Painting and decorating tenders and contracts in the UK

Open public sector painting and decorating contracts from councils, housing associations, schools, NHS bodies and other public buyers, closing soonest first. Taken from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and updated every morning.

Open now

• External Planned MaintenanceTown and Country Housing · South East£6m · closes 23 Oct 2026
• Repairs and Voids Contractor FrameworkLivv Housing Group · North West£41.6m · closes 27 Oct 2026
• Cyclical Decoration; 2027 to 2034Gentoo Group · North East£8.5m · closes 28 Oct 2026
• Refurbishment of Ground Floor Toilets & Cloakroom at Cornerstone Arts Centre, DidcotSouth Oxfordshire District Council · South East£74k · closes 4 Nov 2026
• Repairs & Maintenance FrameworkBurnley Borough Council · North West£3.8m · closes 17 Nov 2026
• Refurbishment and Modernisation (RM4S): Scotland Framework AgreementLHC Procurement Group · Scotland£900m · closes 11 Dec 2026

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

Ongoing contracts like these are often re-tendered before they end, so they are worth preparing for now.

• Gentoo: Cyclical Decoration; 2026 to 2027Prosper · current supplier: a small supplier · £591kEnds 31 Mar 2027
• Provision of Internal and External Decorations and Floor CoveringsAmplius Living · current supplier: a small supplier · £1.9mEnds 31 Mar 2027
• North Tyneside Council: External DecoratingProsper · current supplier: a small supplier · £825kEnds 31 Mar 2027
• Refurbishment of Utility Blocks 1 -2 SandfordOxfordshire County Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £282kEnds 17 Apr 2027
• Cyclical Decoration Works ContractHousing Solutions · current supplier: Mitie Property Services · £560kEnds 31 Jul 2027
• Refurbishment of utility blocks 1 and 2 Middle GroundOxfordshire County Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £107kEnds 13 Aug 2027
• Kitchen RefurbNorth East London NHS Foundation Trust · current supplier: JAMES ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION LTD · £19kEnds 20 Aug 2027
• ID602 External Cyclical DecorationsAspire Housing · current supplier: Hankinson Whittle Limited · £700kEnds 24 Aug 2027

Recently awarded

• Housing Capital Projects 2026-30: Internal works to HousesAberdeen City Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £38mEnd date not published
• Refurbishment to External Windows, Doors and Fascias at Elm Grove, KingsclereVIVID Housing Ltd · current supplier: Ian Williams Limited · £97kRuns to 2 Feb 2027
• World Museum Horseshoe RefurbishmentNational Museums Liverpool · current supplier: F. PARKINSON LIMITED · £1.2mRuns to 19 Mar 2027
• Interior Decorating and Furnishing SolutionsGateshead Borough Council · current supplier: PPG ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS UK LIMITED · £80kRuns to 10 May 2029
• Cyclical Repairs and External DecorationQualis Property Solutions Ltd · current supplier: ARMOUR HART GROUP LTD · £3mRuns to 4 Oct 2031
• Decoration Lot 2 DA: Trosnant Infant And Junior Schools, External Decorations and Repairs 29-26Hampshire County Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £149kRuns to 31 Mar 2027
• Lot 2: DA, Elizabeth II Court South, Castle Hill Offices, External Decorations and Repairs 22-26Hampshire County Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £67kRuns to 18 Dec 2026
• Lot 2: DA, Various Properties, External Decorations and Repairs 28-26Hampshire County Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £73kRuns to 30 Oct 2026
• Lot 2: DA, Berrywood Primary School, External Decorations and RepairsHampshire County Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £147kRuns to 31 Mar 2027

The market in numbers

In the last 12 months our data shows 99 painting and decorating contracts awarded by UK public buyers, with a median published value of £134k. The typical contract runs for less than a year. The buyers awarding the most: Hampshire County Council, Trinity House, Oxfordshire County Council.

What buyers often ask for

Buyers commonly ask for health and safety accreditation such as CHAS or SafeContractor, and for DBS-checked staff when working in occupied homes or schools. Requirements vary from contract to contract: the tender documents are the final word.

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