Swan Housing Association operates predominantly in the South East of England. Swan Housing Association Ltd (the Authority) is an industrial and provident society and Registered Provider. The procurement process was led by the Authority for itself and on behalf of other members of the Swan Housing Association including:
— Swan New Homes Limited;
— Swan Commercial Services Limited;
— Vivo Support Services; and
— Hera Management Service Limited.
More specifically, it is intended that the framework will be available to the following such that each of the following will be entitled to call off contracts from the framework:
1. the Authority and all other members of the Swan Housing Association from time to time (including all subsidiary undertakings of Swan Housing Association Ltd); and
2. any entitles which fall into either of the following categories and which are permitted by the Authority to call off contracts from the framework from time to time:
(a) any joint venture entities (whether companies, limited liability partnerships or otherwise) in which any member of the Swan Housing Association participates from time to time (whether as a shareholder, member or otherwise);
(b) any developer or contractor which is involved in a particular project in which a member of the Swan Housing Association is also involved (for example, where a developer has received or is due to receive funding from a member of the Swan Housing Association to develop a particular scheme.
The Authority and other members of the Swan Housing Association currently develop affordable rented projects, low cost home ownership projects, intermediate rent and key worker accommodation as well as properties for sale.
The Authority has procured a framework from which contracts can be called off and awarded to consultants appointed on the framework. It is envisaged such contracts will be for the provision to the Authority of consultancy services in respect of a range of new build and refurbishment works. The framework agreement will be for a term of four years, although (for the avoidance of doubt) the duration of individual contracts called-off under the framework may extend beyond the expiry of the framework term.
The Consultants Framework is divided into 6 Lots as follows:
— Lot 1: Core Service Package (Quantity Surveyor and CDM Co-ordinator).
— Lot 2: Full Service Package (Employers Agent, Quantity Surveyor, CDM Co-ordinator and Clerk of Works).
— Lot 3: Structural Engineer.
— Lot 4: Utilities and Services Engineer.
— Lot 5: M&E Consultant/Engineer.
— Lot 6: Valuation, Sales and Marketing Services.
— Lot 7: Multi-disciplinary services (any combination or all of the following services: architectural services; quantity surveyor; CDM co-ordinator; employer's agent; mechanical and electrical consultant/engineer; structural engineer; project manager; valuation, sales and marketing services; ancillary services related to any of the foregoing services).
It is intended that the framework will be available for use by the Authority and other members of the Swan Housing Association for any consultancy services that they may require from to time. This is likely to include, but is not limited to, services that are likely to be required in relation to the Authority's development programme,under which it is expected that in excess of 500 homes per year will be developed over the next 2 years within the London area and Essex. In particular, this development programme includes large regeneration schemes based at the Authority's developments at Blackwall Reach, Poplar and Craylands in Basildon, Essex.
At this stage it is only possible to provide a very approximate, indicative value for the services that may be called off from the framework. As an estimate only, the Authority considers that the value of the services (in terms of total amounts payable to the various appointed suppliers) for each Lot for the 4 year framework term may be approximately as follows:
— Lot 1: up to 1 500 000 GBP;
— Lot 2: up to 1 500 000 GBP;
— Lot 3: up to 1 500 000 GBP;
— Lot 4: up to 750 000 GBP;
— Lot 5: up to 750 000 GBP;
— Lot 6: up to 4 500 000 GBP;
— Lot 7: up to 4 500 000 GBP.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will be under no obligation to award contracts to any or all appointed individual consultants and does not guarantee the level or value of services that will be called-off under the framework or required under any individual contract.