Repair and maintenance services

Tender description

The provision of repairs and maintenance services, planned preventative maintenance, cyclical maintenance and various programmes of key component replacement works to social housing stock. The services and works comprising the proposed Contract are set out at in more detail at section II.2.4 of this Notice and are further described in the CPV Codes at section II.2.2 and the draft procurement documents available from the website shown at section I.3. Central Bedfordshire Council (the Authority) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers to enter into a term contract for the delivery of repairs and maintenance services and planned capital investment works (together the services) to various of its residential housing stock comprising approximately 5,600 properties of which approximately 350 are leasehold. The authority intends to enter into a Term Alliancing Contract, TAC-1 2016 for an initial period of 10 years extendable at the authority's sole discretion for a further 5 years to a maximum of 15 years. The services include for the following 12 Core Services: i) A 24/7/365 day to day responsive repairs and maintenance service including electrical repairs and void (empty) property repairs and refurbishment; ii) Replacement of flat entrance and internal doors to individual dwellings; iii) Replacement of communal doors and entry systems to blocks of flats; iv) Installation and maintenance of aids and adaptions equipment for residents with reduced mobility; v) A programme of electrical rewiring following periodic testing; vi) Passenger and goods lift maintenance and repairs; vii) Domestic stair lifts and aids & adaptation equipment maintenance and repairs; viii) Statutory compliance testing, inspections, maintenance and surveys to include for: — Asbestos removal, — Firefighting equipment (including replacements where necessary), — Water hygiene treatment, — Electrical installation and PAT testing, — Communal and emergency lighting testing and lightning protection; ix) Routine servicing, maintenance and repair of communal alarm systems in supported and sheltered housing units; x) Planned preventative maintenance to sump and booster pumps; xi) A programme of pre-paint repairs and cyclical decorations and xii) Surveys of existing trees for insurance and arboriculture purposes. The Authority may, at their sole discretion and on the agreement of the provider, include the following works and services to the term programme at any time post award: i) Planned internal capital investment works to the housing stock including but not limited to replacement kitchens, bathrooms, commercial and domestic boilers, and heating systems; ii) Planned external capital investment works including but not limited to roof refurbishment and renewals, and window replacements; iii) A Three-Star gas servicing, maintenance and repair service; iv) Estate services including cleaning and window cleaning and v) Various property refurbishment works. The estimated value of the Services quotes at II.1.5 includes for all work streams.