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Published 4 Aug 2025, 10:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Preliminary Market Engagement for Swindon Borough Council's Wholehouse Retrofit Warm Homes Social Housing Fund (WHSHF) Wave 3 Delivery Programme 2026 - 2027

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

WorksAbove threshold
Planned pipeline value£4,800,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

INTRODUCTION

Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to a whole house Retro-fit across residential properties within the Borough of Swindon and would therefore welcome the views of contractors on the questions set out below. Responses to this questionnaire will be used solely for this pre-tender exercise and any responses will not be referred to during the tender evaluation. To this end, tender-style responses to this questionnaire are not necessary - the intention is to invite contractor feedback on the options, to help shape the final specification and commercial model to ensure the tender delivers the optimum outcomes for the Council.

PROJECT

This questionnaire relates to an upcoming procurement for the appointment of a main contractor to lead the modernization and improvement in line with PAS 2035 requirements of up to 105 Reema type Houses within the Council's housing stock.

The cost which Part funded by WH: SHF WAVE 3 grant fund the rest via the Councils Capital Budget.

To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents.

Responses are required to be submitted no later than 1st September 2025, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

CPV: Building completion work · Building construction work · Electrical wiring and fitting work · Energy and related services · Solar installation · Solar panel roof-covering work · Solar panels · Thermal insulating material · Thermal insulation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Aug 2025, 10:26 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2025, 10:26 BST
Authority reference
1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045519
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Building completion workBuilding construction workElectrical wiring and fitting workEnergy and related servicesSolar installationSolar panel roof-covering workSolar panelsThermal insulating materialThermal insulation work
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c06 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 10:26 BST
  2. Market engagement
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to a whole house Retro-fit across residential properties within the Borough of Swindon and would therefore welcome the views of contractors on the questions set out below. Responses to this questionnaire will be used solely for this pre-tender exercise and any responses will not be referred to during the tender evaluation. To this end, tender-style responses to this questionnaire are not necessary - the intention is to invite contractor feedback on the options, to help shape the final specification and commercial model to ensure the tender delivers the optimum outcomes for the Council.

    PROJECT

    This questionnaire relates to an upcoming procurement for the appointment of a main contractor to lead the modernization and improvement in line with PAS 2035 requirements of up to 105 Reema type Houses within the Council's housing stock.

    The cost which Part funded by WH: SHF WAVE 3 grant fund the rest via the Councils Capital Budget.

    To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents.

    Responses are required to be submitted no later than 1st September 2025, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

  3. Contract starts211 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 10:26 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNPT-6195-XDWV Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure