1617-0025 Adaptations for Disabled Residents: Specialist Installations including lifts and hoist

Tender description

Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from experienced contractors to undertake adaptations for disabled residents: adaptations for disabled residents: specialist installations including lifts and hoists to Islington Council housing stock The council is looking to establish a single supplier framework agreement. Background Islington has a housing stock of approximately 35,200 properties of which approximately 16,350 are leaseholder/Tenant Managed Organisations/Co-operatives. Islington has a diverse community and our housing stock reflects this diversity. The repairs service aims to demonstrate a positive impact on our residents’ health and well-being by maintaining properties which are safe and fit for purpose. Islington Council has a duty to provide Occupational Therapy assessment for its disabled residents, to find out what help and support they need such as adaptations and equipment in the home. The requirement The aim is to support our in-house teams in providing an efficient and effective service of adaptations for disabled residents: specialist installations including stairlifts, ceiling track hoists, through-floor lifts and step lifts. This will include all types of adaptations and installation works in line with occupational therapists’ recommendations. Examples of work which may be carried out under the proposed agreements include but not limited to specialist installation of: • New stairlifts and tracks – straight and curved. • Recycled stairlifts and tracks – straight and curved. • New ceiling track hoists • Recycled ceiling track hoists • Through-floor lifts • Other electrical adaptation installations such as toilet seats and electrical door openers Lots A single contractor will be appointed to carry out adaptations for disabled residents: specialist installations including lifts and hoists to Islington Council housing stock. This contract is not being split into lots as the scope of the service is fully integrated to a single provider. TUPE [Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations] Potential providers must be aware that TUPE may or may not apply to this service. Further details will be available in the invitation to tender (ITT). Contract Period The contract period will be for twenty four (24) months from estimated start date 1 July 2017. There will be an option to extend for a period of up to a maximum twenty four (24) months. The contract length is therefore up to a maximum of fourty eight (48) months including the extension. Any extension will be subject to satisfactory performance and future support requirements. Contract Value The estimated annual value of this advertised contract is £270,000. The estimated overall total aggregate value of this advertised contract is therefore £1080,000 (£270,000 per year x 4 years). There are no guaranteed volumes of work, as this is based on demand. The council is looking to establish a single supplier framework agreement and therefore looking to appoint a total of one (1) experienced contractor to carry out the adaptations for disabled residents: specialist installations including lifts and hoists to Islington Council housing stock Award criteria The contract will be awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. MEAT for this contract is quality 30% and cost 70 %. Cost 70% Quality 30%- made up of: • 5% - Proposed approach to mobilising, implementing and managing delivery of installations • 5% - Proposed approach to meeting volumes and timescales • 5% - Proposed approach to Customers Service • 5% - Proposed approach to Health and Safety in the service delivery of adaptations installations including lifts and hoists • 5% - Proposed approach to quality assurance • 5% - Proposed approach to Social Value Total 100% Tenderers should be aware that we reserve the right to hold site visits and/or interviews during the tender process. Site visits and/or presentations and/or interviews will be for verification/clarification purposes of the written submission. We reserve the right to interview leading bidders. Procurement Process This contract will be procured using the Open Procedure. The Open Procedure means that all bidders who successfully express an interest will automatically be invited to tender and have access to the tender documents. Those who submit a tender and meet the minimum requirements will have their full tender, method statements and pricing evaluated. Keywords: installation, stairlifts, bathroom, lift, disabled, hoist