Housing services

Tender description

The Removals Framework is a joint procurement between Bournemouth Borough Council, the Borough of Poole (this includes Poole Housing Partnership known as PHP), Christchurch, East Dorset, in the Contract they will be known as (‘the Council’) Bournemouth Borough Council is leading on the procurement process. A Framework Agreement is an agreement that sets out the terms under which individual contracts (call offs) are let during the contract period. The Framework Agreement covers 2 lots: — Lot 1 — Housing Removals, — Lot 2 — Council Accommodation Removals. The contracts will run between July 2017 and June 2021. The length of the Framework is for 4 years. The Council has appointed removal firms to assist with residential removal services. We require an experienced and professional removal companies to transport residential property from one property to another for our housing teams and our social care teams. Based on historical data, the total, estimated spend for the contract is 500 000 GBP over a 4 year contract. The Council will use the contract and call off, as and when required. The figure is an estimate and the Council can't guarantee that this value of business can be generated during the period of the contract. The work will cover a range of different types of office moves. — Relocation of staff to new or within existing office sites. This will involve moving equipment, including computers and other IT equipment, and furniture. Personal kit items, general office items and stationery, sensitive and other documents, manuals and other associated paperwork and files. — Internal Moves — Relocation of personnel, equipment and furniture from one area to another on the same site. In residential homes this could include moving furniture and residents possessions. This will also include decanting (removals) and the supply of labour to assist with the setting up of temporary offices, kitchen or other operational space. This may involve contact with the clients.