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BHTA members involved in home adaptations, accessibility solutions, and minor works services may wish to review a new tender opportunity from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council for the delivery of a minor aids and adaptations service in council housing. The contract is intended to support residents’ independence, accessibility, and safety at home through a responsive and proactive service.
This is an open procedure tender under the Procurement Act 2023.
The contract covers minor adaptation works with a value of less than £1,500 in total for labour and materials. These works will be provided without charge to the service user where access to the service and specified works are determined by the council.
The contract also includes associated adaptation works such as increasing internal doorways, filling open sections of staircase balustrades, providing ramps up to 300mm rise and ramps exceeding 300mm rise, supplying external half steps and additional external one and half steps, installing steel handrails to ramps, fitting mop stick handrails and back boards to stairwells, fitting grab rails and corner grab rails, installing wall-mounted drop-down rails, fitting slatted shower seats, supplying and fitting shower curtains and rails, installing lever taps, and fitting electric thermostatic showers. There is no requirement for an out-of-hours provision.
The tender will be evaluated on the basis of 60 percent price and 40 percent quality.
Suppliers can apply for this tender electronically via the In-tend Supplier Portal.
Tenders must be submitted by 3pm on 14 April 2026, and questions should be submitted by 5pm on 7 April 2026. The full tender documentation, including specifications and terms, is available through the portal.
Enquiries: carole_leroux@sandwell.gov.uk
BHTA members involved in home adaptations, accessible bathroom installations, minor aids, and repair services may wish to review this tender opportunity from Peterborough City Council.
Peterborough City Council is establishing an open framework to support elderly, vulnerable, and disabled residents to live independently, and remain warm and safe at home. The framework will support the council’s Home Service Delivery Care and Repair Team across the Peterborough area.
This opportunity covers adaptation and repair works in domestic properties, including extensions, internal alterations, level access showering facilities, and associated works, alongside the installation of minor aids and adaptations. The framework is intended to support responsive delivery, high quality workmanship, value for money, and prompt completion of works in occupied homes, with minimal disruption to residents.
The work will predominantly take place within the Peterborough City Council unitary authority area, mainly in the city and some surrounding areas.
The council states that some projects may be funded through Disabled Facility Grants. It also notes that some level access shower works may be funded through private means, charities, benevolent funds, adult social care, or children’s services.
This is an open framework established under the Procurement Act 2023. There is no limit to the number of suppliers that may be awarded a place, and awarded providers may be carried over into subsequent framework periods without needing to re-submit a bid.
This tender is suitable for SMEs, and for suitably qualified, experienced, competent, and knowledgeable contractors able to work in occupied domestic properties and meet requirements relating to professional registrations, qualifications, organisational processes, DBS checks, and compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022.
The award of an open framework contract is based on quality 100 percent.
Suppliers can apply for this tender electronically via the ProContract portal.
Tenders must be submitted by 12pm on 6 April 2026.
Access the full tender documentation, including specifications and terms, through the portal link above.
Enquiries: procurementcontracts@peterborough.gov.uk