Estimated Value
Up to £85,980,224
Deadline
3 August 2026
Published
21 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Southern Housing are seeking to procure 4 contractors to delivery of lift modernisation works across 4 Lots. Liaison with Residents in relation to the programme of works and facilitating support for Residents during works including temporary access solutions such as stairlifts where feasible and there is an identified need b.
Legal responsibility of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor roles under both CDM c. Legal responsibility of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor roles under Building Safety Act requirements Bidders are able to tender for multiple Lots but will only be able to secure 1 Lot.
Each Lot will be scored and evaluated individually and contracts will be awarded on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The contracts will be for an initial term of 5 years with an option to extend by up to a further 5 years at prescribed intervals.
Key dates
- Duration
- 5 years
Eligibility & compliance
And Bidders will be required to have the capability to fulfil the following roles in support of contract delivery: a.
Additional details
The Client is targeting the following strategic objectives and added value benefits: 1. High-quality customer experience utilising technology to enhance the customer experience where possible. 2.
Increased resident satisfaction 3. Efficient service delivery 4.
Standardised approach to delivery and simple payment processes 5. Delivery of reinvestment activity within agreed budget and time frames 6.
Continued safe operation of systems in accordance with current and emerging regulations 7. An improvement in our contract specification, incorporating all specific requirements and identified service improvements 8.
Improved cost transparency and built-in flexibility to evolve the price mechanism and model in future 9. Improved performance mechanism to both motivate the contractors and provide sufficient mechanisms to effectively address and remedy poor performance 10.
Excellent health and safety performance 11. Collaborative approach offering continuous improvement of the service and related methodologies 12.
Access to new and emerging technology solutions, such as remote monitoring 13. Improved contract and financial management 14.
Supporting service resilience and agility 15. Delivery of social value outcomes 16.
Ideas and innovation. The Client reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to update, modify or replace its strategic objectives or policies after the date of this Invitation to Tender by notification to the Bidders in writing.
In accordance with section 52 of the Act, wherever the Client enters into a public contract with an estimated value of more than £5 million, the Client must set and publish at least three key performance indicators in respect of the Contract. In light of the estimated value of the Contract, the Client has set the following indicative key performance indicators in accordance with section 52 of the Act for the purposes of this procurement: KPI 1 – Performance Against Programme – Lift availability KPI 2 – Performance Against Programme - Completions KPI 3 – Defects at Witness Testing KPI 4 – Health and Safety File submission
Batch 1 - Lift Modernisation Works Batch 2 - Lift Modernisation Works
Batch 3 - Lift Modernisation Works Batch 4 - Lift Modernisation Works
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Sharratts (London) LLP
3 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 18 Oct 2029£170m
total awarded
- 2
ARCHITECTURAL DECORATORS LIMITED
£235m
total awarded
- 3
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 18 Oct 2029£125m
total awarded
- 4
Bevan Brittan LLP
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 18 Oct 2029£125m
total awarded
- 5
Clarke Willmott LLP
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 18 Oct 2029£125m
total awarded
Sharratts (London) LLP is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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SOUTHERN HOUSINGKey Dates
Published
21 July 2026
Submission deadline
3 August 2026
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