Asbestos Services Framework - Domestic Property

Tender description

The City of Edinburgh Council has approximately 20,000 Council homes, including 44 multi storey blocks. The Council carries out approximately 120,000 repair and maintenance jobs annually to these properties, using in house Craft Operatives and a framework of R&M contractors. This Service covers emergency (24hrs, 7 days a week), urgent, appointed and routine servicing works. Asbestos work and Services are required to carry out UKAS accredited Asbestos management, refurbishment, demolition and re-inspection surveys as well as sampling, analytical services, removals, encapsulation, disposal works in all blocks and common areas as described above. Contractors are also required to undertake Licensed and Non Licensed Work in addition to Notifiable Non Licenced Asbestos work in relation to all aspects and areas of the fabric of Council Homes including all services, utilities and apparatus contained within whether operational or redundant. In order to maintain Service levels, at times, Asbestos information is required in a timely manner to prevent delays to work. Lot 1: Asbestos Management Surveying Carry out UKAS accredited asbestos management, refurbishment and demolition surveys as well as asbestos re-inspection (condition monitoring) surveys as required in domestic housing stock and common areas. Lot 2: Asbestos Sampling and Laboratory Analysis To carry out UKAS accredited buildings materials sampling and laboratory analysis for asbestos content on both a standard turn around service and an accelerated urgent service as required in domestic housing stock and common areas. Lot 3: Air Testing and 4 Stage Clearance Testing To carry out UKAS accredited air testing, including ‘reassurance’, ‘leak’, ‘background’ and other general air testing for the purposes of measuring airborne fibre levels as a risk management precaution, investigation tool or assurance. Carry out personal air testing 4-stage clearance testing [and the associated fibre counting by phase contrast microscopy] as required in domestic housing stock and common areas. Lot 4: Asbestos Remediation and Removal To carry out non-licensed asbestos works (both non-notifiable and notifiable) and licensed asbestos works on both a standard turn around service and an accelerated urgent service as required in domestic housing stock and common areas.