Tender Summary

Housing Stock Reactive, Cyclical and Planned Repairs and Maintenance

Buying Organisation

North Kesteven District Council

Contract Value

£75,000,000

Tender Description

North Kesteven District Council (NKDC) is Redesigning its Repairs Services for the future. One of the main ways we hope to deliver our ambitions is through a new partnership repairs contract that will deliver a range of core and additional workstreams through an intelligence led, customer focussed approach.
NKDC provides local government services to the large rural district of North Kesteven, which covers approximately 92,000 hectares (356 square miles), has over 100 distinctive rural villages and is centrally located within the county of Lincolnshire. It is rural in nature, but with Lincoln City immediately to the north, Nottingham 40 miles to the west and Peterborough 40 miles to the south. The district is served by the main north/south A15 linking Peterborough and Lincoln and is located to the east of the A1.
The Council currently owns around 3,900 homes across the district as well as managing a further c. 50 leasehold properties. The Council also owns a new build development company called Lafford Homes which now has over 150 market rental properties and significant growth ambitions.
The Requirement
The requirement is split into Core services and Additional Options Providers will be required to deliver the following Core Works and Associated Services
Call handling and repairs reporting, to include weekday core times and an emergency out of hours service, excluding heating.
Responsive repairs, excluding heating, (emergency, urgent, routine and out of hours) to residential properties and internal and external communal areas of blocks, as well as repairs to garages and corporate buildings, including keeping and maintenance of repair records and the making, keeping and communication of repair appointments.
Works to standard void properties, including decorating, in preparing them for re-letting
Repairs, major repairs (including whole house), clearing, cleaning, garden works and upgrades to void properties.
Planned responsive repairs, including electrical inspection remedial works and decorating scheme to tenanted properties
Works arising from regulatory compliance activities (e.g., FRAs, water hygiene, asbestos)
Disabled Adaptations to Council properties.
Cyclical redecorations and pre-paint repairs in accordance with an agreed annual programme.
Throughout the duration of the contract the Council may introduce the following Additional Options
Kitchen replacements
Bathroom replacements/upgrades and wet room installations
Installation and replacement of renewable technologies
External doors renewals
Window renewals
Fencing installation or replacements
Full or partial electrical rewires
Roofing and/or Chimney works
External render works with scaffolding
External builders work
Communal area refurbishment and whole property modernisations
Sewage Treatment Plant Maintenance
Installation of energy efficiency measures and/or building component additions/replacements
as part of a fabric first approach.
Installation of air source heating or other renewable energy installations/works
The forecast total annual expenditure of the Council through the new contract is circa 4.9m in year 2024/25. CORE works under the contract are anticipated to total circa 3.9m in year 2024/25 with ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL works values let through the new contract anticipated to be in the region of 1m. These are budget figures and are not guaranteed. The awarding of the additional optional works is expected in year one and beyond, but the awarding of ongoing additional optional works will be subject to satisfactory provision of the core works.

Tender categories (products & services required)

Construction work (CPV 45000000)
Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery (CPV 50500000)
Repair and maintenance services of building installations (CPV 50700000)
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services (CPV 50800000)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000)
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services (CPV 90000000)

Region

East Midlands (UKF)

Buyer Information