North East Lincolnshire Capital Works Framework

Equans Services Limited on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council are seeking suitably qualified contractors for the renewal of its capital works framework, which is delivered by its professional services team. The works to be carried out under this framework focuses around repairs, maintenance, refurbishment, new capital projects and extensions to Authority owned assets, leisure portfolio and schools/academies. The works will be both internal and external construction to assets including buildings, site works, substructure, superstructure, internal construction and finishes, electrical, mechanical, and access systems. This framework is being awarded based on 100 % quality criteria. The Authority wants to ensure that it permits the right quality of contractors to deliver projects.

Lot 1 is for works between the value of 0 GBP to 250 000 GBP.

This lot provides the mechanism to allow mini competitions to be completed, which identify a suitably competent contractor to deliver general building works, primarily associated to the authority's assets, leisure portfolio, and schools/academies.

There will be no obligation for the Authority to enter into call-off contracts nor will any guarantee be given about minimum volumes of works or indeed through this framework agreement.

Volumes are subject to change based on budgetary alteration outsides the Authority's control.

Each project will be subject to a mini-competition, where all contractors, who have met the minimum scoring criteria for this lot will be invited to tender.

Contractors will be issued with a Work Schedule which will be evaluated on 100 % price.

However, there may be occasions when a price/quality split will be required.

The design engineer/quantity surveyor will undertaken an initial assessment of the whole life cost of each project prior to the invitation to tender to enable a comparison between the assessment and bids received to ensure value for money.

Once bids are evaluated, if the design engineer/quantity surveyor assesses that the tender is not proving value for money, the project will not be awarded and will be re-tendered.

If at any time, during the lifetime of this framework, the framework is no longer proving value for money, the Authority will reserve the right to terminate and re-procure. Additional information: This tender is divided into lots. Tenderers can bid for a maximum of two lots.

Lot 1 - Tenderers are not required to hold Constructionline, but will be expected to be either CHAS, and or SSIP accredited.

For projects under £50,000 or in an emergency situation, the Authority reserves the right to direct award. This would be done on a rotational basis.