Kitchen & Bathroom Works - Exeter City Council

The Council is seeking to appoint a main contractor capable of delivering the entire contract including but not limited to organising works, managing sub-contractors, site management and carrying out kitchen and bathroom refurbishment works to council housing properties within the Exeter City Council area. The works are to comprise the rip out and renewal of existing kitchens and bathrooms to occupied council housing properties including but not limited to associated minor alterations to existing layouts, plastering, electrical, heating, plumbing, ventilation, flooring, wall tiling and decorating works.

The contract is proposed to be a JCT Measured Term Contract for a term of 4 years and annually renewed subject to satisfactory performance. The contract value will be in the region of £850,000 in the first year (this shall not be guaranteed) and it is expected that subsequent years if agreed will be of a similar value (again not guaranteed).

In the first year it is estimated that there will be 160 bathrooms and 60 kitchens and it will be expected that bathrooms will be completed at the rate of 4 bathrooms per week and kitchens completed at the rate of 2 kitchens per week both commencing 1st May 2017. As the volumes cannot be underwritten or guaranteed, bidders should consider how they might develop a flexible operational model.

Those companies that pass the Selection Questionnaire shall be invited to tender. In addition this initial stage shall also require companies to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements so that TUPE information may be released at the tender stage of this procurement. Additional information: The deadline for submissions in noon on 21st March, 2017.