Newlon Housing Trust - Repairs and Voids Contract

Newlon Housing Trust is seeking expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the delivery of repairs and voids (with the option to include planned work) across its stock covering Barking & Dagenham, Camden, Enfield, Epping Forest, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest and Wealdon DC. Newlon have decided to use the procurement process to determine whether to award to a single service provider covering the entire stock, or two service providers each covering approx half of the stock. The contract will be a TAC-1 form of Contract, for an initial period of 10 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years. Participants can apply for all or any of Lots 1 to

3. Participants should note that if Lot 3 is awarded, Lots 1 and 2 will not be awarded and if Lots 1 & 2 are awarded as separate contracts then Lot 3 will not be awarded.

This lot (Patch 1) will cover 4543 properties in the following areas:

Barking & Dagenham (11), Camden (679), Enfield (649), Epping Forest (1), Haringey (1417), Havering (3), Newham (7), Redbridge (82), Tower hamlets (1273), Waltham Forest (420), Wealden DC (1).

Work will be for responsive repairs and voids with the option to include planned works.

Newlon is following a three-stage Competitive Dialogue procurement process in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Under the first stage of the process, prospective bidders are required to complete a Selection Questionnaire and its associated appendices. Following evaluation of submitted SQ's, Newlon anticipates shortlisting six bidders (per lot) to be Invited to Submit Detailed Solutions under the second stage of the process. Following evaluation of received ISDS submissions, Newlon anticipates shortlisting three Tenderers (per lot) to be invited to participate in Competitive Dialogue and submit Final Tenders. Following evaluation of Final Tenders, depending on the lot decision made prior at ISDS stage, Newlon intends to award the contract to two single contractors for Lots 1 & 2 as separate contracts or Lot 3 to a single contractor as a single contract.

Bidders should also note that Lots 1 and 2 can not be awarded to the same supplier, if, following the process, the same supplier is successful for both lot 1 and lot 2 they will be asked to choose their preferred lot and step aside on the second lot, which will be awarded to the supplier in second place. Additional information: Prospective bidders should note that TUPE will apply to the contract; prospective bidders are advised to seek their own independent advice about the implications of TUPE.

Participants can apply for all or any of Lots 1 to 3. Newlon anticipate making the final decision on the lot structure at ISDS stage, but reserve the right to make this decision at any stage of the process.