Ends Mar 2027
Technical Assurance Framework EWS1 Audits
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · London · 4-year contract
Held by Tetra Tech
EWS1 survey tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
225 EWS1 survey tenders and contracts, 60 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£940k
- Contracts a month2.4
- Won by SMEs69%
- Renewing in 6 months1
- Frameworks and DPSs12
- Live now3See them →
EWS1 survey contracts
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How many EWS1 survey contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, an "ews1" alert would have missed 26 of 31 EWS1 survey contracts (84%) and an expert list of 15 phrases 12 (39%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"ews1"
84% missed
26 of 31
Expert list15 phrases
39% missed
12 of 31
Expert list: ews1, fraew, external wall survey, external wall fire review, external wall assessment, pas 9980, fire risk appraisal of external walls, external wall fire risk, cladding survey, cladding assessment, external wall system survey, fire risk assessment external wall, facade survey, building safety survey, high rise building safety
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57 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
3 EWS1 survey opportunities are open now
- Awarded24 Sep 2026Fire Engineer - Hawberry Lodge, 11 North RoadClarion Housing Group · LondonWon by Global HSE Solutions Ltd
- Awarded16 Sep 2026Fire Risk Assessments External WallsSalix Homes · North WestWon by MJM Fire Consultants Limited£124k
- Awarded2 Sep 2026FRAEW - Building Safety ConsultancyPeabody · LondonWon by Firntec£264k
- Awarded21 Aug 2026High Rise Building Safety Survey ServicesLeeds City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Firntec£476k
- Awarded21 Aug 2026FRAEW's for 6 South Street BlocksGosport Borough Council · South EastWon by Savills£112k
- Awarded20 Aug 2026Vivid Homes - Surveying ServicesProsper · South EastWon by Bennington Green Ltd£344k
- Awarded20 Aug 2026Fire Risk Assessment External WallsMoat Homes Limited · South EastWon by Firntec£429k
- Awarded6 Aug 2026DN814861 External Fire Safety Remedial Works Specialist ConsultantLondon Borough of Hackney · LondonWon by Frankham Consultancy Group£9m
- Awarded4 Aug 2026DN782229 External Fire Safety Remedial Works Specialist ConsultantLondon Borough of HackneyWon by Airey Miller£9m
- Awarded1 Aug 2026Fire risk appraisal of external walls FRAEWHomes in Somerset Limited · South WestWon by Firntec£187k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026Fire Risk Appraisal External Walls, Hull, EN: Procure Construction Consultancy Services Framework Gen-4, Lot 12 Fire Safety Consultant ServicesHull City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Firntec£240k
- Awarded23 Jun 2026EWS1-FRAEW EWS1 (External Wall System) AssessmentLondon Borough of Hounslow · LondonWon by Constellia£1.1m
- Awarded18 Jun 20262324-0085R Harvist Estate Major Works- the provision of a Survey and Investigative Works Consultant to support Fire Engineer preparing EWS1 & FRAEWLondon Borough of IslingtonWon by Capital Property & Construction Consultancy Ltd£40k
- Awarded18 Jun 2026Private Sector Building Fire Safety ProgrammeCambridge City Council · East of EnglandWon by Mwpreston Solutions Ltd£30k
- Awarded3 Jun 2026Single Building Assessments - Phase 2North Lanarkshire Council · ScotlandWon by AFEC International Ltd£1.6m
- Awarded27 May 2026Cladding & Building Safety InspectionsNottingham City Council · East MidlandsWon by Wintech£240k
- Awarded12 May 2026Urgent Fire Risk Assessment of External Walls (FRAEW) Replacement ProgrammePeabody · LondonWon by Firntec£478k
- Awarded8 May 2026Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW)London Borough of Sutton · LondonWon by Axion Consultancy Limited£380k
- Awarded20 Apr 2026Single Building Assessment Services Rev01Aberdeen City Council · ScotlandWon by AFEC International Ltd£1.2m
- Awarded26 Mar 2026Single Building Assessment - Approved Assessor and VerifierRenfrewshire Council · ScotlandWon by Firntec£516k
- Awarded23 Mar 2026Tower Blocks - FRAEWsOxford City Council · South EastWon by Maze Fire Consulting Limited£56k
- Awarded18 Mar 2026EWS1 Form ClassificationHomes England · North EastWon by When Fresh Ltd£20k
- Awarded15 Feb 2026Enabling works for FRAEWsOxford City Council · South EastWon by Higgins Partnerships£84k
- Awarded20 Jan 2026Single Building AssessmentsMaryhill Housing Association · ScotlandWon by Thomas & Adamson£976k
- Awarded5 Jan 2026CT2675/SOC913 Multi-disciplined design Cladding Remediation, Single Building Assessments for 14 Medium Rise Blocks at DumbiedykesThe City of Edinburgh Council · ScotlandWon by Thomas & Adamson£407k
- Awarded5 Jan 2026Single Building Assessments for Lambie Court & O'Connor CourtNorth Ayrshire Council · ScotlandWon by Ventro£73k
- Awarded2 Jan 2026Fire engineering work (FRAEW and EWS1)Peabody · LondonWon by Firntec£599k
- Awarded19 Dec 2025Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEWs) Audit & Direct Appointment Providers (2025)Homes England · North EastWon by The Keegans Group and 5 more£9m
- Awarded9 Dec 2025Single Building Assessments – PilotNorth Lanarkshire Council · ScotlandWon by BB7£498k
- Awarded14 Nov 20252526-0381 Inspection of 12 tall blocks for the preparation of a FRAEW report and EWS1London Borough of Islington · LondonWon by Urban Change Group Ltd£114k
- Open to joinApply by 17 Nov 2026North West framework
- Open to joinApply by 22 Dec 2031London DPS
- Open to joinApply by 28 Mar 2032London DPS
Where to bid
Where EWS1 survey tenders are run
ProContract2 50%
Delta eSourcing1 25%
The Chest1 25%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
12 frameworks and DPSs for EWS1 survey work are running. 3 are open to join now.
