Laing Easiform Homes Redevelopment

Descriptions

Laing Easiform homes are a form of non-traditional construction built from the 1920s to 1970s using in-situ poured concrete walls within reusable steel formwork. While not designated as defective under the Housing Defects Act 1984, some dwellings have reached the end of their economic life due to structural deterioration and corrosion of embedded reinforcement. As part of Exeter City Council’s wider regeneration and housing quality improvement programmes, a number of Laing Easiform homes were earmarked for reconstruction in 2015. Several homes have since been demolished and rebuilt; however, a number of properties are incomplete following insolvency of the original contractor, resulting in yet to be commenced and part-built structures that have stood dormant for some time. Following a review of options, the current intention is to demolish these partially constructed dwellings. In some cases, this will involve the rebuilding of only one side of a semi-detached pair, where the adjoining dwelling remains occupied and under separate freehold. Exeter City Council is now preparing to re-engage the market to deliver the remainder of the homes, ensuring that the design, construction approach, and delivery model are appropriate to the complexity of the site and the various stages of progress across each of the properties.

Engagement

Exeter City Council is inviting you to participate in this preliminary market engagement exercise by completing the attached questionnaire. The plots can be viewed from the public highway without prior arrangement. If you have any doubt as to what is required in providing the information requested, please send a message via the Council’s e-procurement portal messaging facility. The completed questionnaire should be submitted no later than 12:00pm (midday) on 1st August 2025 via Advantage South West Business portal: Advantage South West Business Portal (advantageswtenders.co.uk). On receipt of the completed questionnaires, Exeter City Council may contact suppliers for the purpose of verifying and/or clarifying the information submitted. Any feedback provided on this preliminary market engagement exercise will be general and issued to all interested suppliers to ensure that Exeter City Council is not seen to be giving an advantage or disadvantage to any supplier during this exercise or any future related procurement opportunity.