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title: "STAYING PUT DISABLED FACILITIES GRANT WORK, PRIMARILY SHOWER ROOM CONVERSIONS, OTHER HOME ADAPTATIONS INCLUDING EXTERNAL RAMPING AND OTHER HOSPITAL DISCHARGE WORKS"
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# STAYING PUT DISABLED FACILITIES GRANT WORK, PRIMARILY SHOWER ROOM CONVERSIONS, OTHER HOME ADAPTATIONS INCLUDING EXTERNAL RAMPING AND OTHER HOSPITAL DISCHARGE WORKS

Buyer: SWALE BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-611649e8-16f6-47a6-8189-6de724f9edf2

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## Summary

Swale Borough Council is currently at the award stage of the procurement process for a project entitled "Staying Put Disabled Facilities Grant Work." This initiative falls under the construction industry and seeks to facilitate various home adaptations, primarily involving shower room conversions and external ramp installations, aimed at assisting older and vulnerable residents in Swale, located in the South East of England. The contract is valued at £8,000,000 and commenced on 30 April 2020, with a potential extension allowing it to continue until April 2022. Interested suppliers had until 15 August 2019 to submit their Expressions of Interest and Invitations to Tender through the Council's e-tendering portal.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in construction, home adaptations, and related services to grow their business. Contractors capable of delivering urgent hospital discharge works and other necessary home modifications would be well positioned to compete. The framework will be open to various services, including handy person works, minor repairs, and external adaptations, providing ample avenues for engaged businesses to expand their service offerings in response to the pressing needs of the community.

## Notice

Swale Borough Council is inviting Expressions of Interest to tender for the Staying Put Disabled Facilities Grant work, primarily shower room conversions/adaptations, external ramping and associated works. The contract will commence on Thursday, 30 April 2020 and terminate on Saturday, 30 April 2022. The Council may extend this opportunity for up to 2 years. The tenderers who submit the Most Economically Advantageous Tender, (MEAT) will be awarded the contract. The contract will involve holding a Contractor Framework of Builders who can deliver adaptation works assessed as needed in people's homes through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), handy person works required to enable older and vulnerable people to be discharged from hospital in a timely manner as well health and safety assessed works required to prevent hospital admissions. Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) work and services include shower room conversions, adaptations, extensions, external ramping and associated works. Hospital discharge and falls prevention works mainly involve the installation of external ramping with galvanised rails, fitting mop-sticks, ensuring banisters are fit for use and repaired or new ones installed, lowering thresholds on doors for wheelchair access and cleaning and clearing rooms. Other works may be assessed as being required under DFG, hospital discharge and prevention and these will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Hospital discharge cases are deemed as 'urgent work' and require a start on site within 3 days of agreed works assessed. The works must also be completed within an acceptable timescale. Repairs and smaller 'handy-person' works will also be Framework, and could include gardening, decorating, cleaning & clearing, roofing, electrics, plumbing, damp-work, decorating, replacement windows and flooring. Builders do not need to do all the repairs, a tick list will be used for builders to indicate which repairs they are interested in. Interested suppliers are advised that there are no guaranteed levels of works or income and that the Council will call off the successful supplier list at the Council's discretion. A preferred supplier list will be formulated from the successful suppliers who will be selected in order of the most economically advantageous tenders based on technical and professional ability, price and availability. Works will be undertaken to various private residential properties in Swale to enable elderly and vulnerable people to stay in their homes. An expression of Interest and Invitation to Tender (I.T.T.) must be submitted / uploaded on the Council's e-tendering portal. The closing date for submission of Expressions of Interest and the closing date for the I.T.T. will be 15/08/2019 23:55.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09f14566-7994-4188-b054-0f4efea0ad8e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Aug 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 29 Apr 2020 - 30 Apr 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,000,000 |
| 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 | SWALE BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SITTINGBOURNE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME10 3HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Swale |
| Electoral ward | Roman |
| Westminster constituency | Sittingbourne and Sheppey |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | ACORN MAINTENANCE SERVICES; ADVANCED BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES; ASTRAL; COLDWELL CONSTRUCTION; DAYTRAD; DBM PROPERTIES; EVOLVE AMS; GREGORY (KENT; HUBBARD AND HOUGHTON; JD SYSTEMS; MCL (KENT; METRO ROD; PERFECT HOMES; SOUTH EAST BUILDERS; TAILORED MAINTENANCE AND HOMES; TRINITY CONSTRUCTION; WILLOW TREE HOME SOLUTIONS; WYNSDALE WASTE MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 31625200 - Fire-alarm systems
- 33196000 - Medical aids
- 34953000 - Access ramps
- 39144000 - Bathroom furniture
- 39515410 - Interior blinds
- 39710000 - Electrical domestic appliances
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 79931000 - Interior decorating services
- 90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services

## Release History

- 26 Mar 2020 at 10:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09f14566-7994-4188-b054-0f4efea0ad8e
- 26 Mar 2020 at 10:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d43fd64-4642-44ed-823d-5d44844c2c88
- 15 Jul 2019 at 12:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/707513e7-c15a-42db-8986-cbb5007d1bb9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09f14566-7994-4188-b054-0f4efea0ad8e
  26th March 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d43fd64-4642-44ed-823d-5d44844c2c88
  26th March 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/707513e7-c15a-42db-8986-cbb5007d1bb9
  15th July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.swale.gov.uk/

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