Published date: 27 April 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 May 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Building sale or purchase services - 70121000

  • Building sale services - 70121100

  • Sale of residential real estate - 70123100

    • Residential building rental or sale services - 70311000

    • Residential property services - 70331000

    • Building consultancy services - 71315200

Location of contract

SG17 5TQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CBC-1123-T-BA

Published date

27 April 2020

Closing date

13 May 2020

Contract start date

1 July 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Residential Sales Agent - All Saints View, Houghton Regis

Central Bedfordshire Council is looking for an experienced agent to sell residential apartments in our new Independent Living Scheme in Houghton Regis. The scheme is currently under construction.

This Independent Living scheme is for people aged 55 and over. A number of properties will be available for shared ownership, where between 25% to 75% of the property may be purchased. The agent must fully understand the eligibility criteria and customer affordability.

The Agent must offer a high level of customer service and be able to engage with applicants to clearly explain and assist with the purchase process.

Agents are required to be registered with HMRC under the Money Laundering Regulations.

This contract is anticipated to start in July 2020 and is for 2 years for Phase 1, with a potential extension of up to 18 months to include Phase 2.

Please see the tender documents and specification for full details of this project.

Help and Support - The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you though the Tender process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all firms quoting, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification of, then please contact us using the correspondence facility within the In-tend system.

Please review the 'Clarification' tab for any update or responses to any questions raised.

Deadline for Expressions of interest and availability of downloading documents 13th May 2020.

Please ensure that you inform us of your decision to participate. To submit a response, you will be required to Opt In.

Opt In- This will confirm to us of your involvement and your intention to submit a return.

Opt Out- This will confirm to us that you are not submitting a return. You will be able to provide a reason as to your decision and have the option to cease any system-generated communication. You will be able to opt back in at any point.

Completed tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, by the due date via our 'In-Tend' electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the 'My Return' section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered.

Your tender must be submitted via the 'In-Tend' system no later than Noon on Tuesday 19th May 2020.

More information

Links

Additional text

Prospective contractors must be able to demonstrate previous experience of similar work and be prepared to provide references.

To express an interest, please log in or register on our electronic tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire in order to view the necessary tendering documents and respond accordingly.

Please note that once you have registered on In-tend a separate action (expressing an Interest) is required to access the documents, you must click on the actual Tender you wish to access. We accept no liability if you have not expressed an interest in the tender.

Please ensure that you inform us of your decision to participate. To submit a response, you will be required to Opt In.

Opt In- This will confirm to us of your involvement and your intention to submit a return.

Opt Out- This will confirm to us that you are not submitting a return. You will be able to provide a reason as to your decision and have the option to cease any system-generated communication. You will be able to opt back in at any point.

Once you are logged in to the system, tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of the website.



Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Barbara Alexander

Address

Priory House
Monks Walk
Shefford
SG17 5TQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0300 300 5316

Email

barbara.alexander@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk