Building Services Contractors Framework
Framework Description
Moray Council's Building Services Contractors Framework appoints contractors to maintain the council's housing stock of 6,492 properties across Moray. It has 29 lots covering reactive repairs, planned maintenance and labour-only trades, with up to 20 contractors per lot. The three-year term runs to 8 May 2029, with an option to extend by 12 months to 8 May 2030. The notice is on Find a Tender (030541-2026).
Context & Use Case
The council's Building Services team uses the framework to place work on its own homes: emergency and day-to-day repairs, programmed maintenance, and labour-only trades. With up to 20 contractors per lot, work can be spread across local firms and redirected quickly when one contractor is at capacity, which matters across a large, largely rural area where travel times affect response.
Scope of Services
Reactive and emergency repairs to council homes Planned and programmed maintenance Labour-only trades Multi-trade work (plumbing, electrical, carpentry) 29 lots in total across these three service types
Lots
29 lots covering reactive repairs, planned maintenance and labour-only trades across Moray housing stock
Who Can Apply
Suits building and trades contractors able to work in occupied council homes across Moray, from single-trade firms to multi-trade maintenance contractors. The framework has been awarded and applications are closed, so contractors not appointed cannot join until the council re-tenders it, likely around May 2029 or, if extended, May 2030.
Buyer Benefits
Spreading 29 lots across up to 20 contractors each gives the council resilience in a large rural area, shorter response times from local firms, and no reliance on a single contractor. Pre-agreed terms let officers place repairs and labour-only work quickly, and the framework supports local trades employment, which matters to a council that is also the main landlord.
Next Steps
If you were appointed, make sure your rates, response times and contacts are current with Building Services and deliver strongly on early jobs. If not, read notice 030541-2026 for the lot structure and evaluation approach, then build a record of social housing repairs, tenant satisfaction and safety performance ready for the re-tender expected around 2029 to 2030.
How Athena Can Help
Athena works with contractors at both stages. For appointed firms, our bid management consultants can sharpen pricing and quality responses wherever the council runs a further competition. For firms preparing for the next round, our framework pipeline planning sets out when Moray and similar council repairs frameworks are due to reopen and what evidence to gather.
When the re-tender lands, our council tender support covers lot selection, compliant responses and social value commitments that reflect local employment.
