Bulk Property Acquisitions & Refurbishment Service Contract

The London Borough of Hillingdon (Hillingdon) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors in relation to entering into an agreement (the Contract) to provide a comprehensive Bulk Property Acquisition and Refurbishment Service (the Service) for a Two (2) year period with the option to extend for a further One (1) plus One (1) plus One (1) years.

The Service is for the sourcing, acquisition, and refurbishment of two, three and four bedroom properties located in the London Borough of Hillingdon including conveyancing and surveys. Properties will be existing residential properties acquired in the open market and/or off-market where possible.

Properties acquired will be refurbished to the agreed specification including full compliance documentation as required for letting. The types of works required for refurbishment will generally include but not limited to those as stipulated within the Employers Requirements document.

Hillingdon Council may from time to time add to the type of work to be executed or may remove certain types of work completely for inclusion in separate specialist contracts. Such action will not be taken without consultation.

The Service is to be provided to the Council with an estimated volume of up to 100 properties to be acquired per year, but the Council does not provide any guarantee or assurance in respect of the annual value or volumes of work generated under this contract. Each property must be within the boundary of the London Borough of Hillingdon and will vary in size from two to four bedrooms.

Contractors will be invited to submit competitive tenders based on an “all-inclusive” basis using the M3 National Housing Federation (M3NHF) Responsive Maintenance and Void Property Works Schedule of Rates v8 with tenderers percentage adjustment along with Agents Fee percentage and fixed costs for Acquisition Fees.