Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-18
Buyer: Choice Housing Ireland Limited (and its subsidiaries)
Country: UK
Region: NORTHERN IRELAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45261320 | 45310000 | 45421146 | 45421151
Estimated value: 215000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-07
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Choice's Asset Management team require engagement of an appropriately qualified and experienced Principal Contractor to deliver a wide range of proposed refurbishment and improvement works to an existing, large, purpose-built sheltered housing scheme within the centre of Derry. The purpose built, city centre scheme was originally constructed during a single phase of development in and around 1997-1998, but comprises 2 separate, adjoining demises — the much larger Jack Allen Court, as well as the smaller Whitehall House, which overlooks Hawkin Street. The scheme contains a hybrid of accommodation types, comprising, as it does, a total of 29nr units of self-contained ‘sheltered’ accommodation within the Jack Allen Court element (as well as the usual ancillary accommodation for Tenants, visitors and staff) with a further 6 units of self-contained, ‘supported living’ accommodation then provided within the Whitehall House element.
Accommodation within Jack Allen Court is set across four storeys, and is primarily allocated to persons aged 55 and over, in the first instance. The vast majority of the apartments (24nr) within JAC comprise single-bedroom units, for either 1 or 2 people; however, there are also 4 2-bedroom units provided, whilst the integrated, former-warden's accommodation — a 5-person, 3-bedroom dwelling — has now been let to a social housing Tenant, via the NIHE common selection scheme. The scheme incorporates a bespoke design, with the result being that individual apartment layouts generally vary from unit-to-unit, with a total of 15 different unit ‘types’, in total, confirmed throughout both JAC and Whitehall House.
As mentioned within the opening paragraph, the 6 single-bedroom apartments within Whitehall House are jointly-managed with Choice partners First Housing Aid and Support Services. Those apartments managed in partnership with First Housing are occupied by vulnerable adults of varying ages, with support for Tenants provided on a ‘floating’ basis.
The package of multi-element improvements proposed will comprise kitchen replacement works (inc. M&E), upgrades to the scheme's communal lighting, the replacement of suspended ceiling tiles throughout, rainwater goods clearance, cleaning down of external uPVC-clad elements, as well as minor internal alterations to improve accessibility to the scheme's refuse store.
The cost of responding to the Pre-Qualification Package (PQQP) and any subsequent tender information and/or participation exercise in the procurement process generally will be borne solely by the economic operator participating. A Memorandum of Information and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Package (PQQP) is available in respect of the project referred to in Section I) above. Economic operators should note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel this procurement process at any stage. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to the contract award is at the sole risk of the economic operator participating in this procurement process. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly ‘Subject to Contract’ until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of the parties. Any date given in Section IV) above is a best estimate at the time of dispatch. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend any such date. Neither the publication of this Notice nor the employment of any particular terminology or any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (as Amended) as implemented by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Eligibility requirements: To be detailed in procurement documentation.

Award value: 215000