External Wall Insulation and Render together with associated works.

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Refurbishment work. Construction work for houses. Insulation work. Plastering work. Installation of doors and windows and related components. Roof-covering work. Cladding works. Guttering work. Environmental improvement works. Scaffolding work. The purchasing authority wish to procure a framework agreement with a number of contractors to carry out external wall insulation and associated works in order to improve the energy efficiency of its properties. The majority of the works under the framework will be funded by Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) funding and the purchasing authority is in the process of entering into an ECO funding agreement with Coseyseal Insulation Ltd.The Authority requires that this service must be delivered in accordance with the requirements of The Green Deal Code of Practice issued by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (“the Secretary of State”) under regulation 10 of the of the Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress, etc.) Regulations 2012.To satisfy these requirements the service provider must be certified against and continue to comply with the requirements of PAS 2030:2012 Edition 2 and must be registered with an approved ECO Insurance provider.The service provider must be able to demonstrate that it has achieved a minimum turnover of GBP 6,000,000 in either of its previous two financial years. If a service provider has been trading for less than one year, the company must be able to demonstrate that it anticipates to achieve a minimum turnover of GBP 6,000,000 in its first full year of trading.The authority requires that theService Provider is able to demonstrate a commitment to achieving high standards of health and safety. To satisfy these requirements the service provider must be able to demonstrate that it operates a current health and safety scheme which has received an accreditation assessment carried out by a registered member scheme of the Safety In Procurement Forum (SSIP).The principal element of the works will be external wall insulation and rendering but the works to each property will comprise some, or all, of the following elements:External rendering:This is the principal element of the works and will require the supply and installation of an externally insulated render system and contrasting features.Renewal of windows and doors:Supply and fit UPVC windows and doors to Secured by Design standardsRoofline Works:Replace existing tile roof coverings and renew fascias and soffits in UPVC;Renew rainwater goods, overclad existing fascias and soffits with UPVC;Renewal of sarking felt to eaves detail and re-pointing works to ridges/hips/valleys/verges;Repoint chimneys.Porches and Canopies:Supply and fit UPVC porches and / or GRP canopies.Environmental works:Close Boarded Timber Fencing 1.8m high to rear gardens.Metal Railings 1m high to front gardens.Paths and Hardstanding to form walkways together with associated seeding and planting.The duration of the framework is expected to be 2 years with an option to extend for an additional 12 months.There are approximately 1000 non-traditional and hard to treat properties and the anticipated total value of the work is GBP 6.5 million. The intention is to appoint 5 contractors as Service Providers to the framework agreement for the works and issue contracts on a call off basis.The purchasing authority are Tristar Homes Ltd and Housing Hartlepool and all other companies who operate within the same group structure.Tristar Homes Ltd and Housing Hartlepool were brought together in 2010 as the Vela Group to form a major North East housing group. Together it manages over 17,000 homes spreading across Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool and other areas of the North East. The properties are a mix of bungalows, houses and flats.Tristar Homes Ltd, Housing Hartlepool and The Vela Group are progressing a merger with Fabrick Housing Group a Registered Social Landlord Company which manages more than 15,000 homes from North Tyneside in the north to York in the south, with the majority of homes in Middlesbrough and Stockton on Tees. This merger is planned to complete on 1.4.2014 and a new Group company, known as Thirteen, will be formed. The concluded framework contract for external wall insulation and associated works will be for the use of all companies in the new Group company.