Servicing, maintenance, repairs, safety checks, and various other works to appliances and heating systems at properties owned or managed by Grand Union Housing Group

The basis of the contract is for the contractor to provide an all-inclusive, fully comprehensive cover for undertaking servicing, maintenance, repairs and the like to appliances, heating systems and other defined items at properties owned or managed by Grand Union Housing Group. The contractor shall undertake all works and supply all components, parts, equipment, materials, etc. and provide all services necessary to ensure that the appliances, heating systems and other specified items are checked, inspected, serviced, maintained, repaired, replaced, tested, etc. as necessary in order that they remain fully operational, functional, efficient in use, in safe condition, and well maintained at all times throughout the duration of the contract.

The works generally comprise:

• oThe carrying out of periodic servicing to every appliance and heating system located within the properties.
• oThe carrying out of gas soundness and safety check to every gas appliance and / or heating system within properties as and when they become void or are subject to mutual exchange.
• oThe carrying out of periodic gas soundness and safety checks to gas catering equipment located within sheltered housing schemes.
• oThe carrying out of periodic gas soundness and safety checks to gas pipework in other properties (i.e. properties without gas appliances and heating systems but containing gas pipework).
• oThe undertaking of any necessary repairs whilst carrying out periodic servicing or gas soundness and safety checks.
• oThe carrying out of responsive repairs to all appliances and / or heating systems suffering breakdown, failure, defect, fault, etc. within any of the properties.
• oThe undertaking of any necessary maintenance work whilst carrying out periodic servicing, gas soundness and safety checks, and responsive repairs.
• oChimney sweeping.
• oChecking smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.
• oPossible isolated upgrades to, renewals of, and / or new installations of appliances and / or heating systems.
• oAll associated testing, commissioning, certification and the like.

The above list may not be exhaustive.

The works require the contractor to provide:

• oAn effective and well-resourced workforce capable of carrying out all of the demands of the contract in relation to both administrating and executing the works.
• oA comprehensive management, administration, monitoring, supervision and communications service to administer the contract and ensure its proper execution.
• oAn out of hours emergency repair service (to deal with breakdowns, failures, defects, faults, etc.).
• oProficient and effective IT systems to enable the employer to schedule works and issue and administer Orders. In this connection, the contractor shall provide and administer a proficient and effective IT management system interfaced with the employer's IT management system to enable the effective administration of the contract, and a pr...

Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No