Inner Moray Firth Housing & Property Maintenance Framework - 2026

What the buyer is asking for

The Highland Council intends to put in place a Framework Agreement with a number of suitably competent, qualified and experienced Contractors to provide Housing & Property Maintenance Services for various service users/requirements for the Inner Moray Firth Area, on an ‘as and when’ required basis. The Council shall give no guarantee of the volume of work or orders, if any, to be undertaken in relation to the Framework. The Framework shall be divided into lots by type of service required (Housing & Property) and sub-lots individual trades, where applicable, as follows: Lot 1 – Housing Sub Lot Trade HR01 – General Builder Works HR02 – Specialist Cleaning HR03 – Plumbing HR04 – Heating & Ventilation HR05 – Joinery HR06 – General Electrical Repairs and Minor Works HR07 – Specialist Electrical Systems and Complex Works HR08 – Painting & Decorating HR09 – Roofing & Guttering Works HR10 – Ground Works and Excavation HR11 – Principal Contractors Lot 2 – Property Sub Lot Trade CS01 - Civils / Drainage CS02 - Fencing & Gates FS01 - General Builder Works FS02 - Joinery FS03 - Painting & Decorating FS04 - Roofing BS01 - Electrical BS02 - Heating BS03 - Plumbing BS04 - Ventilation MS01 - Multi Trades Tenderers may bid for one or more Lots and Sub Lots as long as they meet the requirements as detailed in the Specifications for Lot 1 (Housing) and Lot 2 (Property)

How this is scored

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

• qualityQuality50%
• price50%

2 lots

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

• Housing£39m

  The Housing Lot (Lot 1) will be put in place to provide a number of suitably competent, qualified and experienced Contractors to repair and maintain council houses for the following trade sub lots: - HR01 – General Builder Works HR02 – Specialist Cleaning HR03 – Plumbing HR04 – Heating & Ventilation HR05 – Joinery HR06 – General Electrical Repairs and Minor Works HR07 – Specialist Electrical Systems and Complex Works HR08 – Painting & Decorating HR09 – Roofing & Guttering Works HR10 – Ground Works and Excavation HR11 – Principal Contractors

• Property£26m

  The Property Lot (Lot 2) will be put in place to provide a number of suitably competent, qualified and experienced Contractors to repair and maintain the council property estate such as schools, council offices and council owned public buildings for the following trade sub lots: - CS01 - Civils / Drainage CS02 - Fencing & Gates FS01 - General Builder Works FS02 - Joinery FS03 - Painting & Decorating FS04 - Roofing BS01 - Electrical BS02 - Heating BS03 - Plumbing BS04 - Ventilation MS01 - Multi Trades The Framework shall be for a 36 month period, with the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to 24 months, subject to each lot / sub-lot (where applicable) requirements i.e., each lot / sub lot may be extended independently of each other (each lot / sub lot evaluated and awarded independently), and by mutual agreement.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published26 days ago

   26 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 6 days

   28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice14 Jul 2026, 17:26 BST066480-2026
2. Tender notice26 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST081461-2026