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title: "Employers Agent Framework"
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buyer: "MERLIN HOUSING SOCIETY"
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# Employers Agent Framework

Buyer: MERLIN HOUSING SOCIETY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2952f5eb-51b9-4145-be32-91d0174ee36e

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## Summary

Merlin Housing Society is conducting an open tender process for the "Employers Agent Framework" to collaborate with its Property Investment and Development Teams. This framework aims to support the development and refurbishment of 300 new homes annually until 2022 in various areas including North Somerset, Bristol City, and Wiltshire. The contract will run from 1st June 2017 to 31st May 2021, with a total value of £1,560,000. The tender period officially ended on 3rd April 2017, and the contract has been awarded as of 23rd May 2017.

This opportunity is particularly ripe for consultancy firms specializing in building consultancy services, as they can partner with Merlin Housing Society to aid in social housing projects. Businesses with established experience in the specified local authority areas and the capacity to manage large-scale developments will find this tender advantageous. Engaging in this framework could facilitate significant growth for these firms as they support crucial housing initiatives in the South West of England.

## Notice

Merlin Housing Society seeks to establish a framework of Employers Agents to work alongside our internal Property Investment and Development Teams in our exciting plans for refurbishing and developing homes for social housing rental, market rental and shared ownership and possible outright sale in the future. We aim to build 300 new homes per year up to 2022, this is a crucial activity for Merlin and an exciting new era. The selection of appropriate partners is critical to its success. It is fundamental that partners have experience of working within in some or all of the following local authority areas and demonstrate capacity to work in these areas in future: North Somerset, South Glos, Bath and North East Somerset, Cotswolds, Wiltshire, Bristol City. 2 / 4 For, clarity the partners in this tender are Merlin Housing Society and Oakbrook Homes our wholly owned subsidiary. The framework agreement will be for an initial term of 2 years with 2 optional extension periods of 12 months each.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/455c9f38-ae42-4239-ba9f-34043c7defa4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jun 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 May 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2017 - 31 May 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,560,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,560,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MERLIN HOUSING SOCIETY |
| Locality | CHIPPING SODBURY |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS37 6JX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge |
| Westminster constituency | Thornbury and Yate |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | GATES CONSULTANTS; KENDALL KINGSCOTT; RANDALL SIMMONDS; RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALL; RIDGE & PARNERS; TREMAIN POWELL; WATTS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71315200 - Building consultancy services

## Release History

- 5 Jun 2017 at 13:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/455c9f38-ae42-4239-ba9f-34043c7defa4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/455c9f38-ae42-4239-ba9f-34043c7defa4
  5th June 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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