CHIC Merchants Framework 2026-34
A Addendum Notice
by COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM LIMITED [CHIC]
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Goods)
- Duration
- 8 year
- Value
- ___
- Sector
- CONSTRUCTION
- Published
- 30 Jan 2026
- Delivery
- 01 May 2026 to 29 Apr 2034
- Deadline
- 10 Feb 2026 15:00
Related Terms
Location
United Kingdom:
2 buyers
- Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Birmingham
- Efficiency North Sheffield
Description
CHIC, acting on behalf of its Members (and others in other Consortia or as individuals who become CHIC Members over time) is procuring a Framework for supply, delivery of building materials which may include but not limited to those used for: plumbing and heating, retrofitting, painting and decorating, ironmongery, timber, flooring, glazing, roofing general building, retrofitting, electrical products, painting and decorating, including distribution, with the options to provide managed stores, van stock and tools & plant hire.
Lot Division
| 1 | Plumbing Suppliers who, can provide buyers with trade specific plumbing, heating and associated materials via: a. Existing branches (or newly created branches) which are open to other trade users and the public generally; or b. Through a fully delivered service. c. An over the counter and deliveries service |
| 2 | Electrical Suppliers who, can provide buyers with trade specific electrical, heating and associated materials via: a. Existing branches (or newly created branches) which are open to other trade users and the public generally; or b. Through a fully delivered service. c. An over the counter and deliveries service |
| 3 | General Building (Optional Plumbing and Electrical) Suppliers who, can provide buyers with general trade materials via: a. Existing branches (or newly created branches) which are open to other trade users and the public generally; or b. Through a fully delivered service. c. An over the counter and deliveries service |
| 4 | Managed Stores (Optional Plumbing and Electrical) Suppliers who, for individual buyers, establish and run a bespoke managed store service in a building owned or sourced by the buyer or in a building owned or sourced by the supplier. In addition, if appropriate and available, the bespoke managed store service could be supplemented by utilising the supplier’s existing branches which are open to other trade users and the public generally. |
| 5 | Merchant Consortia Managed Store Suppliers who, for individual buyers, establish and run a bespoke managed store service in a building owned or sourced by the buyer or in a building owned or sourced by the suppliers. Two or more suppliers working individually to provide the buyers material requirements in one dedicated store. |
| 6 | Painting & Decorating Suppliers who, can provide buyers with trade specific painting and decorating and associated materials via: a) Existing branches (or newly created branches) which are open to other trade users and the public generally; or b) Delivered service when required. c) An over the counter and deliveries services |
| 7 | Specialist Materials Suppliers who, can provide buyers with Specialist and associated materials via: a) Existing branches (or newly created branches) which are open to other trade users and the public generally; or b) Delivered service, when required. c) An over the counter and deliveries services |
| 8 | Tools Suppliers who, can provide buyers with trade specific Tools and associated products via: Existing branches (or newly created branches) which are open to other trade users and the public generally; or An over the counter and deliveries services |
| 9 | Hire Suppliers who, can provide buyers with hire goods and associated products via: a) Existing branches (or newly created branches) which are open to other trade users and the public generally; or b) Through a fully delivered service. c) An over the counter and deliveries services |
| 10 | Waste Management Suppliers who, can provide the buyers, with a complete waste management service. Provide the buyers with monthly waste usage information via a dashboard. |
| 11 | Retro Fit Materials Utilising suppliers existing branches (or newly created branches) which are open to other trade users and the public generally. Suppliers who, can provide buyers, with a broad range of retrofit materials. Delivered to specific locations where required. |
| 12 | Van Stock Software Suppliers who, can provide the buyers, with a van stock materials ordering system, capable of integration with the buyers and suppliers IT platforms. Have the ability to integrate with the buyers multiple suppliers. |
Award Criteria
| Quality Statements | _ |
| Price | _ |
CPV Codes
- 44400000 - Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
- 44322000 - Cable accessories
- 44141000 - Conduit
- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 44100000 - Construction materials and associated items
- 44810000 - Paints
- 44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 42600000 - Machine tools
- 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
- 48812000 - Financial information systems
- 48217200 - Minicomputer transaction processing software package
- 48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package
Legal Justification
The justification for an 8-year Framework Agreement term is that for the supply of materials to be effective and efficient, in most cases the Authorised User (and its contractor) and merchant will need integrated information technology systems, with connections to individual operatives and at a more strategic level training and other requirements and facilities. As it takes significant time and resource (including financial expenditure by way of capital (and revenue) investment) for both the Authorised User and merchant to implement effectively integrated systems and to develop comprehensive materials supply catalogues which meet the optimum needs of the member (contractor), the return on the investment to achieve this cannot be recovered in a short term framework and call off contract. CHIC is therefore procuring frameworks that will operate for 8 years from the award date.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Tender submission deadline changed to 10/02/2026 at 3pm
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-052589
- FTS 008431-2026