This pest control services tender from Bolton at Home is a £2.2m framework opportunity covering residential housing stock across Greater Manchester, offering ongoing work for suppliers delivering responsive pest control services.

  • Project: Pest Control Services Framework (void & tenanted properties)
  • Estimated Value: £2.2 million (excl. VAT)
  • Location: Greater Manchester
  • Contract Term: 4 years
  • Framework: Multi-supplier (2–5 suppliers per lot)
  • Evaluation: 50% Quality / 50% Price
  • Procurement Type: Open procedure
  • SME Suitable: Yes

Illustration of pest control contractors carrying out treatment in residential housing for a public sector framework tender

The framework will appoint between 2 and 5 suppliers, creating ongoing opportunities for work via direct award or further competition.

Services are expected to include:

  • Treatment of infestations in residential properties
  • Responsive call-outs for tenant-related issues
  • Planned and reactive pest control across housing stock
  • Support for neighbourhood and environmental services
  • Pest control companies (local or regional)
  • SMEs already working with housing associations or councils
  • Contractors with capacity for responsive and reactive works
  • Businesses able to deliver across multiple properties at scale

Frameworks like this are often misunderstood.

👉 You’re not just bidding to “win work”, you’re bidding to get onto the framework first.

Key success factors here will likely include:

  • Demonstrating reliability and response times
  • Clear processes for tenanted property access and communication
  • Evidence of similar housing or local authority contracts
  • Strong operational delivery model, not just pricing

With a 50/50 split on quality and price, weak written responses will lose this, even if pricing is competitive.

If you’re considering this framework, it’s worth getting your positioning right from the start.

You can book a focused session with Stuart to:

  • Assess suitability
  • Strengthen your quality responses
  • Structure your submission
  • Improve your chances of framework entry