Consultancy Services - A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Description

Bromford is a Housing Association with over 46,000 homes and an ambitious new build development programme. We are seeking support from companies and partners that can provide individual or a range of the services identified below.
Whilst these will predominantly be for the purposes of our new homes development, there are often cases of individual existing homes where we need specialist support and advice. Whether this be in relation to defects, disrepair or structural matters, concerns raised by customers or Bromford seeking to dispose of the home, we need a range of partners that can support these elements as well.
Organisations can be added to the DPS at anytime throughout the year, once they have completed the qualifying process (first stage). The organisation will then form part of Bromfords' approved list and can bid for tenders.
The statements below are not an exhaustive list of requirements that will be appointed, but designed to give an overview of the services required. Each appointment will be subject to a scope of works specific to each project.
Bromford needs to appoint the following services:-
Clerks of Work
Employers Agent
Party Wall Surveyor
Ecologist
Highways/Transport Planner
Archaeologist
Acoustic Consultant
Ground Investigation
Landscape Architect
Construction Health and Safety Services
Energy Consultant Services (Gas, Electric, Water)
Planning Consultant
SAP Assessor
Adoption Consultant
Property/Land Valuer
Valuations
Civil Engineer
Structural Engineer
Auctioneers
Surveying Services
Due to Bromford increasing in size and covering multiple areas across England, we would require the DPS to have 2 Lots per service. This would cover the North localities and the South regions separately. The bidders can apply to one or both locality areas if they have experience in these areas.
Bromford class the North locality regions as: Staffordshire and the Marches, Newcastle under Lyme, Stoke on Trent, Stafford, Telford and Wrekin, Cannock, Shropshire, Bromsgrove, Lichfield, Redditch, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, North Warwickshire, South Derbyshire, Warwick, Rugby, Daventry and surrounding areas.
Bromford class the South locality regions as: Tewkesbury, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, Stratford Upon Avon, Cheltenham, Herefordshire, Forest of Dean, Stroud, Cotswolds, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bedford, South Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Bristol, Bath, North/East Somerset and surrounding areas.

Including but not limited to support with the provision of onsite inspection of affordable homes under construction. Ensuring specification, quality levels and H&S are being adhered to. Providing reports back as required.

To include but not limited to undertake a scope of works that includes contract, specification and contract sum analysis negotiation between client and contractor to the point of contracts exchanging contracts. Post contract to provide contract administration support, certification of valuations and practical/partial completion, as well as on site quality, programme, and H&S monitoring. Providing reports as required

To include but not limited to provide advice and support around all party wall matters pertaining to new developments and regeneration. To support with all Party Wall notices, provide advice and support where unrepentant appointments are required and any disputes.

To include but not limited to provide advice, support and relevant surveys pertaining to any/ all ecological matters on new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration.

To include but not limited to provide advice, support and relevant surveys pertaining to any/ all highways and transport planning matters on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration.

To include but not limited to provide advice, support and relevant surveys pertaining to any/ all archaeological matters on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment.

To include but not limited to provide advice, support and relevant surveys pertaining to any/ all acoustic matters on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys pertaining to any/ all ground, soil, contamination matters on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys pertaining to any/ all landscaping/ landscape design matters on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration. Where possible to advise on Biodiversity requirements also.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys/ reports pertaining to any/ all construction health and safety requirements, on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration. Including but not limited to Client, PD and PC CDM requirements, Construction H&S Plans, Safe Access Plans, site H&S reviews.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys/ reports pertaining to any/ all energy/ utility requirements on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys/ reports pertaining to any planning advice, planning history, appeal support on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys pertaining to any/ all SAP matters on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration and modernisation, retrofit plans.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys/ reports pertaining to any/ all adoption requirements on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support, surveys and reports in relation to financial valuations of property, land, development sites, January 1999's, Open Market and Affordable restricted valuations, open market rents and future sales values, to facilitate the acquisition, development, sale or disposal of land and or assets to with the aim to achieve the development of new homes. To provide these in line with RICS Red Book requirements

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys/ reports pertaining to any civil engineering matters on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration.

To include but not limited to, provide advice, support and relevant surveys/ reports pertaining to any structural engineering matters on proposed/ new developments, in relation to planning and planning permissions, as well as redevelopment/ regeneration. To also provide individual property reports as necessary for defective homes, or homes identified for disposal.

To include but not limited to, selling empty residential properties on an individual basis, standalone commercial units and parcels of land (up to circa 5 acres) which may or may not have been developed (i.e., may have garages or car parks)

To include but not limited to provide advice, support, surveys and reports in relation to Adverse Possession, Deeds of Release, Lease extension Valuations -leasehold, Lease extension Valuations -shared ownership, Shared Equity Valuations, Easement Valuations, Licenses, Void Disposals, Lease Surrender, Regeneration Buy Backs, Mandatory Buy backs, Repossessions, The value of surrendering and re-granting a lease on a property which forms part of a leasehold scheme for the elderly (Open market valuation is required) Shared Ownership - resale, Voluntary Right to Buy, Shared Ownership - Staircasing, Right to Buy and Right to Acquire - plans, commercial and residential valuations will be required as will general lease surrender/extensions (with the potential inclusion of dilapidation advice). Forms of valuation should be open market vacant possession , EUVSH and MVSTT

Surveying services to include all surveying aspects of property and construction, from supervising large mixed-use developments to planning domestic and commercial extensions and repairs and diagnosing building pathologies. Services will be split into the following subcategories:
Building Surveying: provision of construction industry services with expert knowledge of property developmental projects and building pathologies (assessing the quality of buildings, from houses to public and commercial properties).
Quantity Surveying: provision of construction industry services with expert knowledge on construction costs and contracts, specifically to estimate the cost of the materials and labour necessary for a construction jobs.

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