Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/05/2026
External Reference: 7fe2d923-987d-49a9-8b14-8056e70ad3bd
Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/05/2026
External Reference: 7fe2d923-987d-49a9-8b14-8056e70ad3bd
Official name: Watford Community Housing
Url:
Address line 1: 59 Clarendon Road
Town: Watford
Postal Code: WD17 1LA
Country: England
Contact person: Sharon Hunt
E-mail: maintain@echelonconsultancy.co.uk
Phone: +44 1707339800
Title attributed to the contract: Maintain Framework
Description:
Watford Community Housing (WCH) has awarded a multi-lot framework to Suppliers for the delivery of Repairs and Empty Homes works across the UK. The framework will operate for a period of four years. The framework will be managed by Pretium Frameworks Ltd on behalf of WCH, who will support its operation and delivery. The appointed Suppliers were selected following a competitive procurement process based on quality and cost, in line with the evaluation criteria set out in the tender documentation.
Awarded Date: 30/04/2026
Awarded Value:
1,420,000,000.00
Contract start date: 30/04/2026
Contract end date: 30/04/2030
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with all or any part of the Framework at any stage of the procurement process. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right not to award the Framework. Neither the Contracting Authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or Tendering for this Framework. The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The framework is to operate across the UK and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an access Agreement between Watford Community Housing (WCH), the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on its behalf. The framework will comprise of 18 lots as specified in the procurement and tender documents. It should be noted that lots 9a and 9b are National lots. The framework will be open to but not limited to any "Authorised User", which is defined as follows: • any entity within the same group of companies as WCH from time to time (a "WCH member"); • any entity or joint venture company that WCH or any other WCH member holds an interest in from time to time (a "WCH JV"); • any social housing provider in the United Kingdom (excluding WCH, WCH members and WCH JVS); • any supply chain member of any social housing provider in the United Kingdom, including direct labour organisations and suppliers (excluding WCH, WCH members and WCH JVS); • any national, regional or local health authority in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, any NHS group, and any organisation providing a service to these bodies; • any local or regional authority in the United Kingdom (including any arms length organisation or service provider working on their behalf) delivering any public or private sector construction related projects including, without limitation, housing, education, highways and infrastructure work; • any other "Contracting Authority" in the UK as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015; and • any service provider delivering services to any other Government Agency in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, the Ministry of Defence and the Highways Agency. In addition, it should be noted that neither Devonshires, Pretium or Echelon shall be responsible for any changes made to the documents without the approval or engagement of the authors of the relevant documents at or prior to call off stage. The framework is for a period of four years, but Authorised users should note that Contracts called off under the framework can themselves extend beyond the expiry of the original framework.