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Two G15 landlords seek bidders for £900m repairs and maintenance technology platform
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) and Peabody are looking for contractors to bid for places on its new £900m ‘dynamic purchasing system’ (DPS) framework, which will see firms awarded repairs and maintenance jobs based on their trade and geographical location.
The joint procurement will aim to create an “approved pool” of contractors to carry out a range of works including general repairs and maintenance, insulation work and electrical installation.
A tender notice on the DPS reads: “Applicants are required to state which trades and which geographical areas they wish to bid for when completing the questionnaire for the DPS.
“Applicants will be successfully appointed to the DPS for the trades and geographic areas they bid for where the selection criteria is met. Applicants will only be invited to tender for ‘jobs’ for DPS customers for those trades (and in those geographic areas) which they have been successfully awarded.”
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The DPS will run for a total of 10 years and can be used by other housing associations, ALMOs and local authorities.
The platform has been developed by technology firm Plentific and will encourage diversity of size and specialism in contractors, allowing them to range from national organisations to local small and medium-sized enterprises, NHG and Peabody have said.
The London-based landlords have previously said that this platform will help minimise their carbon footprint by selecting local tradespeople and preventing long journeys by contractors.
NHG and Peabody said that they cannot guarantee the total pot of £900m will be spent but said it could exceed that amount either if NHG’s or Peabody’s own requirements increase unexpectedly or if the framework is used by other contracting authorities.
The housing associations will be accepting bids to be included on the platform until 21 September 2020.
