North East Lincolnshire Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Framework

Tender description

Equans Services Ltd on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council (the Authority) is seeking suitably qualified contractors for the renewal of the DFG framework. The framework will deliver the authority's Disabled Facilities Grants, which provides essential adaptations to give disabled individuals better freedom of movement around the house, emergency grants to home owner occupiers unable to finance emergency repairs and home appreciation loans to eligible homeowner occupiers to allow them to bring the property up to a Decent Homes Standard. Lot 1: Traditional DFG The Disabled Facilities Grant allows for: - adaptations of bathrooms for people who are unable to use a conventional shower or bath, - home improvement works including damp proofing, electrical works, plumbing and heating works, minor adaptations to kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, repair/renew/alter windows, doors and roof, - major adaptations works including property extensions, complex cases where major adaptions are made internally to a property to meet the client's needs, - ramps: permanent and temporary ramps to allow access into and out of the home. Grants are awarded up to the maximum of 30 000 GBP. In some cases by exception the value may be exceeded and either additional funding is applied for or the difference is made up by the occupant of the property. In these circumstances the additional funding will be determined prior to award of the contract. The framework will provide a mechanism for these works to be carried via either direct award for projects under the value of 20 000 GBP or via a mini competition over the value of 20 000 GBP. The number of contractors the authority is seeking is undefined as all tenderers meeting the minimum scoring criteria, as stated in the tender documents, will be permitted to the framework. Lot 2: Contractor Delivery Programme The Disabled Facilities Grant allows for: - adaptations of bathrooms for people who are unable to use a conventional shower or bath, - home improvement works including damp proofing, electrical works, plumbing and heating works, minor adaptations to kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, repair/renew/alter windows, doors and roof, - ramps: permanent and temporary ramps to allow access into and out of the home. The framework will provide a mechanism for these works to be carried via either direct award for projects under the value of 20 000 GBP . The number of contractors the authority is seeking is undefined as all tenderers meeting the minimum scoring criteria, as stated in the tender documents, will be permitted to the framework.