Planning

Soft Market Testing - Home Safety Visits

CITIZEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED

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Planning

05 Jul 2023 at 14:02

Summary of the contracting process

The Citizen Housing Group Limited is conducting a soft market testing exercise for the procurement of domestic compliance and safety services, including home safety visits. Interested organisations can participate in an open day on 4th August 2023 in Birmingham. The engagement end date for this exercise is 19th July 2023. The services to be included in the potential contract cover a range of areas such as gas servicing, electrical works, and property condition checks. This tender falls under the industry category of fuel-gas systems and is in the planning stage.

This tender from the Citizen Housing Group Limited presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in domestic compliance, safety services, and related industries. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find this tender suitable for participation. The soft market testing initiative allows organisations to provide feedback and potentially shape the upcoming procurement exercise. Businesses in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom would be particularly well-suited to compete for this opportunity.

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Notice Title

Soft Market Testing - Home Safety Visits

Notice Description

Citizen Housing Group Limited are seeking views through a soft market testing exercise in relation to a forthcoming procurement exercise to procure domestic compliance / safety services / home safety visits to our housing portfolio. Interested providers are invited to attend a soft market testing open day on Friday 4th August 2023 at Citizen's Head Office, 4040 Lakeside, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham B37 7YN. Interested organisations should submit their expression of interest to attend the open day by emailing procurement@citizenhousing.org.uk with a brief description of their organisation along with the names of those representatives wishing to attend. Expressions of Interest should be received no later than 12 noon on 19th July 2023. Citizen reserves the right to hold further soft market testing meetings for interested organisations that respond to the soft market testing to further support this exercise. Please note that Citizen retains sole discretion as to which (if any) interested organisations it will invite to soft market testing meetings. This is not a formal tender opportunity and there is no guarantee of any tender opportunity arising following this period of soft market testing. All responses will be confidential for the market testing purposes only. The services to be included within the potential contract may include the following, but Citizen wish to explore this further through this market testing exercise. The exact future spend on such services will be dependent on scope and contract duration but is likely to be circa PS8.5M ex vat per year: * Domestic gas / LPG servicing, breakdown, installations and compliance certification e.g., LGSR * Smoke / CO and other monitoring / detection systems inspection and repair / replacement * 5-year electrical compliance checking and remedial works (EICRs) * Air source / ground source heat pump heating system servicing and repair * Solid fuel heating system servicing and repair, including sweeping flues * Oil fired heating system servicing and repair * Domestic electrical works e.g., ccu upgrades and rewires * Mechanical extraction / ventilation servicing e.g., extractor fans in individual rooms or whole house systems * Fire door inspections (Basic visual inspection utilising Citizen's cloud-based door tagging and inspection system) * Stock condition data validation (Key components) and general property condition check including any possible tenant alterations * Safeguarding and referral of property or tenancy concerns * Electric storage heaters / electric boiler heating inspections and repair * HHSRS (scope and detail to be discussed) but likely to be basic assessment based around noting category 1 and 2 issues such as damp and mould * Data collection on property (scope and detail to be discussed) e.g., Noting stairlift or similar equipment within the property.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7c9e6e25-a964-405c-ac85-4a9a383dd09d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70a08d18-9d95-4ff7-b226-737c0d172270
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

42113390 - Fuel-gas systems

42161000 - Hot-water boilers

45311000 - Electrical wiring and fitting work

45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

50531100 - Repair and maintenance services of boilers

50531200 - Gas appliance maintenance services

50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating

71321400 - Ventilation consultancy services

71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITIZEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B37 7YN
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
Bickenhill
Westminster Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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