Notice Information
Notice Title
Quality Assurance Audits
Notice Description
Aspire Housing (referred to as "Aspire") is looking to appoint a provider to conduct our Quality Assurance Audits for compliance areas focussing mainly on Gas and Electric for new builds, gas and elec, domestic properties, commercial and non-domestic flats for a contract commencing in March 2025 a term of 3 Years with the option to extend for a further 2 Years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Aspire are looking for a Service Provider (SP) to conduct our Quality Assurance Audits for compliance areas focussing mainly on Gas and Electric for new builds, domestic properties, commercial and non-domestic flats.
Options: Option to extend for a further 2 years to 31/03/2030
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 2 years to 31/03/2030
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d064
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027541-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
71631000 - Technical inspection services
73220000 - Development consultancy services
76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry
79417000 - Safety consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Between 3 or 5 years from the date of this Notice
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ASPIRE HOUSING
- Contact Name
- Procurement
- Contact Email
- contracts@aspirehousing.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME
- Postcode
- ST5 0QW
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Electoral Ward
- May Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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