Framework Agreement for the Supply of Ground Source Heat Pumps.

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Re:allies Works Ltd (Re:allies) is a social housing regeneration consortia. Its membership consists of regional housing consortia who bring together unmatched experience in procurement and regeneration. The membership currently consists of Procure Plus (PP), Efficiency North (EN) and Central Housing Consortium (CHIC). Further information can be found by visiting www.re-allies.comRe:allies wishes to procure and enter into a framework agreement with multiple suppliers for the supply of ground source heat pumps. The scope of the framework agreement will cover ground source heat pumps up to 14kW and over 14kW. The companies who are appointed to the framework agreement must be the company who would enter into an underlying contract with the customer for all aspects of the supply.The framework will operate in conjunction with a framework agreement for the design and installation of ground source heat pump systems, which is subject to a separate procurement. The suppliers who are appointed to the framework agreement for the supply of ground source heat pumps will be required to interact with and (where required) supply materials to the contractors who are appointed to the framework agreement for the design and installation of ground source heat pump systems.The framework agreement will allow the contracting authorities named and referred to within this notice to enter into underlying contracts for the supply of the products covered by the framework agreement. The framework agreement is divided into two Lots and the details are as follows –1. Ground Source Heat Pumps up to 14kWPredominantly in the North West. This may extend to other areas of the UK.2. Ground Source Heat Pumps over 14kWPredominantly in the North West. This may extend to other areas of the UK.Bidders are permitted to submit a tender for one or both Lots.Re:allies will be hosting a Bidders Day on the 24.10.2016 from 13:00 until 15:00. The event will be held at Manchester United Football Club, Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, M16 0RA. The purpose of the event is to give an overview of the opportunity and the procurement process. It will be an opportunity for the Bidders to meet the Re:allies team. Registration instructions are located within the invitation to tender.The framework agreement will be in place for a period of 48 months and will not be extended beyond this term. Contracts that are called off under the framework may (where required) continue beyond the 48 month term of the framework agreement. Individual contracting authorities entitled to access the framework agreement will have the option to agree and award underlying contracts to the appointed contractors at any stage during the term of the framework agreement. The following contracting authorities will be entitled to agree and award underlying contracts under the proposed framework agreement as and when required:1. Any member of Re:allies from time to time (a ‘Re:allies member)’, which for the avoidance of doubt currently includes PP, EN and CHIC.2. Any procurement consortia customer of a Re:allies member from time to time (a ‘Procurement Consortia Customer’) which currently includes Cumbria Housing Partnership Limited (CHP); and3. Any member or customer of a Re:allies member or of a Procurement Consortia Customer from time to time, which may include:(i) Any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom from time to time. ‘Social Housing Provider’ for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes, without limitation, registered providers, local authorities and Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs). A list of the current Social Housing Providers can be found by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing)(ii) Any local authority (in its capacity as a local education authority), academy trust or free school in the United Kingdom from time to time.A list of PP's, CHP's and CHIC's current customers is included in section VI.3) of this Notice.The contracting authorities referred to in paragraphs 1-3 above have requirements predominantly in the regions described. Contracting authorities in other areas of the UK may also use this framework agreement. The contracting authorities referred to in paragraphs 1-3 shall be under no obligation to use the framework agreement.