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title: "Soft Market Testing - Home Safety Visits"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CITIZEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED"
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# Soft Market Testing - Home Safety Visits

Buyer: CITIZEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-557062f1-4131-4791-b8fb-d21a790bacfa

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## Summary

The procurement process led by Citizen Housing Group Limited has reached the planning stage. The opportunity titled "Soft Market Testing - Home Safety Visits" falls under the industry category of Fuel-gas systems. The engagement end date for market engagement is set for 9th June 2023. The organization is located in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom and is seeking views through a soft market testing exercise in preparation for a future procurement exercise.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses in sectors such as heating, ventilation, electrical works, and maintenance services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could find this opportunity particularly suitable. Interested providers are encouraged to respond to the soft market testing exercise to potentially secure a future tender opportunity with Citizen Housing Group Limited in the domestic compliance and safety services sector.

## Notice

Citizen Housing 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 stock. Interested providers are invited to respond to the soft market testing information which can be accessed via the provided URL. The completed soft market testing questionnaire should be completed no later than 12 Noon on 9th June 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. Please click on the URL provided here - https://forms.office.com/e/EWbt0B6ydT The services that may be included in this service may include the following but Citizen wish to explore this 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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0038045a-c421-4112-8673-427ad9369442 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Jun 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITIZEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B37 7YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG32 Solihull |
| Local authority | Solihull |
| Electoral ward | Bickenhill |
| Westminster constituency | Meriden and Solihull East |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 42113390 - Fuel-gas systems
- 42161000 - Hot-water boilers
- 42511110 - Heat pumps
- 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

## Release History

- 25 May 2023 at 12:47 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0038045a-c421-4112-8673-427ad9369442

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0038045a-c421-4112-8673-427ad9369442
  25th May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/e/EWbt0B6ydT

## Provenance

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