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title: "Golden Lane Housing Soft Market Testing"
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# Golden Lane Housing Soft Market Testing

Buyer: COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac580e0d-b01d-467d-93c4-51234ef7a07e

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## Summary

The Golden Lane Housing Soft Market Testing tender, planned by the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited, aims to gather market input for developing future procurement opportunities in the building installation works category. The tender is in the planning stage and involves exploring two procurement options related to repairs, compliance, and planned works contracts. The tender budget spans multiple financial years, with the future notice date set at 28th July 2023 and a contract period starting on 3rd June 2024 and ending on 4th June 2029.

This tender by Golden Lane Housing offers an opportunity for businesses specialising in building installation works, particularly electrical installation, to engage in the open procurement process. The SME-focused tender seeks input from potential providers on innovative packaging approaches. Interested businesses should consider the early stage of the market testing phase, where insights into delivery approaches and market interest levels can shape future collaborations within the construction industry.

## Notice

The purpose of this soft market testing questionnaire in this case is where Golden Lane Housing seeks input from the market as to what might be the most potentially attractive way of packaging a future procurement opportunity. Golden Lane Housing is at an early stage in the development of its approach and is testing the market prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity. This exercise will also provide an opportunity for Golden Lane Housing to obtain insight into how potential providers might approach the delivery of the works in question. It also gives useful early insight into the likely level of interest in a proposed project from the market. The following two potential procurement options being explored are: Option A: Repairs, Compliance and Planned Works Contract with Golden Lane Housing Option B: Repairs, Compliance and Planned Works Contract with Golden Lane Housing and an additional Housing Provider. Golden Lane Housing are interested in the Soft Market Testing for all the workstreams for all their properties across all their geographical locations. The additional Housing Provider are interested in the Soft Market Testing for the maintenance service for their properties outside of their core area, where maintenance services are currently provided by a single responsive and planned contractor, with separate contracts in place for specialist works with a compliance element. Additional information: The purpose of this soft market testing questionnaire in this case is where Golden Lane Housing seeks input from the market as to what might be the most potentially attractive way of packaging a future procurement opportunity. Golden Lane Housing is at an early stage in the development of its approach and is testing the market prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity. This exercise will also provide an opportunity for Golden Lane Housing to obtain insight into how potential providers might approach the delivery of the works in question. It also gives useful early insight into the likely level of interest in a proposed project from the market. There are two potential procurement options being explored as part of this soft market testing exercise: Option A: Repairs, Compliance and Planned Works Contract with Golden Lane Housing Option B: Repairs, Compliance and Planned Works Contract with Golden Lane Housing and an additional Housing Provider.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b51d75e-396b-4f6b-9b6a-6b3bfdf4a533 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Jul 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Jun 2024 - 4 Jun 2029 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM LIMITED |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B18 6DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Soho & Jewellery Quarter |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 45300000 - Building installation work
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
- 45311000 - Electrical wiring and fitting work
- 45311100 - Electrical wiring work
- 45311200 - Electrical fitting work
- 45312000 - Alarm system and antenna installation work
- 45312100 - Fire-alarm system installation work
- 45312200 - Burglar-alarm system installation work
- 45312300 - Antenna installation work
- 45312310 - Lightning-protection works
- 45312311 - Lightning-conductor installation work
- 45312320 - Television aerial installation work
- 45312330 - Radio aerial installation work
- 45313000 - Lift and escalator installation work
- 45313100 - Lift installation work
- 45313200 - Escalator installation work
- 45313210 - Travelator installation work
- 45314000 - Installation of telecommunications equipment
- 45314100 - Installation of telephone exchanges
- 45314120 - Installation of switchboards
- 45314200 - Installation of telephone lines
- 45314300 - Installation of cable infrastructure
- 45314310 - Installation of cable laying
- 45314320 - Installation of computer cabling
- 45315000 - Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment
- 45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works
- 45315200 - Turbine works
- 45315300 - Electricity supply installations
- 45315400 - High voltage installation work
- 45315500 - Medium-voltage installation work
- 45315600 - Low-voltage installation work
- 45315700 - Switching station installation work
- 45316000 - Installation work of illumination and signalling systems
- 45316100 - Installation of outdoor illumination equipment
- 45316110 - Installation of road lighting equipment
- 45316200 - Installation of signalling equipment
- 45316210 - Installation of traffic monitoring equipment
- 45316211 - Installation of illuminated road signs
- 45316212 - Installation of traffic lights
