Waltham Forest Housing Association INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PLANNED WORKS AND RESPONSIVE REPAIRS

• Information Act 2000
• Environmental Information Regulations 2004

In this ITT, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: Association Means Waltham Forest Housing Association (WFHA)Bidder/s Those organisations who have expressed an interest in providing the Requirement who have been selected by the Association to be invited to tender for the contract to provide them.Contract Means any formal agreement for goods, works or services as a result of this Tender ProcessEvaluation Criteria Means the evaluation criteria contained in Schedule 2FOI Law The Freedom of Information Act 2000, and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 together as amended from time to timeForm of Tender Means the document contained in the Response Schedule (Schedule 3 which is completed by the Bidder and returned with its Tender Response.Tenant A person who resides or is present in a WFHA propertyInvitation to Tender (ITT) This Invitation to Tender including all its appendices Schedules 1 – 8, Appendix A and Appendix 1 – 8.Portal Means the secure online portal MyTenders operated by for the purposes of the Procurement Process.Preferred Bidder/s Means the Bidder/s who is successful following evaluation in accordance with the Evaluation CriteriaProcurement Process Means the procedure followed by Waltham Forest Housing Association to award the Contract.Response Schedule(s) Means Schedule 1, Schedule 3 and Schedule 4 and must be completed by Bidders in order for the Bidder to be considered for contract award in the Procurement Process.Requirement Means the Works and Services which the WFHA wishes to procure, details of which are set out in in this ITT and “Requirements” shall be construed; accordingly, Return Date Means the deadline for Tender Responses specified by the Association.Subcontractor A subcontractor (or sub-contractor) is a company or person whom a general contractor, prime contractor or main contractor hires to perform a specific task as part of an overall project.Services Means the Services to be provided under the contractTenders Tender responses made by Bidders to this ITT in accordance with its terms and “Tender” shall be construed; accordingly,Tender Response Means a Response Schedule(s) submitted by a Bidder during the Procurement Process using the Response Schedule(s).TUPE Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment Regulations Updates Means a written notification by the Association to Bidders.