Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services - Repairs & Maintenance and Gas Servicing & Repair Delivery Options Appraisal - Portsmouth

Description

Portsmouth City Council (the 'Council') is undertaking a Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise as part of a strategic review of delivery options for the provision of repairs & maintenance and gas servicing across its managed building assets. The Council is responsible for managing a portfolio of properties that require regular repairs and maintenance, along with gas servicing to ensure safety, compliance, and efficiency to Council properties.

The Council currently have three separate contracts in place for Gas Servicing and Repairs & Maintenance across Council managed assets, that are due to expire on 31/03/2026 -

o Term Service Contract for the Servicing, Maintenance and Compliance (Gas, M&E and Buildings) - approximate Value of Contract - ?7M per annum
o Housing Repair and Maintenance - PO1 to PO5 (on Portsea Island and commercial properties) - approximate Value of Contract - ?20M per annum
o Housing Repair and Maintenance - PO6 to PO9 (off Portsea Island and commercial properties) - approximate Value of Contract - ?20M per annum

The Councils options appraisal will consider the merits of both in-sourced and out-sourced delivery models in delivering the council's strategic objectives, addressing emerging risks & opportunities and, vitally, addressing resident needs.

The Council have published a Prior Information Notice and subsequent associated documents under the current Public Contract Regulations 2015. However, if the Council chooses to pursue an outsourced delivery model, the subsequent formal procurement will commence in May 2025 at which point the forthcoming Procurement Act 2023 will have come into force legally, subject to their being no further significant delays to the current go live date of 24th February 2025.

To avoid any future compliance issues impacting a subsequent procurement process, the Council has designed an SMT process that will align with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, particularly in relation to the increased transparency, conflict assessment and risk assessment considerations that the act will impose.

The Council's aim in undertaking this SMT exercise is to understand the market's interest, capacity, capability, and ideas for delivering these services. The Council is also seeking to assist main contractors and sub-contractors with identifying and engaging potential delivery partners with which they could provide the Council's requirements through facilitating networking and information sharing.

The Council will be keeping residents informed at all stages of the process via resident consortiums and resident maintenance subgroups. However, it will also be necessary for the Council to consider wider consultation and representation with its secure tenants, as directed by legislation, where a decision could result in a change of practice or policy in relation to a programme of maintenance before reaching any conclusions.

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Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of engaging with suppliers for Soft Market Testing for the following project - Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services - Repairs & Maintenance and Gas Servicing & Repair Delivery Options Appraisal - Portsmouth

The full details and ability to access the Soft Market Testing pack will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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