- 45316213 - Installation of traffic guidance equipment
- 45316220 - Installation of airport signalling equipment
- 45316230 - Installation of port signalling equipment
- 45317000 - Other electrical installation work
- 45317100 - Electrical installation work of pumping equipment
- 45317200 - Electrical installation work of transformers
- 45317300 - Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus
- 45317400 - Electrical installation work of filtration equipment
- 45320000 - Insulation work
- 45321000 - Thermal insulation work
- 45323000 - Sound insulation work
- 45324000 - Plasterboard works
- 45330000 - Plumbing and sanitary works
- 45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
- 45331100 - Central-heating installation work
- 45331110 - Boiler installation work
- 45331200 - Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
- 45331210 - Ventilation installation work
- 45331211 - Outdoor ventilation installation work
- 45331220 - Air-conditioning installation work
- 45331221 - Partial air-conditioning installation work
- 45331230 - Installation work of cooling equipment
- 45331231 - Installation work of refrigeration equipment
- 45332000 - Plumbing and drain-laying work
- 45332200 - Water plumbing work
- 45332300 - Drain-laying work
- 45332400 - Sanitary fixture installation work
- 45333000 - Gas-fitting installation work
- 45333100 - Gas regulation equipment installation work
- 45333200 - Gas meter installation work
- 45340000 - Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work
- 45341000 - Erection of railings
- 45342000 - Erection of fencing
- 45343000 - Fire-prevention installation works
- 45343100 - Fireproofing work
- 45343200 - Firefighting equipment installation work
- 45343210 - CO2 fire-extinguishing equipment installation work
- 45343220 - Fire-extinguishers installation work
- 45343230 - Sprinkler systems installation work
- 45350000 - Mechanical installations
- 45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works
- 45400000 - Building completion work
- 45410000 - Plastering work
- 45420000 - Joinery and carpentry installation work
- 45421000 - Joinery work
- 45421100 - Installation of doors and windows and related components
- 45421110 - Installation of door and window frames
- 45421111 - Installation of door frames
- 45421112 - Installation of window frames
- 45421120 - Installation of thresholds
- 45421130 - Installation of doors and windows
- 45421131 - Installation of doors
- 45421132 - Installation of windows
- 45421140 - Installation of metal joinery except doors and windows
- 45421141 - Installation of partitioning
- 45421142 - Installation of shutters
- 45421143 - Installation work of blinds
- 45421144 - Installation work of awnings
- 45421145 - Installation work of roller blinds
- 45421146 - Installation of suspended ceilings
- 45421147 - Installation of grilles
- 45421148 - Installation of gates
- 45421150 - Non-metal joinery installation work
- 45421151 - Installation of fitted kitchens
- 45421152 - Installation of partition walls
- 45421153 - Installation of built-in furniture
- 45421160 - Ironmongery work
- 45422000 - Carpentry installation work
- 45422100 - Woodwork
- 45430000 - Floor and wall covering work
- 45431000 - Tiling work
- 45431100 - Floor-tiling work
- 45431200 - Wall-tiling work
- 45432000 - Floor-laying and covering, wall-covering and wall-papering work
- 45432100 - Floor laying and covering work
- 45432110 - Floor-laying work
- 45432111 - Laying work of flexible floor coverings
- 45432112 - Laying of paving
- 45432113 - Parquet flooring
- 45432114 - Wood flooring work
- 45432120 - False floor installation work
- 45432121 - Computer floors
- 45432130 - Floor-covering work
- 45432200 - Wall-covering and wall-papering work
- 45432210 - Wall-covering work
- 45432220 - Wall-papering work
- 45440000 - Painting and glazing work
- 45441000 - Glazing work
- 45442000 - Application work of protective coatings
- 45442100 - Painting work
- 45442110 - Painting work of buildings
- 45442120 - Painting and protective-coating work of structures
- 45442121 - Painting work of structures
- 45442180 - Repainting work
- 45442190 - Paint-stripping work
- 45442200 - Application work of anti-corrosive coatings
- 45442210 - Galvanizing works
- 45442300 - Surface-protection work
- 45443000 - Facade work
- 45450000 - Other building completion work
- 45451000 - Decoration work
- 45451100 - Ornamentation fitting work
- 45451200 - Panelling work
- 45451300 - Interior gardens
- 45452000 - Exterior cleaning work for buildings
- 45452100 - Blast cleaning work for building exteriors
- 45453000 - Overhaul and refurbishment work
- 45453100 - Refurbishment work
- 45454000 - Restructuring work
- 45454100 - Restoration work
- 45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
- 45510000 - Hire of cranes with operator
- 45520000 - Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator
- 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
- 50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
- 50712000 - Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
- 50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating
- 50721000 - Commissioning of heating installations
- 50730000 - Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups
- 50740000 - Repair and maintenance services of escalators
- 50750000 - Lift-maintenance services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 79993100 - Facilities management services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2023 at 17:20 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b51d75e-396b-4f6b-9b6a-6b3bfdf4a533
- 28 Jul 2023 at 08:39 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83ff79e7-5ade-458b-863d-219418303e39

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b51d75e-396b-4f6b-9b6a-6b3bfdf4a533
  24th August 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83ff79e7-5ade-458b-863d-219418303e39
  28th July 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://app.panacea-software.com/chic/
  Click above to Apply (link to e-procurement portal)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/84bc67f1-c197-4caf-9225-15a210e5abb7

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