Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Home Group
2 Gosforth Park Way, Gosforth Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE12 8ET
Contact
Mrs Sarah Roberts
sarah.roberts@homegroup.org.uk
Telephone
+44 1915948641
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.homegroup.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx
Buyer's address
http://www.homegroup.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Home Group - Northern Home Counties Repairs, Maintenance and Compliance Contract
Reference number
DN588722
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45300000 - Building installation work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Home Group is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced
Contractors for the delivery of responsive repairs, void property works, planned works and
compliance works (including building safety and fire safety works) to its circa 6,000
properties in the Northern Home Counties. The contract will be awarded to a single
Contractor and run for an initial period of 10 years with the option to extend it by up to five
years to a total Contract Term of 15 years. The contract will have provision to include
additional workstreams over the Contract Term. Home Group intends to utilise either a Joint
Venture Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary model for the delivery of the contract,
further details of which are contained in the "Alternative Delivery Model Contract Structure"
section of the Descriptive Document
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £250,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Home Group is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced
Contractors for the delivery of responsive repairs, void property works, planned works and
compliance works (including building safety and fire safety works) to its circa 6,000
properties dispersed throughout Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and
Berkshire. The properties are a mixture of tenures consisting of general needs, market
rented, leasehold and shared ownership. Home Group have an active development
programme within the contract area and additional properties may be added to the contract
as they come out of their defects liability periods. In addition, Home Group may also add
properties from adjoining areas into the scope of the contract at their discretion.
The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 10 years, with the option to extend until
26th October 2037 at Home Group's sole discretion. Although initially centred on the
delivery of repairs, voids, compliance and planned works the contract has the provision to
add in multiple additional workstreams during its term including (but not limited to)
commercial boiler maintenance, cyclical maintenance services, building safety works, fire
safety works and retrofit renewable technologies as set out in the procurement documents.
The value of the core services (i.e. those services included in scope from contract
commencement) is circa £6.1 million per annum and the total potential value of the contract
with all options included is circa £250m over the whole term (including all possible
extensions to 2037).
Home Group intends to utilise either a Joint Venture Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
model for the delivery of the contract. The contractual structure of these two potential
options is explained in more detail in the "Alternative Delivery Model Contract Structure"
section of the Descriptive Document (Section 3.4).
The procurement is being undertaken using a "Competitive Dialogue" procedure (in
accordance with Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). Under the first
stage of the process, bidders are required to complete a Selection Questionnaire ("SQ
Stage") and associated appendices . Following evaluation of submitted SQs, Home Group
anticipates inviting six bidders to participate in the second stage of the process and submit
"Detailed Solutions" ("ISDS" Stage), following which it will shortlist bidders to participate in
Competitive Dialogue ("CD" Stage) and submit Final Tenders ("ISFT" Stage). Full details of
the requirements, the evaluation criteria and how to participate are included in the
procurement documents, and a summary is provided in the Descriptive Document.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial term of the contract will be 10 years. This may be extended for a further 5 years at
Home Group's sole discretion and as detailed further in the procurement documents.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-003026
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Home Group - Northern Home Counties Repairs, Maintenance and Compliance Contract
Title
Home Group - Northern Home Counties Repairs, Maintenance and Compliance Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Breyer Group Plc
Faringdon Avenue
Romford
RM3 8ST
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom