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Materials Framework

ORBIT GROUP LIMITED(buyer)

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Published 13 May 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 2 November 2026 (13 days left)

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Orbit Group Limited is seeking to establish an active, four-year closed framework across 28 lots for the supply, design, manufacture, delivery, and hire of building materials, associated products, equipment, and construction fuel. The scope covers requirements across the Midlands and East regions to support housing construction and regeneration projects, with lots including bricks, timber, plant hire, fuel, and internal fittings. The framework carries an estimated total value of £85.7m, with tenders accepted until 19 October 2026.

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Lots (30)

  • Midlands - Facing Bricks, Brick Arches and Brick Specials

    Supply facing bricks, brick arches and brick specials in accordance with planning requirements, technical specifications, product schedules and site programmes.

  • Midlands - Staircases

    Design, manufacture, supply and delivery of all staircases in accordance with drawings, specifications, house type information and approved design submissions.

  • Midlands - Garage Doors

    Supply garage doors in accordance with project schedules, drawings and specifications.

  • Midlands - Small Plant Hire

    Provide small plant hire in accordance with the equipment list, site requirements and hire schedule. Pricing must include weekly hire rates, pro rata treatment for additional days, delivery, collection, maintenance, replacement, breakdown support, safety documentation and low emission or electric alternatives where available.

  • Midlands - Forklift and Telehandler Hire

    Provide hire in accordance with the equipment list, site requirements and hire schedule. Pricing must include weekly hire rates, pro rata treatment for additional days, delivery, collection, maintenance, replacement, breakdown support, safety documentation and low emission or electric alternatives where available.

  • Midlands - Fuel, construction use only

    Provide fuel for construction use only as per technical specification.

  • East - Facing Bricks, Brick Arches and Brick Specials

    Supply facing bricks, brick arches and brick specials in accordance with planning requirements, technical specifications, product schedules and site programmes in the East.

  • East - Thermal and Concrete Blocks

    Supply thermal and concrete blocks in accordance with drawings, U value requirements, technical specifications and product schedules in the East.

  • East - Joists - design, manufacture, supply and delivery

    Design, manufacture, supply and delivery of all timber joists and engineered joists as per house type in the East.

  • East - Trusses

    Design, manufacture, supply and delivery of all roof trusses as per house type. Submissions must address design basis, drawings, calculations where required, inclusion checklist, bracing, wall plates, metalwork, restraint straps, protection kits, stairwell protection where applicable, offload restrictions, delivery assumptions and approval process in the East.

  • East - Thermally Broken Lintels and Steel

    Supply thermally broken lintels, steel products and associated items in the East.

  • East - Soffit, Fascia, GRP and Cladding, design, manufacture, supply and delivery

    Supply soffit, fascia, GRP and cladding products in the East. Commodity elements may be priced using product schedules. GRP, cladding and plotted or design-led items must be priced using drawings, elevations, plot schedules, fixing assumptions, colour and finish requirements, certification requirements and inclusion checklists.

  • Midlands - Thermal and Concrete Blocks

    Supply thermal and concrete blocks in accordance with drawings, U value requirements, technical specifications and product schedules.

  • East - Stone Cils manufacture, supply and delivery

    Manufacture, supply and deliver stone cills in accordance with drawings, profiles, sizes, finishes and technical specification in the East.

  • East - Internal Doors and Linings

    Supply internal doors and linings in accordance with tenure specifications, house type schedules, drawings and project requirements in the East.

  • East - First and Second Fix Timbers

    Supply first and second fix timbers, associated sheet materials and finishing materials where specified in the East.

  • East - Ironmongery

    Supply ironmongery in accordance with specifications, door schedules and tenure requirements in the East.

  • East - Staircases

    Design, manufacture, supply and delivery of all staircases in accordance with drawings, specifications, house type information and approved design submissions in the East.

  • East - Garage Doors

    Supply garage doors in accordance with project schedules, drawings and specifications in the East.

  • East - Small Plant Hire

    Provide small plant hire in accordance with the equipment list, site requirements and hire schedule. Pricing must include weekly hire rates, pro rata treatment for additional days, delivery, collection, maintenance, replacement, breakdown support, safety documentation and low emission or electric alternatives where available in the East.

  • East - Forklift and Telehandler Hire

    Provide hire in accordance with the equipment list, site requirements and hire schedule. Pricing must include weekly hire rates, pro rata treatment for additional days, delivery, collection, maintenance, replacement, breakdown support, safety documentation and low emission or electric alternatives where available in the East.

  • East - Fuel, construction use only

    Provide fuel for construction use only as per technical specification in the East.

  • Midlands - Joists - design, manufacture, supply and delivery

    Design, manufacture, supply and delivery of all timber joists and engineered joists as per house type. Submissions must address design basis, drawings, calculations where required, inclusion checklist, bracing, wall plates, metalwork, restraint straps, protection kits, stairwell protection where applicable, offload restrictions, delivery assumptions and approval process.

  • Trusses - design, manufacture, supply and delivery

    Design, manufacture, supply and delivery of all roof trusses as per house type. Submissions must address design basis, drawings, calculations where required, inclusion checklist, bracing, wall plates, metalwork, restraint straps, protection kits, stairwell protection where applicable, offload restrictions, delivery assumptions and approval process in the Midlands.

  • Midlands - Thermally Broken Lintels and Steel

    Supply thermally broken lintels, steel products and associated items.

  • Midlands - Soffit, Fascia, GRP and Cladding, design, manufacture, supply and delivery

    Supply soffit, fascia, GRP and cladding products. Commodity elements may be priced using product schedules. GRP, cladding and plotted or design-led items must be priced using drawings, elevations, plot schedules, fixing assumptions, colour and finish requirements, certification requirements and inclusion checklists.

  • Midlands - Stone Cills manufacture, supply and delivery

    Manufacture, supply and deliver stone cills in accordance with drawings, profiles, sizes, finishes and technical specification.

  • Midlands - Internal Doors and Linings

    Supply internal doors and linings in accordance with tenure specifications, house type schedules, drawings and project requirements.

  • Midlands - First and Second Fix Timbers

    Supply first and second fix timbers, associated sheet materials and finishing materials where specified.

  • Midlands - Ironmongery

    Supply ironmongery in accordance with specifications, door schedules and tenure requirements. Schedules must capture social rent handles, house number plaques and loft access doors or loft traps where included.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Goods
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
13 May 2026
Questions by
26 October 2026
Deadline
2 November 2026
Classification (CPV)
Timber productsFuelsLifting and handling equipment and partsMachinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipmentConstruction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)Construction materials and associated itemsConstruction materialsBuilding materials+5 more

Notice history

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  1. Tender Update

    8 October 2026

  2. Tender Update

    8 October 2026

  3. Tender Update

    5 October 2026

  4. Contract Notice

    18 September 2026

  5. Planning Update

    25 June 2026

  6. Prior Information Notice

    13 May 2026

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