Construction work

Tender description

The London Borough of Hackney (the Authority) is the contracting authority for this procurement. It is the landlord of approximately 31 467 dwellings located within the borough, comprising 22 946 (approx. 70 %) units of tenanted stock and 9 521 (approx. 30 %) leasehold units. The works will be predominately to housing blocks and to other assets held in the Housing Revenue Account (HRA), but may include works to non-HRA assets. The Council is passionate about its housing stock, and committed to the aims and principles of social housing. It is both a privilege and a duty to repair and maintain the Council’s homes and estates, where more than 30 000 tenants and leaseholders live and are their beating heart. Last year we published a long-term vision for our homes, in a new housing asset management strategy, and began work to procure new contracts to deliver that work, which would deliver on the ambitions of that document as well as the Council’s wider objectives in making Hackney fairer, safer and more sustainable. These procurement's have been unavoidably affected by the global Coronavirus pandemic. While the ambitions remain, the Council has had to urgently respond to the risk of not having suitable contracts in place to maintain our homes to the required standard. This report outlines a business case to procure a specific range of projects over external frameworks, as an interim delivery arrangement until the new long term contracts can be put in place. This will ensure that the Council can continue to maintain homes so they are safe, secure and decent. The planned programme for the Publication of the contract notices will be phased in stages, which will largely be dictated by the economic recovery post Covid-19. Currently the latest dates envisaged for publication will be: (Although these dates are under constant review and may be procured earlier than the dates stated below) — Item 1: August 2021 4 year frameworks Lot 1 3 to 5 contractors Planned external works Lot 2 3 to 5 contractors Planned external works. — Item 2:- February 2021 Term contract (5 years with potential extension up to 10 years) 1 contractor Planned internal works — Item 3: May 2021 Term contract (5 years with potential extension up to 10 years) Specialist contractor Communal electrical supply. — Item 4: February 2021 Lot 1 Term contract (5 years with potential extension up to 10 years) Specialist contractor Fire safety systems to large blocks. — Item 5: February 2021 Lot 2 Term contract (5 years with potential extension up to 10 years) Specialist contractor Fire safety systems to street properties. — Item 6: May 2021 Term contract (5 years with potential extension up to 10 years) Specialist contractor Communal boilers.