and associated decorating materials through a network of decorator centres and trade counters. The scope includes, but is not limited to, emulsion paints, specialist coatings, primers, undercoats, woodcare products, masonry paints, decorating consumables, and associated accessories. Suppliers will be required to provide access to products through an established network of national locations, supported by services such as product advice, colour matching, tinting services, technical support, and account management where available. Suppliers should be able to support the requirements of a range of public sector customers including social housing providers, local authorities, education establishments, healthcare organisations, and other public bodies.

• Decorating Solutions for Tenants

  This Lot is for the provision and management of tenant paint pack and voucher schemes that enable tenants to access decorating products to maintain and improve their homes. The scope includes the supply of paint packs, voucher-based solutions, or a combination of both, supported by appropriate administration, fulfilment, customer service, and reporting arrangements. Suppliers should offer flexible solutions that enable Contracting Authorities to establish, manage, and monitor schemes effectively while providing a simple and accessible experience for tenants. Services may include voucher issuance and redemption, tenant ordering channels, product selection and fulfilment, scheme management tools, management information reporting, customer support, and associated account management services.

• Decorating Works

  This Lot is for the delivery of internal and external decorating services across residential, commercial, community, educational, healthcare, and other public sector properties. The scope includes planned, cyclical, responsive, void property, and project-based decorating works, together with all associated labour, plant, equipment, materials, supervision, and quality assurance activities required to complete the works. Services may be delivered in occupied and sensitive environments and therefore require effective resident engagement, safeguarding arrangements, health and safety management, and measures to minimise disruption. Suppliers appointed to this Lot will be expected to deliver high-quality workmanship, maintain appropriate workforce competencies, and provide reliable and responsive services that support the asset management and maintenance objectives of contracting authorities.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published7 days ago

   14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 8 days

   29 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 21 days

   12 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 46 days

   6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST086880-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender