GB-Colchester: Void Property Works

Contract summary

Industry

• Repair and maintenance services - 50000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£2,400,000

Procurement reference

BIP757700246

Published date

21 February 2023

Closing date

20 February 2023

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

3 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Colchester Borough Council currently has 6000 properties within its housing stock which are managed on their behalf by Colchester Borough Homes.

The successful tenderer will be expected to undertake Void Property Works comprising the following:

Revenue Void Works is any or all standard Works Ordered to a Void Property in accordance with the Employer's minimum lettable standard (Void Minimum Standard Preamble);

Capital Void Works is any other non-standard Works Ordered to a Void Property that is outside of the Employer's minimum lettable standard (Void Minimum Standard Preamble) or, in respect of an acquisition requiring a mini refurbishment to bring it back to decent homes standard, which includes but is not limited to:
- Kitchens;
- Bathrooms/WCs;
- Electrical installations;
- Heating installations;
- Replacement windows;
- Replacement dwelling entrance doors;
- Disabled aids and adaptations;
- Internal and external insulations;
- Roofs (flat, pitched, system);
- Fascia/cladding and rainwater goods;
- Redecoration and pre-decorations repairs;
- Other associated works to achieve 'Decent Homes' and 'Secure by Design' standards; and
- Co-ordination of asbestos removal and encapsulation with the Employer's appointed asbestos consultant(s) and other asbestos removal contractor(s);
- Co-ordination of capping off gas supplies and undertaking gas safety checks with the Employer's appointed gas servicing contractor(s);

Emergency Works directly relating to the undertaking of the Works by the Contractor.

Insurance Works comprising any necessary Works required and Ordered following storm, fire, flood, impact, subsidence damage or damage arising from the effect of any other like peril.

The Council is intending to enter into a 2-year contract with the possibility of 2 x 1 year extension's using the JCT Measure Term Contract 2016 Edition.

TUPE will apply and details will be provided.

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More information

Links

• https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=757700246
• Tender notice
• Please follow this link to view the notice.

Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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Award information

Awarded date

20 February 2023

Contract start date

3 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£2,400,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Houghton and Son Ltd

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About the buyer

Contact name

Matt Howe

Address

Rowan House
33 Sheepen Road
Colchester
CO3 3WG
UK

Telephone

+447976794358

Email

matthew.howe@colchester.gov.uk