Building maintenance tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
85 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Building maintenance contracts ,
85 contracts across the UK, of any size
14 building maintenance opportunities are live now
5 from the NHS and health bodies, 4 from councils, 4 from other public bodies. The 3 closing soonest are shown in full.
Building Maintenance Services (Mechanical and Electrical)
Building Maintenance Services (Mechanical and Electrical)
CBRE won the most building maintenance contracts
OCS won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBRE London · See every contract | 10 | £77.1m | 9 | ||
| 2joint | Mitie Wales · See every contract | 5 | £144m | 3 | ||
| 2joint | GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED North East · See every contract | 5 | £7.8m | 3 | ||
| 4 | GRAHAM West Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £119m | 4 | ||
| 5joint | Lorne Stewart South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £80m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | KDE Ltd East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £2.3m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | OCS East of England · See every contract | 2 | £325m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Corrigenda Ltd South East · See every contract | 2 | £250m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Dodd Group West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £72m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Kier Construction London · See every contract | 2 | £36.4m | 2 |
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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.
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.
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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.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | 5 | £154m |
| 2 | Historic England | 4 | £350k |
| 3 | Bristol City Council | 2 | £80m |
| 4 | Ministry of Justice | 2 | £63m |
| 5 | Halton Borough Council | 2 | £29m |
| 6 | Natural History Museum | 2 | £24.5m |
| 7 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 2 | £16.5m |
| 8 | Salisbury City Council | 2 | £4.5m |
| 9 | London South East Colleges | 2 | £2.6m |
| 10 | Mole Valley District Council | 2 | £1.6m |
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.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 73% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- UK ParliamentOCS · 23 Jul 2026
- Hampshire County CouncilCorrigenda Ltd · 9 Apr 2026
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilGRAHAM, Dodd Group · 1 Apr 2025
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyMitie · 29 Nov 2024
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyMitie, Amey, Kier Construction, Atalian Servest · 29 Nov 2024
- Bristol City CouncilLorne Stewart · 26 Jun 2025
- Bristol City CouncilLorne Stewart · 26 Jun 2025
- Ministry of JusticeKier Construction · 28 Jan 2026
- MerseytravelTaylored Facilities Management Limited · 21 Nov 2025
- Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentMitie · 10 Oct 2025
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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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 16 | £469m |
| South West | 11 | £49.3m |
| South East | 9 | £304m |
| Wales | 9 | £199m |
| West Midlands | 7 | £234m |
| Scotland | 7 | £27.8m |
| East Midlands | 4 | £19.6m |
| North West | 3 | £58.2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | £9.5m |
| East of England | 3 | £1.9m |
| North East | 2 | £6.3m |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £12.3m |
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.
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- 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)