External Planned Works for Social Housing 2027-29

ConstructionCPV 45454000

Value£1.3m

Deadline5 Oct 2026

Published9 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 9 Sept 202626 days leftCloses 5 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Stephanie Gibbs

stephanie.gibbs@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk

+441303853665

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Tendres must be submitted via the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/H48FXQK854). We cannot accept tenders returned by post or email.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£1.3mtotal contract value

median £158k

this tender£0£6.5m

This is a large award for Construction — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe has published 4 Construction notices, about every 11 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around August 2027.

14% of The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC) wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for capital works to the external envelope of properties (such as repointing, re-rendering, structural remedies and associated works) and invites organisations to submit a tender to meet FHDC's requirements.

The specific requirements for the contract are detailed in the tender documents The contract is anticipated to start 1 April 2027 and continue for a period of 2 years (with the option to extend for a further period (or periods) of up to 12 months).

Estimated value for the initial contract term is £875,000 excl.

VAT.

Total estimated value including extension period is £1,325,000 excl.

VAT.

What it takes to bid this

25–40 daysof bid-team effort

£17.1k–£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

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Hold at bidISO 45001 / H&S policy & CDM competence
Show at bidNamed site & contract managers with CVs
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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