Market Engagement - Sourcing and Distribution of Materials

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The Northern Ireland Housing Executive's Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) is the inhouse maintenance provider for response repairs across approximately 24,000 domestic dwellings. The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is planning on holding a supplier engagement event(date to be arranged) to engage with potential service providers to better understand how or if we could rationalise our supply chain and explore alternative methods for sourcing and distributing materials to the point of use. Lot 1: The Housing Executive currently sources materials via traditional procurement routes and they are, in general, delivered by our various Contractors to three main stores across Northern Ireland. (Belfast, Coleraine, and Portadown). An example of the category of materials would include but not be limited to; electrical, plumbing, timber, internal and external fire doors, general building materials, building hardware, rainwater goods, paint, hand tools, windows and glazing and kitchen units. To get a better understanding of how/if the Housing Executive could achieve a more innovative and value for money approach to sourcing and distribution, we would like to invite suppliers to register their interest. Additional information: If you would like to register your interest, please e-mail patrice.mcmahon@nihe.gov.uk no later than. 27 May 2022 at 15.00 giving your contact details i.e. name,. job title, email address and contact telephone number. Any requests. to register interest after this time and date will not be accepted. Please ensure only one representative from your organisation registers. interest. NIHE may wish to follow up with a questionnaire and subsequently hold interviews on submitted questionnaires and/or hold. demonstrations of products to seek further information. Please note that information associated with this Expression of Interest is subject to change.