Buyers · Housing association, North East England
Gentoo Group: repairs and maintenance tenders and re-tenders
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- Cyclical Decoration; 2027 - 2034Bids due 28 Oct 2026 · £8,487,500
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Retender calendar: the next 18 months
| Contract (source notice) | Expected end | Value | Supplier in the award notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Door - Servicing, Remedial Works, and Responsive Repairs · Responsive repairs | Expected Sept 2027 (extensions to Sept 2029) | Not published | ABCA Systems |
| Gas Servicing and Repairs Framework 2023 - 2027 · Gas and heating | Expected Sept 2027 | £2,210,000 | Buston and Maughan Ltd; Clarke’s heating services; Gas Call Services Ltd and 2 more in the notice |
| Gentoo - Framework for Mechanical & Electrical Services · Electrical and EICR testing | Expected Oct 2027 | £2,500,000 | Equans Regeneration Ltd; H Malone & Sons Ltd; Oakes Energy Services Ltd and 4 more in the notice |
Expected end dates are the initial term in each award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Suppliers are shown as the public award notice names them; a person's name is never shown. Bid Radar tracks re-tenders for 24 months.
What it buys
| Work | Contracts |
|---|---|
| Electrical and EICR testing | 3 |
| Gas and heating | 2 |
| Cleaning | 1 |
| Damp and mould | 1 |
| Fire safety | 1 |
| Kitchens and bathrooms | 1 |
| Responsive repairs | 1 |
| Void repairs | 1 |
| Windows and doors | 1 |
From 10 contracts awarded 18 Dec 2020 to 1 Sept 2025, grouped by the work named in each notice's title. One contract can cover more than one kind of work.
Typical contract value and length
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Median contract value | £1.6 million | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 9 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £1.5 million | 25th percentile of published values; 9 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £2.3 million | 75th percentile of published values; 9 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 47 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 8 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 47 | 25th percentile; 8 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 47 | 75th percentile; 8 contracts |
The median initial term was 47 months, and the middle half all ran 47 months before any extension (8 contracts with an end date).
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. A figure needs at least 3 contracts behind it, and the middle half needs 5; otherwise it is left out.
How its tenders are marked and how many bid
- Quality carried a median of 45% of the marks (8 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- Its tenders drew a median of 6 bids (9 contracts that published a bid count).
For context, council and housing association repairs lots in England and Wales drew a median of 6 bids (510 competed lots, October 2025 to October 2026). Across the same lots, quality carried a median of 50% of the marks (480 lots with a published weighting).
Lots and frameworks
- 4 of the 10 contracts were set up as a framework or dynamic purchasing system, so some work comes as call-offs to firms already on one.
- Automatic Door - Servicing, Remedial Works, and Responsive RepairsAwarded 1 Sept 2025 · Ends 16 Sept 2027 (expected)
- Gentoo - Framework for Mechanical & Electrical ServicesAwarded 7 Nov 2023 · Ends 17 Oct 2027 (expected) · 7 suppliers named
- Gas Servicing and Repairs Framework 2023 - 2027Awarded 10 Oct 2023 · Ends 20 Sept 2027 (expected) · 5 suppliers named
- Framework agreement for the provision of Damp Preservation WorksAwarded 23 May 2022 · Ends 2 May 2026 (expected) · 2 suppliers named
More buyers in North East England
Beyond Housing, Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council, Home Group, Karbon Homes, Newcastle City Council, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, Northumberland County Council.
Figures are automated summaries of published award notices, not advice. End dates are the initial term in the notice and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are expected, not certain. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 10 award notices between 18 Dec 2020 and 1 Sept 2025 and the live tenders in our index on 20 Oct 2026. How we work this out.