--- title: "NHMF Frameworx 2024 - Soft Facility Management" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0495bf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0495bf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0495bf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0495bf.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHMF (NPC) LIMITED" published: "2024-08-27" --- # NHMF Frameworx 2024 - Soft Facility Management Buyer: NHMF (NPC) LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0495bf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0495bf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0495bf.json) ## Summary The National Housing Maintenance Forum Ltd (NHMF), operating through NHMF (NPC) Limited, has initiated the planning phase for the "NHMF Frameworx 2024 - Soft Facility Management" tender. This procurement revolves around services in facilities management, specifically in areas such as landscaping, forestry, horticultural, and cleaning services. The process is intended for frameworks to be utilised by social housing providers and local authorities across the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The deadline for the return of completed questionnaires is set for 15:00 on 20th September 2024. The procurement process is carried out through the e-procurement portal with the unique code NPC1077 and aims to finalise Lots post market engagement, which may include further telephone and online conferences. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), looking to expand within the public sector facilities management domain. Suitable businesses are those that offer facility management services, including but not limited to landscaping, forestry, horticulture, and cleaning. Engaging in this procurement process could open doors to long-term contracts and collaborations with various social housing providers and local authorities, fostering sustainable growth. The structured framework agreements are tailored to incentivise economic, social, and environmental well-being, promising various business growth potentials within the extensive geographical coverage of the entire UK. ## Notice NPC has been set up by the National Housing Maintenance Forum Ltd to undertake the development of maintenance and other frameworks for its members. NPC wishes to undertake market engagement in relation to a number of nationally procured, but regionally based frameworks to be tendered in 2024. These will include but not limited to Soft Facility Management. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The members of the NHMF including the Northern Ireland Housing Executive represent more than 80% of the UK's housing stock. NHMF (NPC) Ltd is a Contracting Authority under regulation 2 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 of those Regulations. NHMF Frameworx is the trading name of NHMF (NPC) Ltd ("NPC") which has been established by the National Housing Maintenance Forum Ltd. The framework agreements subject to this notice are made available for use by the registered providers of social housing including the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and all other member and associate member contracting authorities on NPC'S register of members at the time of the publication of this FTS notice for this procurement operating across England, Wales, Scotland and/or Northern Ireland including their wholly owned subsidiaries. The register of members is obtainable from http://nhmfframeworx.org.uk/register of members The Framework Agreements subject to this notice are also made available for use by any other registered social housing provider https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing) , Welsh registered social landlord (https://gov.wales/registered-social-landlords), Scottish registered social landlord (https://www.housingregulator.gov.scot/register-of-social-landlords), Northern Irish registered housing association (https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/housing-regulation#toc-2), any local authority as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government Act (Scotland) 1973 or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 and any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that either (a) becomes a member of NPC during the period of the Framework Agreements by becoming a subscriber and user of the M3NHF Schedule of Rates for Responsive and Void Property Works, the M3NHF Schedule of Rates for Planned Maintenance and Property Reinvestment and the M3NHF Repairs Ordering Schedule; or (b) becomes an associate member of NPC during the period of the Framework Agreements by entering into an Authorising Associate Member Agreement with NPC The Contracting Authority considers that these contracts may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs), any selection of tenderers will however be based solely on the criteria set out in the procurement documents. NPC is administering this procurement on behalf of its Members. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any membership to any framework pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award membership of a framework for only part of the Works at its sole discretion The Contracting Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any Call-off Contract shall be incurred entirely ay that applicant/tenderer's risk. No guarantee can be given that any business is generated under any awarded framework agreement or call off contract, nor can any guarantee be given that any framework agreement or call-off contract may be put in place in relation to this procurement. Economic Operators are to note that Call-off Contracts will take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority and its members relating to economic. Social and environmental well being. The frameworks will be divided into Lots, which will be finalised following the completion of this market engagement, Details of the Lots will be set out in the various Contract Notices. The engagement with the market will be initially be a questionnaire for completion by interested participants, which may be followed by telephone and online conference calls to elicit further information from respondents. All documentation can be downloaded from https://etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk This portal is for the downloading of the draft procurement documentation, submission of tenders and communicating requests for and responses to clarifications. All requests for procurement documentation, communications and submission of tenders must be made via the Portal, which can be accessed at https://etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk After creating an account on eTenders@NHMF-Frameworx, users will receive an email with a link to activate their account. Once activated and logged in , users will need the following code to register for the procurement documentation: NPC1077 Additional information: The questionnaire together with supporting information can be downloaded from https://etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk/ This is NPC's e-procurement portal (the "portal") for downloading and submission of procurement and tender documentation and communicating requests and responses to clarifications. All requests for the questionnaire, communications and submission of completed questionnaires must be made via the Portal, which can be accessed at https://etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk/ After activating an account on the portal, users will receive an email with a link to activate their account. Once activated and logged in, users will need the following code to register for their questionnaire: NPC1077 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027324-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Sep 2024 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHMF (NPC) LIMITED | | Locality | MITCHAM | | Post town | Croydon | | Postcode | CR4 2QA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Merton | | Electoral ward | Cricket Green | | Westminster constituency | Mitcham and Morden | | 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, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 45112700 - Landscaping work - 77200000 - Forestry services - 77300000 - Horticultural services - 79993100 - Facilities management services - 90910000 - Cleaning services ## Release History - 27 Aug 2024 at 14:58 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027324-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://nhmfframeworx.org.uk/register - https://etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk - https://etenders.nhmfframeworx.org.uk/ - https://gov.wales/registered-social-landlords - https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/housing-regulation#toc-2 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing - https://www.housingregulator.gov.scot/register-of-social-landlords ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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