UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

General Great Places Housing Group (GPHG) is a forward-thinking, inclusive and successful organisation which exists to improve the lives of the thousands of people living in its portfolio of over 24,000 homes, across a range of tenures, including Social, Affordable & Market Rents, Shared Ownership & other Leaseholds. Window Cleaning GPHG is re-procuring its window cleaning contracts, covering approximately 500 schemes across Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, parts of Derbyshire & South Yorkshire. The total contract value is estimated to be in the region of £1,600,000 over five years, but it is expected that this will be split into five geographical lots: Central: BL & OL, M24, M25, M26, M35 postcode areas; approx value p.a £40,000; 109 schemes East: Sheffield (S) postcode areas; approx value p.a £50,000; 39 schemes North: BB, FY, LA & PR postcode areas; approx value p.a £45,000; 61 schemes Manchester, Salford & Trafford North: M postcode areas apart from M24-26, M35; approx value p.a £110,000; 175 schemes Stockport & Cheshire: CW, SK & WA postcode areas; approx value p.a. £75,000; 117 schemes Should you be interested in this opportunity & happy to participate in market research we are conducting prior to Invitation To Tender later this summer, we can forward to you a brief Supplier Survey regarding this procurement: to receive this, please email Procurement@greatplaces.org.uk before Wednesday 28th June. This Survey is intended purely for GPHG to gauge the market & will neither be required, nor prejudicial to any subsequent tenders.

Great Places is seeking feedback from suppliers that are able to test fire safety systems on a monthly basis, in addition to following a periodic servicing programme to fire safety equipment plus responsive maintenance and repairs to these systems, in line with relevant standards and regulations. The proposed service covers approximately 860 residential buildings, that is likely going to be split between four regional Lots across the Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire regions. The buildings accommodate a range of tenancies including social housing, shared ownership and supported living. The total contract value is estimated to be in the region of £5.2m over a 5 year duration. A Supplier Engagement Day will be held at 1pm on 27th April 2023 in Didsbury, Manchester, to achieve the following objectives: 1 - Understand supplier competency, capacity, operations and sector experience 2 - Understand pricing mechanisms and how to secure best value 3 - Gauge market interest and understand potential barriers to bidding This is an opportunity for suppliers to have their say and offer feedback, to help inform the development of the requirements. Suppliers are encouraged to email sample pricing as part of this market testing. Please RSVP by contacting stephanie.cameron@greatplaces.org.uk. For avoidance of doubt, attendance is not a prerequisite to apply for the tender. The tender will be conducted in accordance with the Open Procedure. If you would like to contribute to this process but unable to attend the Supplier Engagement Day, please contact Stephanie Cameron stephanie.cameron@greatplaces.org.uk who will send a copy of the questionnaire. Please note that the final date for completed questionnaires is Friday 28 April 2023. Great Places Housing Group (Great Places) is publishing this notice to facilitate early engagement with potential providers. It relates only to pre-procurement market engagement in accordance with Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. It is not a Call for Competition.

Great Places Housing Group is a forward-thinking, inclusive and successful organisation which exists to improve the lives of the thousands of people living in its portfolio of over 24,000 homes. Great Places is seeking Fire Risk Assessment suppliers able to complete Type 1 - Type 4 assessments in line with regulatory requirements. This will be for around 830 buildings including residential, new builds, community centres and offices in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire. A Supplier Engagement Day will be held at 10am on 15th February 2023 in Didsbury, Manchester, to engage with suppliers that may be interested in the upcoming tender opportunity. Please RSVP by contacting stephanie.cameron@greatplaces.org.uk. Suppliers are also encouraged to email sample reports and sample pricing as part of this market testing exercise. For avoidance of doubt, attendance is not a prerequisite to apply for the tender. The tender will be conducted in accordance with the Open Procedure.

Great Places Housing Group is a forward-thinking, inclusive and successful organisation which exists to improve the lives of the thousands of people living in its portfolio of over 24,000 homes. Great Places is seeking Fire Risk Assessment suppliers able to complete Type 1 - Type 4 assessments in line with regulatory requirements. This will be for around 830 buildings including residential, new builds, community centres and offices in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire. A Supplier Engagement Day will be held at 10am on 15th February 2023 in Didsbury, Manchester, to engage with suppliers that may be interested in the upcoming tender opportunity. Please RSVP by contacting stephanie.cameron@greatplaces.org.uk. Suppliers are also encouraged to email sample reports and sample pricing as part of this market testing exercise. For avoidance of doubt, attendance is not a prerequisite to apply for the tender. The tender will be conducted in accordance with the Open Procedure.

