Official UK procurement notice
Responsive Repairs, Voids, Aids and Adaptations, and Planned Maintenance Work
Authority: Radius Housing Association (Housing)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority, Radius Housing Association Ltd owns and manages nearly 13,000 general needs, sheltered and supported housing schemes in and around Northern Ireland. Their mission is to create strong and sustainable communities where people flourish and they are committed to making a positive difference to peoples' lives. The quality of the works they provide is therefore of paramount importance in ensuring customer safety and customer satisfaction in the services to be delivered. Radius Housing are seeking to appoint Providers to deliver the works for Responsive Repairs, Voids, Aids and Adaptations, and Planned Maintenance Work to the highest possible standards and who have a proven track record in the delivery of these services.
The successful Contractors must be able to show a commitment to providing effective services that provide value for money and demonstrate a commitment to addressing social inclusion.
The Contract will be for an an initial 3 years commencing on or about the 1st March 2023 with an option for three further extensions each of 2 years up to a maximum of 9 years
CPV: Installation of fitted kitchens · Overhaul and refurbishment work · Painting and glazing work · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Repair and maintenance services of pumps, valves, taps and metal containers · Tiling work · Woodwork
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of themLot #1North West
Radius Housing is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide Responsive Repairs, Voids, Aids and Adaptations, and Planned Maintenance Work to their various dwellings, estates and schemes (4,707 dwellings) located in the North West area of Northern Ireland. The total portfolio comprises general needs, sheltered and supported schemes. The Responsive Repairs, Voids, Aids and Adaptations, and Planned Maintenance Work to properties. Radius Housing reserves the right to add additional services of a similar nature throughout the duration of the Contract, subject to the terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). Units and schemes may be added or deleted from the housing stock both prior to tender and during the contract period in accordance with Radius Housing's development and acquisitions/disposals programmes.
The Contractors must be able to show a commitment to providing effective services that provide value for money. The proposed initial contract period will be 3 years commencing on or about 1st March 2023, with an option at Radius Housing's sole discretion to extend the service period by 3 further periods, each of 2 years up to a maximum total duration of 9 years. The contract will be subject to provisions for earlier termination including a break clause, and annual renewals based on meeting and maintaining Key Performance Indicators.
The Contractor will be required to provide a customer focused service and show commitment to providing effective services that provide value for money to Radius Housing and their residents and must be responsive to achieve collaborative working practices, innovation and continuous improvement,
The Contract will be based on a NEC3 Term Service Contract April 2013 incorporating aspects of the M3NHF Schedule of Rates Documentation: Responsive Maintenance and Void Property Works , with additional sections, Planned Maintenance and Property Reinvestment and Disabled Adaptations Schedule of Rates, Technical Specification and Price Framework Rules.
Radius Housing cannot guarantee the extent or value of any works that may be awarded to the Contractor.
Lot #2South
Radius Housing is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide Responsive Repairs, Voids, Aids and Adaptations, and Planned Maintenance Work to their various dwellings, estates and schemes (4,973 dwellings) located in the south and east areas of Northern Ireland. The total portfolio comprises general needs, sheltered and supported schemes. The Responsive Repairs, Voids, Aids and Adaptations, and Planned Maintenance Work to properties. Radius Housing reserves the right to add additional services of a similar nature throughout the duration of the Contract, subject to the terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). Units and schemes may be added or deleted from the housing stock both prior to tender and during the contract period in accordance with Radius Housing's development and acquisitions/disposals programmes.
The Contractors must be able to show a commitment to providing effective services that provide value for money. The proposed initial contract period will be 3 years commencing on or about 1st March 2023, with an option at Radius Housing's sole discretion to extend the service period by 3 further periods, each of 2 years up to a maximum total duration of 9 years. The contract will be subject to provisions for earlier termination including a break clause, and annual renewals based on meeting and maintaining Key Performance Indicators.
The Contractor will be required to provide a customer focused service and show commitment to providing effective services that provide value for money to Radius Housing and their residents and must be responsive to achieve collaborative working practices, innovation and continuous improvement,
The Contract will be based on a NEC3 Term Service Contract April 2013 incorporating aspects of the M3NHF Schedule of Rates Documentation: Responsive Maintenance and Void Property Works, with additional sections, Planned Maintenance and Property Reinvestment and Disabled Adaptations, Schedule of Rates, Technical Specification and Price Framework Rules.
Radius Housing cannot guarantee the extent or value of any works that may be awarded to the Contractor.
