Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-7d01-7222-9193-9b54afc8ea26/chic-merchants-framework-2026-34 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # CHIC Merchants Framework 2026-34 [Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/communities-housing-investment-consortium-ltd-chic) Estimated value Not stated Published 25 Jun 2026 Deadline Closed 10 Feb 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Split into 12 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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. ## CPV classification Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items Cable accessories Conduit Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting Construction materials and associated items Paints Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) Machine tools Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy Financial information systems Minicomputer transaction processing software package Point of sale (POS) software package Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-052589-2026-06-25T13:33:23+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-052589-2026-06-25T13:33:23+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC): past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/communities-housing-investment-consortium-ltd-chic) [Sector More Construction materials & structures tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-materials) ## More tenders like this [Installation of new security modular building, College of Policing Ryton · College of Policing Limited · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-32cd-7124-ac87-9d0f672ca083/installation-of-new-security-modular-building-college-of-policing-ryton) [Poplar HARCA Fire Remedial Works Contract · Poplar HARCA · 32 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-798b-7081-a882-9942792997da/poplar-harca-fire-remedial-works-contract) [CPU 8630 Supply of Ironmongery & Fixings · Nottingham City Council · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-82f6-70b5-b72c-0a0dfe2627cc/cpu-8630-supply-of-ironmongery-fixings) [Fairhive - Materials Procurement - PME · Echelon Consultancy · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1449c-85bc-7012-9ded-8a4264887781/fairhive-materials-procurement-pme) [Boilers – Výstavba, dodávka a uvedení do provozu biomasového kotle K2 · Environmental Energy, s.r.o. · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fd5f-718b-87f1-b9441c062b56/czechia-boilers-vystavba-dodavka-a-uvedeni-do-provozu-biomasoveho-kotle-k2) [Modular and portable buildings – Portable Office Units for Hlíð Nursing Home · Framkvæmdasýslan - Ríkiseignir · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff30-71f8-bd1e-134a203b66f0/iceland-modular-and-portable-buildings-portable-office-units-for-hlid-nursin)