Repair and maintenance services

Tender description

Tender for the Provision of Void Repairs and Post Tenancy Repairs 2016-2019. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Neighbourhoods Directorate is responsible for the management upkeep and repair of properties owned by the Council. We are looking to enter into a Term Contract to undertake the necessary building works to maintain and restore council housing when vacated by outgoing tenants and any resultant post tenancy repair works in the Borough of Sandwell on a geographical split. The Contract excludes major works of refurbishment, re-roofing, external redecoration and programmed maintenance, which are all, covered by separate agreements however the contract may include whole component replacement where appropriate. Typically work will include building and renovation operations. Trades generally required are carpenters, plumbers, bricklayers, plasterers, painters and decorators, labourers, glaziers, roofers, ground-workers, electricians and gas engineers. However, this list is not exhaustive. Properties covered by this contract are within the Borough of Sandwell and consist of municipal housing. This varies in age from thirty to one hundred and fifty years, of both traditional and system built construction and of low, medium and high rise. The properties covered by this tender include approximately 29 000 domestic dwellings and the work categories specified in this tender will supplement and support the existing Sandwell MBC directly employed workforce to achieve the target completion dates. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order To View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to' Opt-In'. Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the 'Guidance for Suppliers' section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810. Closing date: Friday 29.4.2016 at 15:00 hrs.