Painting & Decorating Service Support

The requirement of the council and BTS for this tender specifically is as follows (But not limited to):

• The council are tendering for painting and decorating support due to lack of trade capacity in house for the volumes of works that are presented to BTS.
• Decorating work is important to the council as its properties need to be well maintained to reduce future costs. These properties also need to be nice places for tenants to live in, and so they need to be well presented.
• It is the council’s expectation that the winning provider(s) of these works would employ professional decorators who qualified to at least City and Guilds Level 2, or apprentices working towards this level of qualification.
• The council would expect all winning providers to comply with the Health and Safety at work act 1974, Asbestos regulations 2012 and the councils Code of conduct.

as part of the Councils commitment to provide good quality homes to all, the council provides a decorating service to elderly and disable tenants which allows them to have one room of their choice decorated in their homes on a rota basis dependant on the budget available. The work will be carried out in occupied dwellings and any furniture and floor coverings will need to be moved or protected using dust sheets. Due to the nature of these works particular care and consideration should be given to all aspects of the work. Prior to commencing the works the contractor will be required to be flexible in the amount of assistance required by the tenant to clear the room (including personal possessions) prior to decorating. Thoroughly wash down all surfaces with good quality detergent removing all dirt, grease and stains and rinse down with clean water and finish with wash leather. On completion all protection is to be removed and furniture replaced in original positions. All debris from the works to be removed from site and floor coverings cleaned or carpets vacuumed prior to leaving property. Any making good should also be included. A full specification of the requirement is included in SD1 – Specification for Rota Decorations and the works will be measured using the NHF schedule of rates included in Appendix 11.

You are required to review the schedules included in Appendix 11 before submitting you’re tender and the prices for the descriptions relating to the each schedule item are included in this appendix. A percentage adjustment (+/-) must be submitted for this lot in Appendix 8 Pricing Schedule. This will then be applied to each schedule to determine the price to be paid for each item, and these will then be multiplied by the relevant quantities and added together to form the individual job price.

2 extension option(s) available, 0 taken; up to 24 months in total