Connect Housing Association (the Employer) is a community benefit society providing over 3000 social housing properties grouped and pepper potted across the whole of West Yorkshire for a variety of different types of households

The Employer requires 3 Contractors per lot as detailed below to undertake repairs and maintenance contracts with the primary purpose to provide additional capacity to the Employer’s Direct Labour Organisation (DLO). Tenderers may bid for any number of lots providing they employ suitably qualified tradesmen and do not sub-contract any of the work without specific approval of the Employer.

The work which is being offered is day to day repair work and minor improvements and adaptations within the buildings and dwellings owned or managed by Connect Housing. The Employer does not guarantee any pre-determined levels of work and successful contractors may get some, all or none of the work which becomes necessary.

General Building Works Repairs — including excavation, brick and masonry walling repairs and alterations, chimney stacks repairs/rebuilding, render repairs, joinery/fitting repairs and replacements, floor repairs, paths and paving repairs and alterations, gates/fencing repairs, tiling, painting, drainage renewal and installations and any other sundry/miscellaneous repairs items.

Roofing and Roofline Works — including chimney repairs, lead work repairs, roof pointing repairs, roof inspections, roof insulation, tile/slate repairs, felt roof repairs, single ply roof membranes, decking repairs, sheet metal roofing and non-asbestos cement roofing renewals. Also including timber fascia and soffits, UPVC fascia and soffits, UPVC gutters and fall pipes, seamless aluminium gutters.

Electrical Works — including fittings, renewal of circuits, ancillary equipment, condition testing, portable appliance testing, simple heating and ventilation and lighting.

Damp and Timber Treatment Works — including damp and timber treatments and associated remedial/reinstatement repairs.

Drainage Works — including unblocking, excavation, drainage renewal and installations.

Void Cleaning Works — including cleaning of empty dwellings, isolated deep cleans, graffiti removal, carpet cleaning.