P0787 Provision of Responsive Repairs and Maintenance Services, Gas and Heating Servicing, Capital Improvement Work including Major Adaptions and Retrofit Works to Council Housing Stock

Description

Birmingham City Council is seeking to appoint two Contractors (one for each lot) for the provision of responsive repair and maintenance services, gas and heating servicing and capital improvement work programmes (including major adaptations and retrofit works) relating to the Council’s housing stock. We invite all interested contractors to a virtual suppliers’ information event via MS Teams on the24th January 2023 from 10:00 to 12:00 GMT. To book a place at this event, please complete the online booking form by no later than 5.00 p.m. on Monday 23rd January 2023 by copying and pasting the following web link into your web browser: https://forms.office.com/e/9hDpgcuarT This event will take place virtually with further information being sent nearer the time. A maximum of two representatives per organisation will be able to attend. Lot 1: North, West and East Birmingham City Council is the largest local authority in Europe and one of the largest social landlords in the country with a stock portfolio of approximately 60,000 properties. The Council wishes to establish a contract to provide a day to day repair service, (including 24 hours cover for emergency repairs); repair work to void properties prior to re-letting; cyclical repairs; planned maintenance and improvement programmes; retrofit works to the Council’s housing stock to reduce carbon impact, disabled adaptations; inspection services; planning supervisor services; design specification; work planning and quality control, together with customer relations and the appropriate financial and administrative support. The scope of the gas and heating installations, servicing and maintenance workstream will include providing an annual service to all appliances, in line with the Council's statutory obligation. The specification requires a full service and not just a safety check and to carry out all gas and heating repairs and supplying and fitting any parts. Obsolete boilers are currently replaced at the discretion of the Council through its capital programme. The Call Management function will be carried out by the Council’s in-house corporate contact centre function supported by Contractors with an out of hours service (call handling and carrying out emergency repairs). Contractors will be expected to work with the in-house service and interface with its systems to provide an effective repair reporting facility. The contract will be for a period of five years with the option to extend for one further period of five years. The Council will be using bespoke contract terms, which will contain a no-fault break clause provision. Pricing will be based on a ‘price per’ approach (PPP/ PPV/PPGH), with a limited set of exclusions, a basket rates for planned works and standalone projects separately priced. The Council is committed to providing quality services to customers. Contractors are expected to assist the Council in achieving and furthering this objective through continuous service improvement and improving value for money. The Council has established key performance indicators which the contractors will be expected to consistently meet.Under this contract the contractors and their supply chains will be required to actively participate in the achievement of the Contracting Authority’s social, economic and environmental objectives. Accordingly, contract documents may relate to social, economic and environmental considerations. Lot 2: South Birmingham City Council is the largest local authority in Europe and one of the largest social landlords in the country with a stock portfolio of approximately 60,000 properties. The Council wishes to establish a contract to provide a day to day repair service, (including 24 hours cover for emergency repairs); repair work to void properties prior to re-letting; cyclical repairs; planned maintenance and improvement programmes; retrofit works to the Council’s housing stock to reduce carbon impact, disabled adaptations; inspection services; planning supervisor services; design specification; work planning and quality control, together with customer relations and the appropriate financial and administrative support. The scope of the gas and heating installations, servicing and maintenance workstream will include providing an annual service to all appliances, in line with the Council's statutory obligation. The specification requires a full service and not just a safety check and to carry out all gas and heating repairs and supplying and fitting any parts. Obsolete boilers are currently replaced at the discretion of the Council through its capital programme. The Call Management function will be carried out by the Council’s in-house corporate contact centre function supported by Contractors with an out of hours service (call handling and carrying out emergency repairs). Contractors will be expected to work with the in-house service and interface with its systems to provide an effective repair reporting facility. The contract will be for a period of five years with the option to extend for one further period of five years. The Council will be using bespoke contract terms, which will contain a no-fault break clause provision. Pricing will be based on a ‘price per’ approach (PPP/ PPV/PPGH), with a limited set of exclusions, a basket rates for planned works and standalone projects separately priced. The Council is committed to providing quality services to customers. Contractors are expected to assist the Council in achieving and furthering this objective through continuous service improvement and improving value for money. The Council has established key performance indicators which the contractors will be expected to consistently meet. Under this contract the contractors and their supply chains will be required to actively participate in the achievement of the Contracting Authority’s social, economic and environmental objectives. Accordingly, contract documents may relate to social, economic and environmental considerations.