Framework Agreement for Fire Risk and Mitigation

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 consists of ProcurePlus (PP), Efficiency North (EN) and Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC). Further information can be found by visiting www.reallies.com

Re:allies wishes to procure and enter into a framework agreement for the provision of fire risk assessments, fireprecaution work, fire prevention work and fire mitigation work to be completed predominantly in social housingproperties but may also be carried out in other public buildings, including but not limited to, schools and offices.

The contractors will be expected to complete the works and services to a high standard and are expected toshare Re:allies' commitment to regeneration, specifically the creation of training and employment opportunities.

Additional information: Individual contracting authorities entitled to access the Framework Agreement will have the option to agree and award underlying contracts to the appointed contractors/ consultants 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;
• (ii)any local authority, academy trust or free school in the United Kingdom from time to time.

A full list of PP's, EN's and CHIC's current customers is included in the procurement documentation.

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.

Re:allies reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not to proceed with all or any part of the framework agreement. Re:allies will not under any circumstance reimburse any expense incurred by Bidders in preparing their tender submissions for the framework agreement.