Hyde Housing Compliance Framework Announcement

A major new opportunity has opened for contractors delivering compliance, maintenance and installation services across the UK property and housing sector.

Hyde Housing Association has launched a new Compliance Services Framework, with an estimated total value of £2.688 billion excluding VAT and opportunities spanning electrical compliance, gas safety, water hygiene, lifts, asbestos, fire safety, security and playground services.

The framework is structured across 141 lots, with both regional and national opportunities available. It is intended to support Hyde Housing Association and a wide range of other public sector bodies in accessing suppliers for ongoing compliance servicing, maintenance and installation programmes.

With the tender deadline set for 12pm on 21 September 2026, suppliers considering the opportunity should now be reviewing the workstreams, regional requirements and evidence needed to submit a compliant and competitive tender.

Here’s what you need to know.

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What is the Hyde Housing Compliance Framework?

The framework, reference ECH1319, is being procured by Hyde Housing Association, with Pretium Frameworks Ltd appointed to administer the framework on Hyde's behalf.

It has an estimated total value of £2.688 billion excluding VAT (£3.2256 billion including VAT) across its potential six-year duration.

The initial framework term is expected to run for four years, from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2031, with Hyde retaining the option to extend for up to a further two years, potentially taking the framework through to 31 January 2033.

Individual call-off contracts may run beyond the framework itself, with a maximum duration of 15 years including extensions.

The framework will also be accessible beyond Hyde itself. Authorised users can include other housing providers, local authorities, educational establishments, NHS bodies, government agencies and other organisations subject to UK public procurement requirements.

Contracts under the framework can be awarded either with or without further competition, giving authorised users different routes to appoint suppliers depending on their requirements.

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What Services Does the Framework Cover?

The framework covers a substantial range of property compliance services through eight principal workstreams.

Workstream A – Electrical Testing and Remedials

Opportunities include domestic and communal electrical testing and remedial works, alongside a national Electrical Testing & Remedials – All Elements opportunity.

The overall estimated value allocated to this workstream is £220 million excluding VAT.

Workstream B – Gas Safety

This covers areas including:

• Domestic gas safety
• Communal gas safety
• Boiler replacements and installations
• Maintenance of retrofit equipment
• National gas compliance services

The estimated value of the workstream is £540 million excluding VAT.

Workstream C – Water Hygiene & Safety

Relevant services include:

• Legionella risk assessments
• Cold water storage and tank inspections
• Rainwater harvesting and sump pumps
• Sewerage and wastewater services
• National water hygiene and safety services

The workstream has an estimated value of £140 million excluding VAT.

Workstream D – Lifts

This includes LOLER compliance alongside passenger and domestic lift maintenance, servicing and installation.

The estimated workstream value is £328 million excluding VAT.

Workstream E – Asbestos

Opportunities are available for asbestos testing and asbestos removal services, alongside a national all-elements asbestos lot.

The estimated value is £200 million excluding VAT.

Workstream F – Fire Safety

Fire safety represents the largest individual workstream within the framework, with an estimated value of £688 million excluding VAT.

Services include:

• Fire detection systems
• Automatic Opening Vents (AOVs)
• Mechanical ventilation
• Emergency lighting
• Dry risers
• Firefighting equipment
• Fire shutters
• Sprinklers
• Fire door inspections

A national Fire Safety – All Elements opportunity is also included.

Workstream G – Security & Safety

This workstream covers:

• Door entry systems
• Access control
• CCTV
• Warden call systems
• Automatic gates and doors
• Working at height equipment
• National security and safety services

Its estimated value is £472 million excluding VAT.

Workstream H – Playgrounds

The final workstream covers playground inspections and playground maintenance, with regional and national opportunities available.

Its estimated value is £100 million excluding VAT.

All individual lot and workstream values are estimates and draw from the framework's single aggregate estimated value, so they do not guarantee expenditure.

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Where Will the Framework Operate?

The framework has been designed to provide both regional and national coverage.

The four regional areas are:

Region 1: London, South East and East of England
Region 2: South Wales and South West
Region 3: East and West Midlands
Region 4: North Wales and North of England

There is also:

Region 5: National

Importantly, suppliers do not necessarily need to cover every location within a region to tender for that region. Bidders will be asked to complete a Postcode Checker declaring the areas in which they currently deliver work.

This could make the framework accessible to businesses with established regional delivery capabilities, rather than restricting participation solely to suppliers capable of delivering nationwide.

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How Are the Lots Structured?

With 141 lots, suppliers will need to consider their bidding strategy carefully before starting their submission.

For each specific workstream, bidders can pursue regional lots or the corresponding national lot, but not both.

However, suppliers can take different approaches across different workstreams. For example, a multi-disciplinary contractor could pursue regional opportunities for one workstream while bidding nationally for another, provided this complies with the Lot Bidding Form and wider procurement requirements.

Regional lots generally cover individual call-offs worth up to £3 million including VAT, while national lots cover call-offs worth over £2 million including VAT.

This overlap is intentional and gives authorised users flexibility over which lot they use.

