Housing Repairs, Maintenance and Capital Works Programme

Tender description

The Royal Borough of Kingston (the 'Authority') is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Providers to enter into a Term Contract for the delivery of repairs and maintenance services and planned capital investment works (together as the 'Works') to various of its residential housing stock comprising approximately 6,500 properties of which approximately 1,500 are leasehold. The Authority intends to enter into the Term Alliance Contract, TAC-1 2016 for an initial period of four years and six months extendable at the Authority's sole discretion for a further five years to a maximum term of ten years plus 12 months latent defect period. The Works include the following workstreams: i) A 24/7 365 day to day responsive repairs and maintenance service including electrical repairs and void (empty) property repairs and refurbishment. ii) A 3 star gas servicing and repairs service for domestic and communal boilers. iii) Operation and management of the Repairs Contact Centre. iv) A programme of domestic electrical installation testing and subsequent remedial works to dwellings and communal areas. v) Planned testing and maintenance to communal and emergency lighting installations. vi) Repairs and maintenance to domestic stair lifts and ceiling hoists for residents with reduced mobility. vii) Planned preventative maintenance to booster pump sets. viii) A programme of pre-paint repairs and cyclical decorations. viiii) A programme of planned investment works to replace key building components that have come to the end of their useful life. The programme is expected to include among other things, new kitchens, bathrooms, heating systems and electrical wiring, roofs, windows and doors, rainwater goods and measures to reduce carbon emissions from the housing stock and improve thermal efficiency. The estimated value of the Works and services quoted at II.1.5 includes for all work streams. The turnover requirement for this contract is £33,000,000 (being two times the annual contract value). Applicants must also meet certain financial ratios, which are set out in more detail in the guidance for completion of the Selection Questionnaire. It is our intention to run the procurement using the Competitive Dialogue process in line with Regulation 30 Public Contract Regulations 2015.