Lot #3Belfast
Radius Housing is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide Responsive Repairs, Voids, Aids and Adaptations, and Planned Maintenance Work to their various dwellings, estates and schemes (4,989 dwellings) located in the Greater Belfast area of Northern Ireland. The total portfolio comprises general needs, sheltered and supported schemes. The Responsive Repairs, Voids, Aids and Adaptations, and Planned Maintenance Work to properties. Radius Housing reserves the right to add additional services of a similar nature throughout the duration of the Contract, subject to the terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). Units and schemes may be added or deleted from the housing stock both prior to tender and during the contract period in accordance with Radius Housing's development and acquisitions/disposals programmes.
The Contractors must be able to show a commitment to providing effective services that provide value for money. The proposed initial contract period will be 3 years commencing on or about 1st March 2023, with an option at Radius Housing's sole discretion to extend the service period by 3 further periods, each of 2 years up to a maximum total duration of 9 years. The contract will be subject to provisions for earlier termination including a break clause, and annual renewals based on meeting and maintaining Key Performance Indicators.
The Contractor will be required to provide a customer focused service and show commitment to providing effective services that provide value for money to Radius Housing and their residents and must be responsive to achieve collaborative working practices, innovation and continuous improvement,
The Contract will be based on a NEC3 Term Service Contract April 2013 incorporating aspects of the M3NHF Schedule of Rates Documentation: Responsive Maintenance and Void Property Works, with additional sections, Planned Maintenance and Property Reinvestment and Disabled Adaptations Schedule of Rates, Technical Specification and Price Framework Rules.
Radius Housing cannot guarantee the extent or value of any works that may be awarded to the Contractor.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Aug 2022, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2022, 15:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
RAD/043- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021450- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035907Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Bidders are advised that Radius Housing have adopted the principles of Social Inclusion and BuySocialNI and will require the appointed Contractors to abide by these principles in the provision of employment and training opportunities to new entrants and others.
Key Performance Indicators are incorporated into the Contract Documents.
- Review procedure
Radius Housing will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to all Bidders. The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful Bidders to challenge the award decision before the Contract is entered into.
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who are harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations to take action in the High Court of Northern Ireland.
Publisher note: All documentation can be downloaded from https://etenders.rand-associates.co.uk, etenders@rand is Rand Associates Consultancy Services Ltd's e-procurement portal (the "Portal") for downloading/submission of Procurement and Tender documentation and communicating requests for and responses to clarification. All requests for Procurement documentation, communications and submission of Tenders must be made via the Portal, which can be accessed at https://etenders.rand-associates.co.uk. After creating an account on etenders@Rand, users will receive an email with a link to activate their account. Once activated and logged in , users will need the following code to register for their Tender Documentation: RADRVP Bidders may seek clarification where they consider any part of the documentation or any other aspect of this procurement is unclear. All queries and any clarification must be communicated using the secure email messaging function within the Portal, but to be received no later than 17:00 on 9th September 2022. This will provide an audit trail of all clarification requests and responses issued. It will not be possible to respond to any queries received after that stipulated date and time. It is the Bidder's responsibility to regularly monitor communications raised and issued through the Portal. Response to requests for clarification will be communicated by Rand Associates Consultancy Services Ltd to all economic operators through the Portal secure email messaging system. The identity of the Bidder seeking clarification will not be disclosed to other Bidders. When uploading Tender documentation , Bidders must be aware of any speed limitations of their internet connection, system configuration and general web traffic etc., as these may impact on the time taken to complete the transaction. Uploading of submissions must be completed by the deadline closing date and time. DO NOT wait until too near the closing time on the return date. The closing deadline for uploading completed tender submissions is 16.09.2022 at 15:00. Please note that the Portal will not permit tender submissions to be uploaded after the closing deadline. Tender submissions and supporting documents will be visible to Radius Housing and Rand Associates Consultancy Services Ltd only after the closing deadline. Should Bidders have any queries or experience difficulties with the registration or download/upload system they should contact the eTenders@Rand helpdesk by sending an email to eTenders@rand-associates.co.uk. Radius Housing reserve the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the works at its sole discretion. Radius Housing shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt , all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with Radius Housing shall be incurred entirely at that applicants/tenderer's risk. The subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of Radius Housing relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. These are described in the Procurement Documents. Radius Housing reserves the right to procure similar or identical works outside of the proposed Contract. A Contract will not be binding until it has been signed and dated by authorised representatives of both parties.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Sept 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Sept 2022, 15:01 BST
Timeline
4 Aug 2022 → 16 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published4 Aug 2022, 15:44 BST
- Submission deadline16 Sept 2022, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Sept 2022, 15:01 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Northern IrelandMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria