Decorating tenders in London
Open for bids now
- Refurbishment and Modernisation (RM4S) - Scotland Framework AgreementLHC Procurement Group · Bids due 11 Dec 2026 · £900,000,000
Links go to the notice on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The tender documents are on the buyer's own site.
Likely re-tenders in the next 12 months
| Buyer | Contract | Ends (estimate) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Borough of Wandsworth | Roof Renewal & External Decoration at Nightingale Square | 6 Nov 2026 | £993,355 |
| London Borough of Wandsworth | Window Renewal, Roof Repairs & External Decorations at 54 Westover Road | 11 Dec 2026 | £89,115 |
| Peabody Trust | PEABODY LEASEHOLD DECORATIONS CYCLICAL WORKS PROGRAMME NORTH EAST BLOCKS | 15 Jul 2027 | Not published |
End dates are the initial term in the award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Bid Radar tracks them for 24 months.
Typical contract values and lengths
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts awarded | 54 | award notices, July 2021 to August 2026; 54 contracts |
| Buyers | 16 | distinct buyers on those contracts; 54 contracts |
| Median contract value | £73,000 | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 41 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £37,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 41 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £110,000 | 75th percentile of published values; 41 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 4 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 24 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 1 | 25th percentile; 24 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 8 | 75th percentile; 24 contracts |
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. Lengths run from the award date to the end date in the notice.
Main buyers
- Trinity House 23 contracts, latest 30 Jul 2026
- Peabody Trust 11 contracts, latest 22 Apr 2026
- London Borough of Wandsworth 3 contracts, latest 18 Aug 2026
- Southern Housing 3 contracts, latest 26 Aug 2025
- London Borough of Haringey 2 contracts, latest 6 Apr 2026
Linked buyers have their own page with values, marking, live tenders and a retender calendar. All buyers.
What these tenders usually ask for
- Quality carried a median of 35% of the marks (17 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- A median of 3 bids per contract (35 contracts that published a bid count).
- 13% were set up as frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems, so some work comes as call-offs you only see once you are on one.
- We don't yet hold enough public tender packs for this trade to say how many questions they ask. The Bid Matcher reads each live tender's documents where they are public.
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Figures are automated summaries of published notices, not advice. Contract end dates come from award notices and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are estimates. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 54 award notices between 20 Jul 2021 and 18 Aug 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 24 Oct 2026. See how these pages are built.