Water Hygiene Management Services

Housing 21 is a leading not for profit provider of Retirement Housing and Extra Care for older people of modest means. Housing 21 has over 450 courts and are legally committed to ensuring that resident’s safety is achieved. Water hygiene services must be completed in line with industry standards and risks identified and resolved to ensure safety standards are achieved.

Housing 21 has requirements for two key water prevention methods including firstly; suppliers work towards achieving compliance with a monitoring programme of water checks to ensure water within the system is being stored appropriately to reduce risk of legionella and other water-based bacteria’s cultivating. Secondly scheduled surveys of the water system to assess the risk of exposure to legionella bacteria. As part of the service a risk assessment engineer will inspect, assess, and certify the water system and provide a written report on condition and safety.

Housing 21 is legally committed to ensuring that resident’s safety is achieved. Water hygiene services must be completed in line with industry standards and risks identified and resolved to ensure safety standards are achieved.

Housing 21 currently uses two suppliers to provide services across three regions (north, central, and south), the suppliers work towards providing three services. Firstly, suppliers work towards achieving compliance with a monitoring programme of water checks to ensure water within the system is being stored appropriately to reduce risk of legionella and other water-based bacteria’s cultivating.

Secondly scheduled surveys of the water system to assess the risk of exposure to legionella bacteria. As part of the service a risk assessment engineer will inspect, assess, and certify the water system and provide a written report on condition and safety. And thirdly court managers can use the suppliers (or their locally based contractors) to complete remedial works.

The north region has 171 courts and details are of these are located in the tender documents.

The contract term is 5 years with the possibility of a two-year extension. Housing 21 wishes to develop a long last collaborative relationship with successful suppliers and trust the contract term reflects this. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Y7THWE54J3