Closed tender

Preliminary Market Engagement - Rochdale Council Empty Homes and Leasing Programme

Details

Published
19 May 2026
Submission
2 June 2026

Tender description

The GMCA Council Empty Homes and Leasing Programme (Council EHLP) aims to bring in to use properties that have been empty for 6 months or more. The properties will be used to rehouse families who are currently living in Temporary Accommodation (TA) or at risk of moving into TA. Rochdale Council has received a grant funding offer to deliver a minimum of 32 homes for the Council EHLP. The grant period commences 1st April 2026 and ends 31st March 2027. The funding will be used to bring empty homes back into use via a repair and leasing approach that incentivises property owners to allow their properties to be used to rehouse families currently residing in or are at risk of residing in Temporary Accommodation. The properties will provide an additional TA portfolio for council use, with a secondary aim of helping to improve the quality and affordability of the locally available TA offer. All properties need to be located in the borough of Rochdale. Keywords: lease, empty, property

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published19 May 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date2 June 2026

About the buyer

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority procuring supplies, services and works for the borough. Tenders and quotations are advertised on The Chest, an electronic portal covering public bodies across North West England. Registration on The Chest is free for suppliers wanting to bid. Procurement runs through STAR Procurement, a shared service the council operates jointly with Stockport, Trafford and Tameside councils. STAR Procurement supports contracts for supplies, services and works across all four councils. Suppliers can also access guidance on social value and tendering through STAR Procurement's resource area.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and architectural and engineering services.

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