Structural Inspections & Minor Design Services Framework

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Framework agreement

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Hampshire County Council (HCC) undertakes a large and varied programme of work involving maintenance, new build, rationalisation and refurbishment of the County Council's and its clients' built estate, met by a variety of arrangements. As part of its asset and Risk Management programme, the County Council undertakes structural inspections of the built estate on a five-year rolling programme. The programme also includes specific items such as chimneys and boiler flues over 2m high, play and boundary walls, retaining walls, lighting grids, lofts, and other hidden roof spaces. Historically this programme of works has been delivered by a single supplier Framework. Hampshire County Council will be the lead contracting authority, with the framework available for use by the following contracting authorities: Hampshire County Council, the Isle of Wight Council and Reading Borough Council. Following evaluation of the compliant tenders, and approval of the outcome, the Authority intends to appoint a single supplier to the Framework. The Framework Agreement is due to commence on 1st January 2026 and will be for a period of 4 years to 31st December 2029. The Authority may enter into Call-off Contracts with a Framework Supplier at any time during the term of the Framework Agreement, up until the date of expiry, by following the Call-off Procedure as detailed in this ITT and the Framework Specification. Call-off contracts under this framework agreement will be awarded by placing a call-off order for the services as and when required. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification at Annex 1. All Tenderers must have signed and completed Annex 5 - TUPE Confidentiality Undertaking Template by the Clarification deadline. Tenderers who submit a tender without having completed and returned Annex 5 as an attachment via the Intend Correspondence function before the deadline for clarification questions (10th September 2025 at 17:0), will have their submission rejected.

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