Lift-maintenance services

Tender description

Caerphilly County Borough Council is seeking tender responses from suitable suppliers for the servicing, maintenance, purchase, installation and removal of lifting equipment. The Council has a housing stock of approximately 10,900 domestic properties and a number of these properties have internal and external lifting equipment installed within them to support the occupiers needs. There are approximately 500 public sector and private sector properties which have lifting equipment installed, although bidders must note that the number of properties stated is not an indication of the amount of work that the successful contractors will receive. The Council reserves the right to add or remove properties as and when required as part of this framework agreement. Lot 1 relates to the provision of the supply and installation of Stair Lifts in Public and Private sector houses, both internally and externally. Lot 2 relates to the provision of servicing, maintenance and removal of Stair Lifts, in Public and Private sector houses, both internally and externally. Lot 3 relates to the provision of the supply and installation of Vertical, Platform, Through Floor and Step Lifts in Public and Private sector houses. Lot 4 relates to the service, maintenance, repair and removal of vertical, platform and step lifts in Public and Private sector houses, both internal and external in Caerphilly CBC. Lot 5 relates to the supply and installation of hoists in both public and private sector houses in Caerphilly CBC. Lot 6 is for the servicing, maintenance, repair and removal of hoists in public and private sector houses in Caerphilly CBC. The contractors awarded onto the installation Lots (Lot 1, 3 and 5) for this arrangement will automatically be placed into Lot 7 — Mini Competition. Lot 7 will be utilised when the Authority has a requirement for the purchase of a bespoke piece of lifting equipment. In the event that the Authority requires to use this Lot a specification will be issued as a mini competition tender process to all of the suppliers on Lot 7. The supplier who submits the lowest cost bid to specification will then be awarded the package of work. Please note, bidders cannot apply for this lot, but will be accepted in line with the methodology stated above.