Tender: Aspire Housing Repairs and Maintenance Framework – Reactive Repairs (Starts Feb 2027, 6‑Year Term, SME Lots)

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Aspire Housing is seeking suppliers for a reactive repairs and maintenance framework to support its in‑house Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) of circa 130 operatives; the DLO delivers responsive repairs, voids, planned works, grounds maintenance and damp and mould work, but the Framework will cover entirely reactive and responsive tasks to provide additional subcontract capacity where the DLO cannot meet demand. The Framework is structured into Lots and sub‑Lots with estimated annual values, including dedicated “A” Lots for SMEs (UK public procurement definition: fewer than 250 employees), “B” Lots for non‑SMEs, and Lots open to any size organisation; bidders may not submit for both A and B versions of the same Lot. Works are characterised by smaller, frequent, fast‑turnaround jobs often raised at short notice, with the busiest period typically December–April, and Aspire reserves the right not to award a sub‑Lot where insufficient competition or capacity is demonstrated and to merge sub‑Lots back into the main Lot. The Framework is due to commence in February 2027 for a six‑year term, with the Framework reopening to new applicants in year three as set out in the tender documents.