STAYING PUT DISABLED FACILITIES GRANT WORK, PRIMARILY SHOWER ROOM CONVERSIONS, OTHER HOME ADAPTATIONS INCLUDING EXTERNAL RAMPING AND OTHER HOSPITAL DISCHARGE WORKS

Contract summary

Industry

• Fire-alarm systems - 31625200

• Medical aids - 33196000

• Access ramps - 34953000

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• Bathroom furniture - 39144000

• Interior blinds - 39515410

• Electrical domestic appliances - 39710000

• Construction work - 45000000

• Repair and maintenance services - 50000000

• Interior decorating services - 79931000

• Accommodation, building and window cleaning services - 90911000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

SWALE001-DN416150-09485253

Published date

26 March 2020

Closing date

15 August 2019

Contract start date

30 April 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2022

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Swale Borough Council is inviting Expressions of Interest to tender for the Staying Put Disabled Facilities Grant work, primarily shower room conversions/adaptations, external ramping and associated works.
The contract will commence on Thursday, 30 April 2020 and terminate on Saturday, 30 April 2022. The Council may extend this opportunity for up to 2 years. The tenderers who submit the Most Economically Advantageous Tender, (MEAT) will be awarded the contract.
The contract will involve holding a Contractor Framework of Builders who can deliver adaptation works assessed as needed in people's homes through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), handy person works required to enable older and vulnerable people to be discharged from hospital in a timely manner as well health and safety assessed works required to prevent hospital admissions.
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) work and services include shower room conversions, adaptations, extensions, external ramping and associated works.
Hospital discharge and falls prevention works mainly involve the installation of external ramping with galvanised rails, fitting mop-sticks, ensuring banisters are fit for use and repaired or new ones installed, lowering thresholds on doors for wheelchair access and cleaning and clearing rooms.
Other works may be assessed as being required under DFG, hospital discharge and prevention and these will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Hospital discharge cases are deemed as 'urgent work' and require a start on site within 3 days of agreed works assessed. The works must also be completed within an acceptable timescale. Repairs and smaller 'handy-person' works will also be Framework, and could include gardening, decorating, cleaning & clearing, roofing, electrics, plumbing, damp-work, decorating, replacement windows and flooring. Builders do not need to do all the repairs, a tick list will be used for builders to indicate which repairs they are interested in.
Interested suppliers are advised that there are no guaranteed levels of works or income and that the Council will call off the successful supplier list at the Council's discretion. A preferred supplier list will be formulated from the successful suppliers who will be selected in order of the most economically advantageous tenders based on technical and professional ability, price and availability.
Works will be undertaken to various private residential properties in Swale to enable elderly and vulnerable people to stay in their homes.
An expression of Interest and Invitation to Tender (I.T.T.) must be submitted / uploaded on the Council's e-tendering portal.
The closing date for submission of Expressions of Interest and the closing date for the I.T.T. will be 15/08/2019 23:55.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

STAYING PUT DISABLED FACILITIES GRANT WORK, PRIMARILY SHOWER ROOM CONVERSIONS, OTHER HOME ADAPTATIONS INCLUDING EXTERNAL RAMPING AND OTHER HOSPITAL DISCHARGE WORKS

• Opportunity
• Published 15 July 2019

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Award information

Awarded date

26 February 2020

Contract start date

30 April 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2022

Total value of contract

£8,000,000

This contract was awarded to 18 suppliers.

Acorn Maintenance Services Limited

Advanced Building and Maintenance Services

Astral Limited

Coldwell Construction Ltd

Daytrad Limited

DBM Properties Limited

Evolve AMS UK Limited

Gregory (Kent) Ltd

Hubbard and Houghton

JD Systems

MCL (Kent) Ltd

Metro Rod

Perfect Homes

South East Builders

Tailored Maintenance and Homes

Trinity Construction

Willow Tree Home Solutions Limited

Wynsdale Waste Management

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About the buyer

Contact name

Charlotte Knowles

Address

Swale House
East Street
Sittingbourne
ME10 3HT
England

Telephone

+44 1795417584

Email

charlotteknowles@swale.gov.uk

Website

http://www.swale.gov.uk/