Building Maintenance and Compliance DPS OJEU-Contract Notice 2019/S 061-140763 (please scroll the CPV codes as they are in numerical order)

You are invited to apply for a position as a participating supplier (hereinafter "supplier") on the Westworks Building Maintenance and Compliance DPS which is being procured for the benefit of "Collaboration" consortia which is described in more detail below.

OVERVIEW OF OUR REQUIREMENT The Authority wishes to select a number of Suppliers to form the DPS to provide maintenance, refurbishment and major works services to Westworks and Collaboration consortia users. The purpose of this DPS is to ensure we have a range of suppliers that can cater for the varied demands of the client group. Some opportunities derived from this DPS may include broader requirements such as joint ventures and community led schemes. The aim is to deliver sustainably i.e. at the best value to the most people and we need a range of contractors and providers to help meet this challenge in a flexible and proactive way. The Works are being set out in categories as follows (all categories can be applied to residential or commercial property and as planned or responsive works): 1. Kitchen/bathroom installation (including commercial catering equipment installation, repair & maintenance, supply) 2. Electrical installations & testing, emergency lighting, Portable Appliance Testing 3. Gas installation and servicing, including gas servicing auditing 4. Roofing (including flat & pitched roofing, roofing repairs, flat to pitch conversion, novel roofing systems installation, roofline remedial and maintenance works) 5. Groundworks (including paving, drainage, street furniture and remodelling works etc) 6. Insulation and remedials (including external insulation installation and maintenance, insulation and cavity insulation clearing and reinstatement) 7. Damp proofing/waterproofing 8. Window and door installations (including access, egress and fire escapes) 9. Decorations (internal and external) 10. M&E and Building Engineering services 11. General building (including multi-workstream projects and maintenance services) 12. Compliance with statutory requirements (Water Safety, Asbestos survey and removal, FRA etc) You may apply for any or all categories. Westworks and Collaboration's Users cover a wide geographical area. Applicants do not need to be able to service all of this area but are required to indicate the postcodes that they would be able to service. During the operation of the DPS it will be possible for companies to add or remove postcodes as their businesses develop. Westworks will invite suppliers to bid for specific call-off contracts by Category and Post Code.

Additional information: AN INTRDUCTION TO WESTWORKS AND THE "COLLABORATION" CONSORTIA Westworks is a Cabinet Office backed consortium made up of a continually expanding group of public sector bodies; from housing associations to local authorities, government departments and services to charities. Westworks provides access to fully compliant works, services and supplies by managing the process to suit the needs and abilities of the users whether that be a fully managed mini-competition to giving access to our e-procurement system so that the user can run their own process with our oversight. Westworks also has users that are not necessarily Contracting Authorities in their own right but that would benefit from the arrangements; such as charities and community enterprises. Westworks are a part of the "Collaboration" group of consortia working together to bring further economic and social efficiencies and value to our combined users. "Collaboration" is currently made up of Westworks, Efficiency East Midlands and South East Consortium and this DPS will be available for all members to use. This means that the DPS will cover all of England and Wales and into other UK areas where required. In all, Collaboration members currently manage over 2 million properties; from housing to commercial to corporate, and are constructing new property at an unprecedented rate. Westworks will conduct this DPS for and on behalf of the members of all of the Collaboration consortia (hereinafter referred to as "users") and may invite other consortia to join the collaboration at any time.

Westworks is the Contracting Authority for the purposes of this DPS procurement. All Collaboration consortia are constantly growing their usership and to see current users please look at their respective websites whose addresses can be found within this notice.

Potential users of the consortia may be found at gov.uk and local.direct.gov.uk also central and devolved government bodies, charities, educational establishments, police, fire and health services, social enterprises and similar organisations are entitled to access the DPS. Efficiency East Midlands http://eem.org.uk/ South East Consortium https://www.southeastconsortium.org.uk/ Westworks http://westworks.org.uk/