Industry · UK public sector
Bid for UK public-sector FM contracts without losing your operations director to PQQs
Soft FM, hard FM, total FM: councils, NHS trusts, schools and government departments all buy FM from SMBs. Bidwell helps you bid on more of it.
30 min
first-pass response on a typical FM SQ
4x
more bids per operations lead
100%
of UK public-sector FM notices monitored
The shape of facilities management bidding
What makes this industry hard to bid in
Facilities management spans the largest and most operationally diverse pool of public-sector procurement: cleaning, security, catering, mechanical and electrical, grounds maintenance, waste, soft FM bundles, and full total FM contracts. SMB providers win plenty of this work because buyers value local presence, response time, and direct accountability, but each bid wants the same heavy evidence: TUPE handling, BICSc and SIA accreditations, CHAS or SafeContractor approval, social value commitments scaled to the contract, and a credible mobilisation plan. Operations directors typically write these, which pulls them off live contract management. Bidwell takes that pressure off. We watch every FM-relevant UK notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, score it against your service mix, region and contract size, and draft a tailored first-pass response in under an hour from your stored evidence: TUPE process, accreditation proofs, mobilisation plan templates, and past wins. Your operations lead reviews and submits, and the contract delivery team stays on the floor.
What sucks today
- Operations directors writing TUPE narratives at weekends
- Mobilisation plans copy-pasted instead of tailored to each contract
- Soft FM and total FM bundles closing before the team has scoped them properly
- Social value commitments not aligned to the buyer's declared priorities
What Bidwell does about it
- FM notice feed scoped to your service mix, region and contract size
- TUPE, mobilisation and accreditation evidence reused consistently
- Social value sections drafted against the buyer's actual published priorities
- More bids per operations lead without weekend work
Live tender feed
Recent facilities management awards in the UK
Pulled live from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, filtered to facilities management-relevant CPV codes.
Gas Servicing, Maintenance & Installation works 2026
Pickering and Ferens Homes · Awarded to The Gas Company Ltd on 29 Apr 2026
£2.1m
Specialist Educational Facility Fit Out Services
HEART ACADEMIES TRUST · Awarded to PINNACLE FURNITURE LIMITED on 29 Apr 2026
£250k
CCS RM6165 - NW Preston & South Ribble FRMS - Public Engagement Service
Environment Agency · Awarded to AECOM Ltd on 27 Apr 2026
£475k
Medical Equipment Maintenance & Repairs
NTW Solutions Ltd · Awarded to Key Health Solutions Ltd on 27 Apr 2026
£410k
CA17713 - MAINT7137 - ROYAL FREE LONDON NHSFT - 2 X G.E. DISCOVERY CT 5 YEAR FULLY COMP MAINTENANCE CONTACT - FRAMEWORK REF. 2021/S000-021535
Partners Procurement Service (PPS) · Awarded to ASHBY GB LTD on 27 Apr 2026
£340k
Maintenance contract for Kick 2 Navigation
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Awarded to Brainlab Limited on 27 Apr 2026
£55k
CA17501 - UHDB/138/T - Lung Function Equipment
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust · Awarded to Jaeger Medical UK Ltd on 27 Apr 2026
£208k
CBC-1933-Q-DS Cope Spinney and Bidlake Spring, Beeston (grass management) - AWARD
Central Bedfordshire Council · Awarded to Reynolds landscaping serving on 26 Apr 2026
£8k
See more in the buyer index or the sector index.
Who runs the bids in facilities management
Most of our facilities management customers are sme owners.
Frequently asked
Bidwell vs Facilities Management, in short
Yes. TUPE narrative is one of the most repetitive parts of FM bidding. The drafts pull your standard TUPE process, consultation timelines, and prior-mobilisation case studies into the buyer-specific scope.
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