UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for its group wide Supply, Installation and maintenance of Fire Doors with the intention to put new contracts in place for 1st April 2025. Consequently, this Prior Information Notice (PIN) offers the opportunity to potential suppliers to express an interest in supplying: • Fire Doors, potentially including; o Fire Door Sets o Glazed fan lights o Glazed side screens o Security doors o Communal non-fire doors o Automated doors o Maintenance of existing fire door stock To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and then potentially a subsequent supplier day. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification.

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for its group wide building cleaning services with the intention to put new contracts in place for 1st September 2024. Consequently, this Prior Information Notice (PIN) offers the opportunity to potential suppliers to express an interest in supplying: Building cleaning, potentially including; External window cleaning High Pressure Jet Washing High Level Cleaning - Rainwater & SkyLights Fly Tipping & Bulk Waste Removal To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and then potentially a subsequent supplier day. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification.

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for the Digital Switch program necessitated by BT’s decision to terminate analogue telephone lines across the UK by December 2025. Longhurst Group provide sheltered housing and extra care services, utilising various alarm systems for customers to maintain their independence in a safe, supported environment. These homes have a variety of alarm systems installed to provide an emergency call facility for residents, communicating with an offsite Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) using the analogue signaling protocols across the existing PSTN. To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and then potentially a subsequent supplier day. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification. The soft market testing questionnaire can be accessed by this link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=bf7954d1-6af5-ed11-8122-005056b64545 Responses to the soft market testing questionnaire are due by 19 June 2023 at 12.00.

The Group wishes to seek the views of potential suppliers before we tender. We are interested to know some key facts about the market suppliers operate in and how we might shape the terms and conditions, the specification and KPIs. Suppliers' help with this will be invaluable and will assist us in designing the tender, taking account of key commercial considerations for suppliers

The Group wishes to seek the views of potential suppliers before we tender. We are interested to know some key facts about the market suppliers operate in and how we might shape the terms and conditions, the specification and KPIs. Suppliers' help with this will be invaluable and will assist us in designing the tender, taking account of key commercial considerations for suppliers

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for the Digital Switch program necessitated by BT decision to terminate analogue telephone lines across the UK by December 2025. Longhurst Group provide sheltered housing and extra care services, utilising various alarm systems for customers to maintain their independence in a safe, supported environment. These homes have a variety of alarm systems installed to provide an emergency call facility for residents, communicating with an offsite Alarm Receiving Centre ARC using the analogue signaling protocols across the existing PSTN. To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and then potentially a subsequent supplier day. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification. The soft market testing questionnaire can be accessed by the link within this notice. Responses to the soft market testing questionnaire are due by 19 June 2023 at 12.00.

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for its group wide grounds maintenance and building cleaning services with the intention to put new contracts in place for spring 2024. To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and then potentially a subsequent supplier day. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification.

On behalf of the Blue Skies Consortium (Consortium), Longhurst Group, Nottingham Community Housing Association and Keystone Developments (LG) Ltd (“The Consortium”) are seeking views, as part of an early market engagement exercise, on its Contractor Framework Agreement 2022-2026. These are Contractor Services for the development of general needs, leasehold and care and support properties, both in terms of new developments and major refurbishment/remodelling works. This offers the opportunity to review and re-design services with the aim of offering the Consortium members the best services at the most competitive rates available. With the current framework due to expire in January 2023 the Consortium are looking to commence the procurement of a new four year framework agreement, starting with this market engagement exercise to seek the supply markets thoughts on the general scope and proposed procurement process.

On behalf of the Blue Skies Consortium (Consortium), Keystone Developments (LG) Ltd is seeking views, as part of an early market engagement exercise, on its Consultant Framework Agreement 2022-2026. These are Consultancy Services for the development of general needs, leasehold and care and support properties, both in terms of new developments and major refurbishment/remodelling works. This offers the opportunity to review and re-design services with the aim of offering the Consortium members the best services at the most competitive rates available. With the current framework due to expire later this year the Consortium are looking to commence the procurement of the new four year framework agreement starting with this market engagement exercise to seek the supply markets thoughts on the general scope and proposed procurement process.

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for an IT augmented resource contract to enable additional resource to be provided reactively and in response to business needs. This resource capability needs to be highly specialised to reflect the Longhurst technology landscape to be able to deliver or contribute to the delivery of new IT systems or changes to IT systems. To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Early Market Engagement Questionnaire. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification. The questionnaire can be accessed by this link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=67319328-eca0-ef11-8132-005056b64545 Responses to the soft market testing questionnaire are due by 19 December 2024 at 12.00.

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for an IT augmented resource contract to enable additional resource to be provided reactively and in response to business needs. This resource capability needs to be highly specialised to reflect the Longhurst technology landscape to be able to deliver or contribute to the delivery of new IT systems or changes to IT systems. To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Early Market Engagement Questionnaire. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification. The questionnaire can be accessed by this link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=67319328-eca0-ef11-8132-005056b64545 Responses to the soft market testing questionnaire are due by 19 December 2024 at 12.00.