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title: "Golden Lane Housing Soft Market Testing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03eafa"
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# Golden Lane Housing Soft Market Testing

Buyer: GOLDEN LANE HOUSING  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eafa

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## Summary

Golden Lane Housing, a buyer based in Manchester, United Kingdom, is conducting a procurement process for soft market testing in the works category of building installation work. This tender, titled "Golden Lane Housing Soft Market Testing," is currently at the planning stage as of July 27, 2023. The purpose of this exercise is to gather market input for future procurement opportunities. Potential providers can offer insights into project delivery approaches, with a future notice date set for December 4, 2023.

Businesses interested in building installation work opportunities can engage with Golden Lane Housing's soft market testing to explore potential procurement options. The tender covers repairs, compliance, and planned works contracts, offering opportunities for businesses interested in maintenance services. Golden Lane Housing aims to assess providers' interest and approaches while ensuring compliance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This opportunity can attract businesses in construction and housing-related services looking to expand their market presence in the UK.

## 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. Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing. Potential bidders must also note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that Golden Lane Housing may conduct, nor that Golden Lane Housing will procure any such works or accepts any proposals offered. Any procurement of the supply and services by Golden Lane Housing will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2105).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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. 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025022-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,784,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GOLDEN LANE HOUSING |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M14 7HR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Whalley Range |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Rusholme |
| 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), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45300000 - Building installation work

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2023 at 17:03 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025022-2023
- 27 Jul 2023 at 15:10 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021881-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://app.panacea-software.com/chic/
- https://www.glh.org.uk/contact/

## Provenance

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