Tender for the Supply and Installation of Lifts and Lifting Equipment to Domestic Properties - AWARD

Tender for the Supply and Installation of Lifts and Lifting Equipment to Domestic Properties Sandwell is a Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) in the Black Country, which is made up of six towns - Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. This framework is for the Supply and Fit of Lifts which includes: Stair Lifts (Curved and Straight), Through Floor Vertical Lifts, Hoists and Powered Lifting Platform Step Lifts (external use). The works will be funded via Disabled Facilities Grants which Sandwell Home Improvement Agency acting as an agent of the Council is responsible for the delivery of this service across all housing tenures. The Grants assist some of the most vulnerable members of the community to live independently by adapting their homes to meet their needs. Contractors will be required to carry out the entire works including: all related building work required in order to properly install the lift / lifting equipment, identify any alteration to existing services, equipment or the like, needed to be carried out in order to install the lift. To repair and decorate all surfaces disturbed by the installation to a standard to match the existing where practical and as determined by the Contracting Authority. This is confirmed by signing the Tender Declaration & Certificate of Bone Fide Tender which is attached to this advert as part of the declarations and certificates to be completed. The successful contractors must be able to issue an NICEIC Electrical Certificate of electrical installation alterations or equivalent at the point of practical completion and ensure works are compliant with current Building and Planning Regulation Legislation. Waste should be disposed of in accordance with current legislation. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to PQQ`s / ITT`s or other related documents. In Order To View a On-Line Questionnaire (if applicable) or Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810. Closing date: Wednesday 22 February 2017 at 15:00hrs