Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Town Hall, Bank Road
Matlock
DE4 3NN
Contact
Ms Sherry Russell
sherry.russell@derbyshiredales.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1629
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
http://www.eastmidstenders.org
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DDP123 Inspection of Private Rented House Programme
Reference number
DDP123 / DN684307
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 70331000 - Residential property services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Derbyshire Dales District Council, with its project partners Amber Valley Borough Council
and Erewash Borough Council, is out to tender for a supplier to undertake a planned
programme of housing inspections (against the requirements of the Housing Health and
Safety Rating System and the Decent Homes Standard) and landlord and tenant
engagement relating to the Private Rented Housing sector across the three Local
Authorities.
This project follows work undertaken by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and
Communities (DLUHC) relating to statistical modelling to estimate non-decent dwellings at
Local Authority level.
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: £219,250
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71315400 - Building-inspection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Derbyshire Dales District Council, with its project partners Amber Valley Borough Council and Erewash Borough Council, have awarded a contract following an open tender procedure for a planned programme of housing inspections (against the requirements of the Housing Health and
Safety Rating System and the Decent Homes Standard) and landlord and tenant engagement relating to the Private Rented Housing sector across the three Local Authorities.
This contract follows work undertaken by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and
Communities (DLUHC) relating to statistical modelling to estimate non-decent dwellings at
Local Authority level.
The Local Authorities have appointed the Supplier to undertake a planned programme of landlord and tenant engagement, a series of housing inspections against the requirements of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and the Decent Homes Standard, to engage with and refer into assistance schemes such as Homes Upgrade Grants, to undertake suitable forms of pre-enforcement activity on behalf of the participating Local Authorities and to monitor the effectiveness of those enforcement and referral activities. It is anticipated that circa 3,375 inspections will be undertaken across the 3 local authority areas, over the course of 2023/24 and 2024/25.
The expectation is that this work will continue from the inception of the project to 31 March 2025 and that it will be concluded with the submission of a suitably detailed report setting out the findings and outcomes of the project.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Response to Specification (Technical / Quality) / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
Open procedure
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: 2023/S 000-023516
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
KLF/1954
Title
DDP123 Inspection of Private Rented House Programme
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 November 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ridge and Partners LLP
Woodstock
OX20 1QR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £219,250
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom