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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Copeland Borough Council

Building Maintenance of Council owned Buildings

Repair & MaintenanceCPV 50000000
ValueValue not published
Awarded19 Jun 2019
Published20 May 2019
RegionNorth West
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

The brief

Copeland Borough Council is seeking to appoint a competent Contractor to undertake programmed, reactive and cyclical maintenance services for Council owned buildings located in the Borough of Copeland.

The work generally comprises the full range of maintenance, repairs and minor works associated with the Council's buildings.

Examples include; planned maintenance such as redecoration and refurbishment, reactive works such as repairs to doors, windows etc., emergency call out such as boarding up damaged windows, minor works such as new reception counters, and alterations.

The successful Contractor shall provide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week response service to all communications from the Council and will ensure that a senior member of staff is available at all times to receive instructions and undertake the required works immediately upon request.

Candidates will need, as a minimum, EITHER current UKAS-Accredited third party certification, or equivalent International Accreditation Body certification to OHSAS 18001 or equivalent covering the scope of the work OR be a pre-qualified by a member of the Safety Schemes in Procurement Scheme (www.ssip.org.uk) or by a European Equivalent covering the scope of the work.

For clarity, the following maintenance works are excluded from this Contract: Electrical engineering installations, Mechanical engineering installations, Lifts, Alarms, Fire-fighting appliances and installations, UPS, Emergency Generators and Automatic Doors.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The successful Contractor shall provide 24 hours

The successful Contractor shall provide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week response service to all communications from the Council and will ensure that a senior member of staff is available at all times to receive instructions and undertake the required works immediately upon request.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

2 named in obligation language, 1 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

OHSAS 18001 (withdrawn — now ISO 45001)says mustStandards you certify to
Candidates will need, as a minimum, EITHER current UKAS-Accredited third party certification, or equivalent International Accreditation Body certification to OHSAS 18001 or equivalent covering the scope of the work OR be a pre-qualified by a member of the Safety Schemes in Procurement Scheme (www.ssip.org.uk) or by a E…
UKAS accreditationsays mustCertification & assessment schemes
Candidates will need, as a minimum, EITHER current UKAS-Accredited third party certification, or equivalent International Accreditation Body certification to OHSAS 18001 or equivalent covering the scope of the work OR be a pre-qualified by a member of the Safety Schemes in Procurement Scheme (www.ssip.org.uk) or by a E…
SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement)Certification & assessment schemes
…dy certification to OHSAS 18001 or equivalent covering the scope of the work OR be a pre-qualified by a member of the Safety Schemes in Procurement Scheme (www.ssip.org.uk) or by a European Equivalent covering the scope of the work.…

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Source & provenance
OCID
772c00d1-cec6-4ed1-857d-8fe426e7e056
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
COPE001-DN400951-33947747
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