Building maintenance tenders and contracts

UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

85 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

Building maintenance contracts ,

85 contracts across the UK, of any size

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5 from the NHS and health bodies, 4 from councils, 4 from other public bodies. The 3 closing soonest are shown in full.

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

CBRE won the most building maintenance contracts

OCS won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 CBRE
10£77.1m9
2jointMitie
5£144m3
2jointGEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED
North East · See every contract
5£7.8m3
4 GRAHAM
West Midlands · See every contract
4£119m4
5jointLorne Stewart
South West · SME · See every contract
3£80m2
5jointKDE Ltd
East Midlands · SME · See every contract
3£2.3m2
7jointOCS
East of England · See every contract
2£325m2
7jointCorrigenda Ltd
South East · See every contract
2£250m2
7jointDodd Group
West Midlands · See every contract
2£72m2
7jointKier Construction
2£36.4m2

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Who buys

70 buyers awarded building maintenance contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Councils23 contractsNHS and health7 contractsSchools and colleges15 contractsOther public bodies33 contractsUnder £100k5 contracts · median £56k£100k to £1m17 contracts · median £327k£1m or more56 contracts · median £7.9m
Councils23 contractsNHS and health7 contractsSchools15 contractsOther33 contractsUnder £100k5 contracts£100k to £1m17 contracts£1m or more56 contracts
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10 buyers bought building maintenance more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many building maintenance contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

60 buyers1 contract8 buyers2 contracts1 buyer3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts
60 buyers18 buyers21 buyer3 or 41 buyer5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many building maintenance contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bn1235Building maintenance contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLUK ParliamentSolihull Metropolitan Bo…Driver and Vehicle Licen…Historic EnglandBristol City CouncilHalton Borough Council
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bn1235Building maintenance contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLUK ParliamentDriver and Vehicle Licen…Historic EnglandBristol City Counc…Halton Borough Counc…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency5£154m
2Historic England4£350k
3Bristol City Council2£80m
4Ministry of Justice2£63m
5Halton Borough Council2£29m
6Natural History Museum2£24.5m
7Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office2£16.5m
8Salisbury City Council2£4.5m
9London South East Colleges2£2.6m
10Mole Valley District Council2£1.6m
Prices

Half of building maintenance contracts are worth less than £5m

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bnMedian £5m
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bnMedian £5m
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 73% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. UK ParliamentOCS · 23 Jul 2026£325m
  2. Hampshire County CouncilCorrigenda Ltd · 9 Apr 2026£250m
  3. Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilGRAHAM, Dodd Group · 1 Apr 2025£180m
  4. Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyMitie · 29 Nov 2024£81.7m
  5. Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyMitie, Amey, Kier Construction, Atalian Servest · 29 Nov 2024£57.6m
  6. Bristol City CouncilLorne Stewart · 26 Jun 2025£40m
  7. Bristol City CouncilLorne Stewart · 26 Jun 2025£40m
  8. Ministry of JusticeKier Construction · 28 Jan 2026£36.4m
  9. MerseytravelTaylored Facilities Management Limited · 21 Nov 2025£36m
  10. Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentMitie · 10 Oct 2025£35m
Where and when

London awards the most building maintenance contracts. October and November are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
London16£469m
South West11£49.3m
South East9£304m
Wales9£199m
West Midlands7£234m
Scotland7£27.8m
East Midlands4£19.6m
North West3£58.2m
Yorkshire and the Humber3£9.5m
East of England3£1.9m
North East2£6.3m
Northern Ireland1£12.3m
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Deadlines

Half of building maintenance tenders close within 34 days of being published

Each dot is a building maintenance tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 33% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 21% of the time to respond has gone.

0 days714211 month456070+Median 34 days
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Key findings
  • 34 days

    is how long the typical building maintenance tender is open, from publication to deadline.

    Median of 86 UK building maintenance tenders published in the last 24 months.
  • 4

    new building maintenance tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.

    99 in the last 24 months.
  • 73%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest building maintenance contracts.

    Of 78 contracts with a published value.
  • 41%

    of building maintenance contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 56 award notices.
  • 22%

    of building maintenance contracts are awarded in October and November.

    19 of 85 contracts.

Questions

How many building maintenance contracts does the UK public sector award?

85 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 70 public buyers.

How long are building maintenance tenders open for?

The median building maintenance tender is open for 34 days from publication to deadline.

How much is a typical public sector building maintenance contract worth?

The median is £5m, and 17% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector building maintenance contracts?

CBRE won the most (10). OCS won the most by value (£325m).

What is included

Term contracts covering building fabric and M&E maintenance, reactive repairs and minor works across a non-housing estate, without soft services.

  • M&E plus building fabric planned and reactive maintenance
  • Hard FM managed services
  • Multi-trade measured term contracts on non-housing estates
  • Defence estate maintenance
  • Building and equipment maintenance for operational sites

What is not included

  • M&E without fabric (con.me.integrated-me-maintenance)
  • Fabric-only repairs (con.repair.estate-fabric-repairs)
  • Housing responsive repairs (con.repair.responsive-repairs)
  • Integrated FM with cleaning, security or catering (cln.ifm.total-integrated-fm)
  • Soft FM bundles (cln.ifm.soft-fm-bundle)
  • FM managing agent contracts (cln.ifm.fm-managing-agent)
  • CAFM software (it.estates.cafm-asset-maintenance)