Suppliers should also note that these thresholds relate to the total value of an individual call-off rather than its annual value. This could materially affect which lots are appropriate for a bidder and makes careful review of the procurement documents particularly important.

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Who is the Framework Suitable For?

Given the breadth of the framework, the opportunity could be relevant to a wide range of specialist contractors and compliance providers operating across the housing and wider public sectors.

This includes businesses specialising in:

• Electrical compliance
• Gas servicing and heating
• Water hygiene
• Lift installation and maintenance
• Asbestos testing and removal
• Fire safety
• CCTV and security systems
• Access control
• Playground inspection and maintenance
• Wider building compliance, testing and maintenance services

The procurement documentation specifically identifies the framework as particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).

However, suppliers will still need to satisfy the relevant selection and evaluation requirements for the workstreams they choose to pursue.

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What Do Suppliers Need to Evidence?

One of the first things prospective bidders should review is their existing accreditation and certification.

Bidders are required to evidence all accreditation and certification relevant to the workstreams they are bidding for as part of their tender submission.

This is a pass/fail requirement.

If the required accreditation or certification cannot be evidenced, the tender will not progress.

For suppliers interested in the framework, this makes an early compliance review particularly important. Before investing significant resources into method statements and pricing, bidders should establish that they can satisfy the mandatory requirements associated with their chosen workstreams.

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How Will Bids Be Evaluated?

Tender submissions will be evaluated on a 60% quality / 40% price basis.

Quality – 60%

The quality score will be based on the evaluation of bidders' method statement responses against the published scoring criteria.

The method statements are structured around three areas:

• Two generic questions to be answered regardless of the number of lots pursued
• One customer-centric question to be answered once
• Between two and four technical questions to be answered for each relevant workstream

This means suppliers bidding across multiple lots within the same workstream may not necessarily need to produce entirely separate sets of technical responses for every individual lot.

Price – 40%

The remaining 40% of the score will be determined through the evaluation of submitted pricing schedules.

One pricing schedule is required per workstream.

With quality carrying the majority of the overall weighting, suppliers will need to ensure their written responses clearly communicate how they will deliver the requirements rather than relying on price alone to make their tender competitive.

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How Many Suppliers Will Be Appointed?

Hyde anticipates appointing 10 suppliers to each individual regional workstream lot and 12 suppliers to each national workstream lot.

However, Hyde reserves the right to adjust these numbers in accordance with the procurement documents.

The framework also includes provisions allowing regional lots to be blended where insufficient bids are received. Where there is insufficient interest in a call-off within a particular regional area, bidders from an adjacent regional lot or national lot may also potentially be used in accordance with the framework arrangements.

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How Can Suppliers Prepare for the Hyde Housing Compliance Framework?

With a framework of this scale, early preparation will be key.

Before beginning the full tender response, suppliers should consider:

1. Identify the right workstreams

Start by determining where your organisation has the strongest technical capability, relevant experience and supporting evidence.

The number of available opportunities shouldn't automatically dictate how many you pursue.

2. Decide between regional and national lots

Consider your existing geographical coverage, workforce, mobilisation capability and the size of contracts your organisation can realistically deliver.

Remember that bidders cannot pursue both the regional and national options for the same specific workstream.

3. Review your accreditations and certifications

Because these requirements are pass/fail, identify any gaps as early as possible and check the exact requirements contained within the tender documents for your chosen workstreams.

4. Build your evidence

Strong tender responses need more than statements about what your organisation can do.

Start gathering relevant contract examples, performance evidence and information that demonstrates your organisation's ability to deliver the services you're bidding for.

5. Allocate technical input

The framework includes workstream-specific technical questions. Relevant operational and technical subject matter experts should therefore be identified early enough to contribute meaningful detail to the responses.

6. Give yourself enough time

The scale of this framework means bidders pursuing several workstreams could face a significant submission exercise.

Agree responsibilities, review stages and internal deadlines early rather than allowing the final submission date to dictate the entire bid programme.

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Key Dates for Bidders

The current procurement timetable includes:

• Tender and enquiry deadline: 21 September 2026 at 12pm
• Estimated award decision: 6 January 2027
• Expected framework commencement: 1 February 2027
• Initial framework end date: 31 January 2031
• Potential extended end date: 31 January 2033

Suppliers should refer directly to the procurement documents throughout the process for the complete requirements and any subsequent updates to the competition.

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Need Support With Your Hyde Housing Compliance Framework Bid?

A framework of this size represents a significant opportunity – but the number of workstreams, regional and national bidding options, technical requirements and method statements also means suppliers need to approach their submission strategically.

At Bid Writing Service, we support businesses throughout the tendering process, from reviewing opportunities and planning submissions through to developing method statement responses, reviewing existing content and managing the wider bid process.

Are you considering bidding for the Hyde Housing Compliance Framework? Starting early gives you more time to establish your bidding strategy, gather the right evidence and develop responses that clearly demonstrate why your business is equipped to deliver.

With the deadline set for 21 September 2026, now is the time to get your submission underway.

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