Repair and maintenance services

Tender description

Lot 1: Islington Council is seeking to appoint four contractors with multi-skilled tradespeople to deliver a first class general build repairs and maintenance service to support the in-house team. These works will include day-to-day, emergency and routine repairs, out of hours emergency and urgent repairs and general estate maintenance and improvements to our residential buildings and estates. The appointed contractors will also provide a service to the council’s Special Projects Team in the delivery of estate-based improvement works. Lot 2: Islington Council also requires a single contractor to undertake borough-wide repairs and maintenance works that are the subject of a legal claim for disrepair. The aim is to support the in-house teams in providing an efficient and effective service to our residents, and ensure the Council’s housing stock is maintained in a good order of repair. This will include basic repairs, improvements or minor adaptations and the ability to respond to urgent matters. Each of the four (4) successful bidders will be allocated one (1) area each (a primary area); each contractor will also become a standby contractor (secondary, tertiary and quaternary) for each of the other areas (further details are available in the procurement documents). To ensure that all resident and leaseholders are treated fairly, the areas assigned will rotate every 6 months. Each of the four (4) appointed contractors will be allocated work within their primary area, however if they do not commence work within the agreed time period, refuse or are unable to commence work it may be given to the secondary, tertiary or quaternary contractor. Examples of the work which may be carried out for all lots under the proposed agreements include, but are not limited to: — brickworks (internal and external), — carpentry, — electrical (as part of other works), — fencing and gates, — foundations, — glazing, — groundworks, — joinery, — metal works, — painting and decorating, — plastering, — plumbing, — specialist treatments for damp related works, — tiling, — vinyl flooring. Islington Council also requires a single contractor to undertake borough-wide repairs and maintenance works that are the subject of a legal claim for disrepair. The nature of this work is general building work, but requires specific response and completion in line with the procedures within the pre-action protocol for housing disrepair cases. This is best delivered by a team separate to other general building works. Examples of the work which may be carried out for all lots under the proposed agreements include, but are not limited to: — brickworks (internal and external), — carpentry, — electrical (as part of other works), — fencing and gates, — foundations, — glazing, — groundworks, — joinery, — metal works, — painting and decorating, — plastering, — plumbing, — specialist treatments for damp related works, — tiling, — vinyl flooring.