Storage and warehousing services

Tender description

Provision of framework for commercial and domestic premises contents removals, storage and disposal. The Council requires to establish a Framework Agreement to provide furniture removal, storage and disposal for commercial buildings within the Council Estates portfolio. As part of managing the Commercial Estate of the Council, there is a need for removal services for internal office moves and for new build and existing schools. In some circumstances the Council has a legal duty to provide services to remove and store furniture and personal belongings for clients. The nature of the work will vary depending on the nature of the request to remove and store items but will cover situations such as homelessness, decants for improvement works and other ad-hoc situations such as abandonments and other routine tenancy changes and/or management requirements. The Council must comply with statutory requirements and timescales regarding the removal and storage of goods and the Contractor must be able to provide a service which can meet these timescales and provide secure, wind and watertight storage facilities within practical visiting distance to allow clients to access their property on request.