Building Safety Improvement Works - Contractor Framework - External Wall System Remediation

The Guinness Partnership Ltd. (Guinness) is conducting a procurement process to appoint a framework of contractors to deliver building safety improvements to our properties, specifically those relating to external wall systems (EWS) - inc. cladding, facades, balconies, etc. and related elements (such as 'opening-up' / exploratory works) of our properties.

Guinness has a large portfolio of properties, c.65,000 properties nationally, including 40 HRRB's and over 380 Medium rise and complex buildings. We have an ongoing programme of improvement and remediation works which will run over the course of the framework. We also intend to make the framework accessible to other HA's and RP's who may have similar requirements.

The framework will run for 4 years, and contracts may be awarded for work at any time during this period (call-off contracts awarded under the framework may run past the end of its term).

The framework will be separated into 2 lots, one North and one South (which includes both the South-East & South-West), and we intend to appoint three contractors to each lot. It is possible for contractors to win a place on both lots. Guinness' properties are located across, but exclusively in, England. There are no requirements in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. All contractors seeking to join the framework will be required to operate as principal contractor.

A fully defined programme of requirements for individual schemes is not available for publication at this stage. Contractors will be required to provide a generalised schedule of rates which will form the basis of award and pricing for direct award contracts, and ceiling prices for mini-competitions.

Please note:- Full, free and unfettered access is available to the procurement documents via Guinness' procurement portal, which can be accessed at https://procontract.due-north.com/ (you will need to register for the website free of charge and search for the portal advert).

A prior information notice was published on 17/03/2021 under FTS reference 2021/S 000-005444 (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005444-2021)

Additional information: This framework is being procured by the Guinness Partnership Ltd., a registered Charitable Community Benefit Society registered number 031693R, whose registered office is at 30 Brock Street, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3FG ("Guinness").

This framework is being procured by Guinness for and on behalf of the following entities ("Other Users") who will all be entitled to conclude contracts based on this framework agreement:

• Any and all subsidiaries and entities within Guinness' group of societies and companies ("the Guinness Group"), including but not limited to:

o The Guinness Partnership Ltd. (Company No: IP031693R)

o City Response Ltd., Trading As Guinness Property (Company No: 04471280)

o Guinness Care and Support Ltd. (Company No: IP30337R)

o Guinness Developments Limited (Company No: 04175094)

o The Guinness Housing Association Limited (Company No: IP17017R)

o Guinness Homes Limited (Company No: 05710006)

o Guinness Platform Limited (Company No: 06411652)

o Hallco 1397 Limited, Registration (Company No: 05998281); and

o Any existing and future entities which are contracting authorities within the Group;

• Social housing providers in the UK (both those that are in existence now and those that may be in existence in the future) - 'Social Housing Provider' for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes, without limitation, registered providers which are listed on the regulator of social housing website and ALMOs and local authorities with retained social housing; and

• Any Public Authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for Public Authorities in England, or any Local Authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for Public Authorities in England); and

• Any Public Authority which is included in the UK public sector classification guide at https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide; and

• Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above organisations which are contracting authorities.

Other Users (save for those within The Guinness Group) must enter into a Joining Agreement with Guinness before they conclude contracts under the framework agreement.

Potential tenderers should note that Guinness does not guarantee any specific volume of work under this framework arrangement either from itself or Other Users.

Guinness reserves the right to abandon this procurement at any time. Guinness shall not, under any circumstances, be responsible for bidders tendering costs or any other costs or losses arising from such abandonment.

For further information regarding this tender please review the competition documents attached to the competition, or contact Guinness' Procurement Team via their tender portal. Free and unfettered access is available at https://procontract.due-north.com/.