Re:allies is a social housing regeneration consortia. Its membership consists of regional housing consortia who bring together unmatched experience in procurement and regeneration. The membership currently consists of Procure Plus (PP), Efficiency North (EN) and Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC). Further information can be found by visiting www.re-allies.com
Re:allies has procured and will enter into a framework agreement with multiple suppliers, each of which will be required to supply and distribute a broad range of goods required primarily for responsive maintenance of housing stock and also the planned maintenance and construction of housing stock. The goods will be supplied to the customer via a range of different supply models including access to a counter, a delivery service, van stock replenishment or managed store. The choice of the supply method will vary according to the needs of the individual customer. The suppliers who have been appointed to the framework agreement will manage transactions arising from the supply of the goods.
The framework agreement will allow the contracting authorities named and referred to within the contract notice to enter into underlying contracts for the supplies covered by the framework agreement. The framework agreement is divided into five Lots and the details are as follows –
1. General building.
2. Plumbing and heating.
3. Electrical.
4. Multi-product category.
5. Customer specific service.
The framework agreement will be in place for an initial period of 48 months. Re:allies reserve the right to extend the term by a further 48 months. The justification for the extended term can be located in section II.1.4 of the contract notice.
Individual contracting authorities entitled to access the framework agreement will have the option to agree and award underlying contracts to the appointed suppliers at any stage during the term of the framework agreement. The following contracting authorities will be entitled to agree and award underlying contracts under the framework agreement as and when required –
1. Any member of Re:allies from time to time (a ‘Re:allies Member’), which for the avoidance of doubt currently includes PP, EN and CHIC.
2. Any procurement consortia customer of Re:allies or of a Re:allies Member from time to time (a ‘Procurement Consortia Customer’ which currently includes Cumbria Housing Partnership Limited (CHP); and
3. Any member or customer of a Re:allies Member or of a Procurement Consortia Customer from time to time, which may include:
(i) Any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom from time to time. ‘Social Housing Provider’ for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes, without limitation, registered providers, local authorities and Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs). A list of the current Social Housing Providers can be found by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing.
4. Any contractor or supplier appointed to any other framework agreement of Re:allies or of a Re:allies Member from time to time.
A list of PP's, EN's and CHIC's current customers is included in section VI.3 of this Notice.
The contracting authorities referred to in paragraphs 1-3 above have requirements predominantly in the North of England and Midlands. Contracting authorities in other areas of the UK may also use the framework agreement. Contracting authorities referred to paragraphs 1-3 shall be under no obligation to use the framework agreement.