Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Tender description

North Somerset Council (NSC) owns 9 schemes of leasehold sheltered housing which were developed originally during the 1980s. Overall the schemes consist of 194 dwellings of which 33 have been sold to a housing association and for which NSC does not retain a management responsibility. The remaining 161 dwellings are sold on long leases to older people aged 55 and over. The purpose of this PIN is to: — inform potential provider (including registered providers, local businesses and community / voluntary sector organisations) about the opportunity to deliver management of sheltered leaseholder accommodation in North Somerset. Obtain an understanding of the organisations that are interested in delivering this service and inform the decision on the best way forward, — seek the views of potential providers on the proposed service and its operation. North Somerset Council (NSC) owns nine schemes of leasehold sheltered housing which were developed originally during the 1980s. Overall the schemes consist of 194 dwellings of which 33 have been sold to a housing association and for which NSC does not retain a management responsibility. The remaining 161 dwellings are sold on long leases to older people aged 55 and over. The purpose of this PIN is to: — inform potential provider (including registered providers, local businesses and community / voluntary sector organisations) about the opportunity to deliver management of sheltered leaseholder accommodation in North Somerset. The service relates to 161 sheltered dwellings at nine different sites across the North Somerset Council area which the Council lets on long leases to people aged 55 years and over, — obtain an understanding of the organisations that are interested in delivering this service and inform the decision on the best way forward, — seek the views of potential providers on the proposed service and its operation. North Somerset Council (NSC) has an existing contract for management of sheltered leaseholder accommodation which comes to an end on the 31.3.2019 and therefore the Council is seeking to find a provider for this service. The services required are as follows: — provision of estate management services and landlord’s repairs including maintenance of the grounds; cleaning, equipment servicing and repairs to the main fabric of the buildings, external redecoration and dealing with other general landlord responsibilities such as setting charges and liaising with residents, — dealing with the surrender of leases including agreeing the condition of properties subject to lease surrender, liaising with NSC’s sales and marketing agents and providing new leaseholders with information to assist them to settle in their new homes, — making referrals for housing related support if requested by leaseholder to appropriate provider of this service in the North Somerset area and connection to a community alarm centre, — the direct provision of housing related support to varying degrees to reflect the needs of residents is not part of this contract management services. Such housing related support must be assessed through the provider of such services (currently Support Alliance). The service has an estimated value of circa 65 000 GBP per annum. The contract will be for a period of 10 years. —— details set out in this notice are subject to change whilst details are finalised before potential tender release, —— the Management of Sheltered Leaseholder Accommodation service is currently delivered via an existing provider, therefore TUPE may be applicable. What happens next? Organisations who wish to express an interest or have an initial discussion, please make contact with Kevin Mulvenna – Housing Policy Officer to discuss further. His contact details are 01934 427487/ kevin.mulvenna@n-somerset.gov.uk You may also express interest via the portal: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ using the listed opportunity; Management of Sheltered Leaseholder Accommodation, Project ID DN351325; and using the messaging function within the portal to contact the Council (closing date: 1:00 pm on the 26.9.2018). Submitting an expression of interest is not a guarantee of award of the service. This stage of the process is to scope the market position to understand market interest in the opportunity and to inform the structure of the service.