Great Places Housing Group is a forward-thinking, inclusive and successful organisation which exists to improve the lives of the thousands of people living in its portfolio of over 24,000 homes. Great Places is seeking Internal Audit suppliers that will help to improve services, reduce risks and deliver best practice. A Supplier Engagement Day will be held at 10am on 10th August 2022 in Cheadle, Stockport, to engage with suppliers that may be interested in the upcoming tender opportunity, due to be released at the end of September/early October on ProContract. Please RSVP by contacting stephanie.cameron@greatplaces.org.uk.

Great Places Housing Group is responsible for over 26,000 homes and properties across the North West and South Yorkshire. This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) UK2 Notice is issued for research and engagement purposes. We are seeking input from contractors who deliver lift servicing and maintenance services to help shape our future procurement strategy. The intended scope may include: The planned preventative maintenance and responsive repair of passenger lifts and domestic stair lifts across a diverse property portfolio, including residential blocks, sheltered housing, offices, and community facilities. The contract will cover properties located in Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and South Yorkshire. The services will include statutory testing, 24/7/365 emergency call-out response, safety inspections, component replacement (up to defined thresholds), and compliance with LOLER, PUWER, and other relevant legislation. The scope may also include the removal of obsolete equipment and installation of new lift systems, subject to separate instruction. Please note that this scope is indicative and subject to change. Estimated Value: Approximately £210,000 (ex. VAT) per annum.

Plumlife Homes, a subsidiary of Great Places Housing Group Limited ("Great Places"), is seeking feedback from the market for its upcoming Show Homes Interior Design Tender. Plumlife is a "profit-for-purpose" organisation that focuses on affordable homeownership, property sales, marketing, lettings, and facilities management. As well as selling hundreds of properties a year, Plumlife manages over 6,000 homes and many communal locations too - building and supporting great communities is at the heart of what we do. Through the eventual tender exercise Plumlife will develop an approved panel of Interior Designers who can bring a refreshing and complimentary touch to our show homes throughout the North West. Following provision of specific project briefs and an issued budget, designers will design and install show homes for new-build Plumlife developments where requested. The contract will cover new-builds located in Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and South Yorkshire. The survey should take around 15 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous, however you can leave your details at the end to indicate your contact preferences (such as being alerted to the tender).

Great Places seeks to develop a Customer mobile application to complement and extend the capabilities of the existing Customer Portal. This application will serve as a new digital channel for customers. It will enable customers to manage their housing-related services more conveniently from their mobile devices, including rent payments, repair requests and accessing documents. The eventual contract will cover the delivery of core self-service functionalities including: secure customer authentication; ability to view and update personal details and preferences; access to rent statements and arrears; raising, tracking and managing repair requests with appointment booking; submitting and updating Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) data; accessing documents from the document management system; secure two-way messaging and reminders; reporting anti-social behaviour and environmental issues; and providing feedback and survey responses. The solution must integrate in real-time with our existing systems, comply with accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG), and meet security and data protection requirements. The partner will be expected to provide implementation, integration, testing, training, and post go-live support services, with a roadmap for future enhancements to extend functionality beyond the MVP.

Great Places Housing Group (GPHG) is seeking to appoint suppliers of a wide range of construction and allied goods and materials, primarily used in maintenance and repair, but also for some materials used in domestic new-build construction. GPHG currently envisages an open framework which will have a number of lots corresponding to the categories of goods supplied.

Great Places Housing Group (GPHG) requires contractors to carry out remedial firestopping works to relevant buildings throughout its estate, in compliance with the recommendations of our ongoing programme of Fire Risk Assessments. The works will primarily be passive firestopping, but may also include some active fire safety measures. The configuration and duration of the contract(s) is(are) yet to be established, but it is anticipated that works will be to the total value of c. £1.5 million per annum.

GPHG is seeking a mechanical and electrical (M&E) principal contractor to routinely service, maintain and install M&E assets to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and adhere to best practice. Scope is being explored for the inclusion of: Booster pumps Air source heat pumps Ground source heat pumps Rainwater harvesting Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Commercial Ducting Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) Solar Thermal Gates (inc. annual service & certification) Window Restrictors Radon protection Lightning protection Gates (powered gates and access systems) CCTV Warden call Door Access Solar PV Solar Thermal The contract is estimated to be in the region of £3m (inc VAT) over 5 years. Properties are based in the North West and South Yorkshire. The contract is anticipated to be procured through a PCR2015 or PA2023 framework.