Firntec won the most EWS1 survey contracts
Airey Miller won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousingCentral governmentEducation
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firntec London · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 10 | £4.7m | 7 | ||
| 2 | Airey Miller London · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 6 | £10.2m | 3 | ||
| 3 | AFEC International Ltd Scotland · SME · See every contract | 5 | £2.8m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | PRP Architects North East · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 4 | £660k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | FR Consultants South East · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 4 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 4joint | The Keegans Group North East · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 4 | Not published | 3 | ||
| 7joint | Frankham Consultancy Group London · SME · 3 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £9m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | CHPK Fire Engineering Limited London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £265k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Anstey Horne North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 7joint | BB7 London · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 |
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Who buys
36 buyers awarded EWS1 survey contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
10 buyers bought EWS1 survey more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many EWS1 survey contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many EWS1 survey contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
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Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peabody | 9 | £3.8m |
| 2 | Scottish Government | 4 | £772k |
| 3 | Homes England | 3 | £18m |
| 4 | Aberdeen City Council | 3 | £1.2m |
| 5 | London Borough of Hackney | 2 | £18m |
| 6 | North Lanarkshire Council | 2 | £2.1m |
| 7 | Ministry of Justice | 2 | £265k |
| 8 | London Borough of Islington | 2 | £154k |
| 9 | Oxford City Council | 2 | £140k |
| 10 | Southampton City Council | 2 | Not published |
102 EWS1 survey contracts awarded since 2021
- 102021
- 132022
- 112023
- 112024
- 292025
- 282026 so far
Prices
Half of EWS1 survey contracts are worth less than £274k
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The 10 biggest EWS1 survey contracts
- Homes EnglandThe Keegans Group, PRP Architects, Bailey Partnership, Airey Miller, Anstey Horne, FR Consultants · 27 Oct 2025
- Homes EnglandThe Keegans Group, PRP Architects, Airey Miller, Anstey Horne, FR Consultants, Bailey Partnership (Group) Ltd · 19 Dec 2025
- London Borough of HackneyAirey Miller · 4 Aug 2026
- London Borough of HackneyFrankham Consultancy Group · 6 Aug 2026
- North Lanarkshire CouncilAFEC International Ltd · 3 Jun 2026
- Aberdeen City CouncilAFEC International Ltd · 20 Apr 2026
- London Borough of HounslowConstellia · 23 Jun 2026
- PeabodyFirntec · 1 Sep 2025
- PeabodyAirey Miller · 9 Jul 2025
- Maryhill Housing AssociationThomas & Adamson · 20 Jan 2026
Renewing contracts
2 EWS1 survey contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
1 in the next 6 months. Most EWS1 survey work is one-off: 13% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 2 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends May 2027
Homes England - FRAEW Financial Hardship Cases and FRAEW Audit
Homes England · 2-year contract
Held by Airey Miller, Bailey Partnership, PRP Architects
Where and when
London awards the most EWS1 survey contracts. August and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 19 | £15.7m | £380k | Firntec (4) | Peabody (9) | 1 |
| Scotland | 0 | 13 | £6.1m | £407k | AFEC International Ltd (5) | Scottish Government (4) | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 8 | £1.1m | £98k | FR Consultants (2) | Oxford City Council and Southampton City Council (2 each) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £9.5m | £524k | – | Homes England (2) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 3 | £555k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 3 | £796k | £240k | Firntec (2) | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | £240k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 1 | £30k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 1 | £187k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with EWS1 survey
Related services
Key findings
- £940k a month
of EWS1 survey contracts awarded.
Typical contract £362k x 2.6 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.4
EWS1 survey contracts are awarded in a typical month.
57 contracts in the last 2 years. - 1
EWS1 survey contract comes up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027. - 12
frameworks and DPSs are running for EWS1 survey work.
3 open to join now. - 69%
of EWS1 survey contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 42 award notices.
How many EWS1 survey tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 60 | 225 |
| Contracts awarded | 31 | 94 |
22 EWS1 survey contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 8 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 36 buyers awarded EWS1 survey contracts to 34 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many EWS1 survey contracts does the UK public sector award?
57 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 36 public buyers.
How long are EWS1 survey tenders open for?
The median EWS1 survey tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector EWS1 survey contract worth?
The median is £274k, and 48% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector EWS1 survey contracts?
Firntec won the most (10). Airey Miller won the most by value (£10.2m).
Which part of the UK awards the most EWS1 survey contracts?
London: 19 of 57 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Scotland (13) and the South East (8).
How many EWS1 survey contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
2 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 9 March 2027. Another 13 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for EWS1 survey work that are open to join?
12 frameworks and DPSs for EWS1 survey work are running. 3 are open to join now.
What is included
Fire engineers and facade specialists survey and appraise the external walls and cladding of residential and other buildings for fire risk under PAS 9980, including intrusive external wall investigations and EWS1 forms.
- FRAEW to PAS 9980
- External wall surveys and intrusive investigations
- External wall risk assessments for taller buildings
- EWS1 assessments and forms
- External wall appraisal programmes across a landlord's high-rise blocks
What is not included
- Fire strategies and fire engineering design (see Fire engineering and fire strategy)
- Building Safety Act dutyholder and safety case support (see Building safety act compliance)
- Cladding remediation design (see Architectural design)
- Fire risk assessments of buildings: another industry: construction-trades (see Fire risk assessments)
- Cladding remediation works: another industry: construction-trades (see External wall cladding replacement and overcladding)