Reactive, Statutory and Planned Maintenance for Corporate Properties

Cumberland Council seeks to appoint competent Service Providers for the undertaking of works associated with Reactive, Statutory and Planned Maintenance for Electrical & Mechanical and Building Fabric for the Council’s Corporate Properties (Sites) in Cumbria.

This services will support the Council’s primary duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

The Contracts are to cover approximately three hundred and thirty eight properties divided into two geographical Lots. Lot 1 is comprised of one hundred and sixty seven properties and Lot 2 is comprised of one of one hundred and seventy one properties. Lot 1 and 2 is subsequently divided into sub-Lots by discipline, as described in the ITT. A separate contract will represent each of the sub-Lots, or a combination of Sub-Lots (dependant on which Lots each successful Tenderer is awarded), and the cumulated contracts (each “a Contract”), (independent of which Lots each Tenderer is awarded), represent together “the Contracts ”.

The Contracts will commence 1st April 2024 and will finish 31st March 2027, with the option, at the Council’s discretion, to extend up to a further 2 years up until 31st March 2029. Such discretion will apply in principle to each of the Contracts but the Council reserves the right not to extend any particular Contract .

Tenderers are permitted to bid for any/all of the Lots and sub-lots, however suppliers are restricted to being awarded no more than 3 sub-lots.

Details of current expenditure are indicative only and the Council does not guarantee any spend against any Contract, or the Contracts cumulatively

• Fire door repair/inspection,
• Fire stopping repair/inspection,
• Repair of fire rated building fabric. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference DN688388 in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity.

To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.

Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.

The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:

(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.

The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.

The value provided in Section II.1.5 is the estimate cumulative value over all contracts. Please refer to the ITT document for the estimated values for each contract.

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