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Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Business ServicesCPV 79620000
Value£80.9m
Deadline1 Sept 2026
Published5 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 5 Aug 202626 days leftCloses 1 Sept 2026
Who to contact
james.mcerlean@nihe.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Tenders may only be submitted via the https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£80.9mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£87.4m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Northern Ireland Housing Executive publishes Business Services work continuously — 21 notices, roughly one every 40 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

The Housing Executive requires Contractor(s) for the provision of Agency Workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs) to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload.

The Housing Executive intends to establish a Framework to meet this requirement.

The Framework will be divided into three (3) Lots: • Lot One – Admin & Customer Contact Roles; • Lot Two – Building Trade & Manual Roles; • Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles Tenderers may bid for one, two or all Lots.

The Framework will be for a two-year period with the option to extend for any period(s) up to a maximum 24 months (potential 4 year Framework Term).

Full details can be found in the Tender Documentation advertised.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £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

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
  • Show at bidNamed engagement team 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

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
074302-2026
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