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Published 9 Aug 2024, 12:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Citizen Home Health Safety Check Contract

Official notice

Authority: Citizen Housing Group Ltd (Charity / VCSE)

2 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£100,000,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2024awarded 10 Dec 2024
Awarded to Sureserve Compliance Holdings Limited

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Citizen has awarded a contract for the provision of Home Health Safety Checks, including gas servicing and electrical compliance works. The contract is split into two lots:

Lot 1: Birmingham, Hereford and Worcester

Lot 2: Coventry

Following a two-stage restricted procedure, Sure Maintenance Ltd has been appointed as the successful supplier for both lots. The contract will run for a period of up to 10 years and is designed to promote best practice in service delivery, innovation, and collaborative working.

The procurement process was conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

CPV: Boards and fuse boxes · Boiler installations · Circuit breakers · Construction materials and associated items · Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Distribution equipment · Electric switchboards · Electrical accessories · Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits · Electrical components · Electrical domestic appliances · +48 more

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£100,000,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Birmingham, Hereford and WorcesterAwardedRenewalPublished value£67,000,000

The contract covers the provision of Home Health Safety Checks across Citizen’s housing stock, comprising approximately 30,000 residential properties. The scope of services includes, but is not limited to:

Annual gas servicing and maintenance

Responsive gas repairs and emergency breakdown cover

Electrical testing (EICRs) and remedial works

Electrical upgrades and installations

Data gathering to support asset management

Delivery of additional home compliance checks during scheduled visits

The services will be delivered under a Term Partnering Contract (TPC) with robust performance monitoring through KPIs and clear provisions for early termination in the event of poor performance.

The works are split across two geographic lots:

Lot 1: Birmingham, Hereford and Worcester

Lot 2: Coventry

The contract is designed to reduce the number of visits to residents’ homes by coordinating multiple compliance activities during a single visit, thereby improving access rates and service efficiency. The contractor is also required to deliver added value through social value commitments, local employment, and innovative digital solutions to enhance customer experience.

The duration of the contract is up to 10 years, comprising an initial term and potential extension periods.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Initial term of 5 years (60 months), with an option to extend to 10 years (120 months)Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2CoventryCancelledRenewalPublished value£33,000,000

The contract covers the provision of Home Health Safety Checks across Citizen’s housing stock, comprising approximately 30,000 residential properties. The scope of services includes, but is not limited to:

Annual gas servicing and maintenance

Responsive gas repairs and emergency breakdown cover

Electrical testing (EICRs) and remedial works

Electrical upgrades and installations

Data gathering to support asset management

Delivery of additional home compliance checks during scheduled visits

The services will be delivered under a Term Partnering Contract (TPC) with robust performance monitoring through KPIs and clear provisions for early termination in the event of poor performance.

The works are split across two geographic lots:

Lot 1: Birmingham, Hereford and Worcester

Lot 2: Coventry

The contract is designed to reduce the number of visits to residents’ homes by coordinating multiple compliance activities during a single visit, thereby improving access rates and service efficiency. The contractor is also required to deliver added value through social value commitments, local employment, and innovative digital solutions to enhance customer experience.

The duration of the contract is up to 10 years, comprising an initial term and potential extension periods.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Initial term of 5 years (60 months), with an option to extend to 10 years (120 months)Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Price Per Quality Point: 50%
  • Price Per Quality Point: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price Per Quality Point: 50
  • Price Per Quality Point: 50
Lot distribution rule: Citizen reserves the right to award both lots to one contractor, dependent on the outcome of the tender process.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Aug 2024, 12:19 BST
Last source update
27 May 2025, 17:02 BST
Authority reference
1237
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027883
Classification (CPV)
Boards and fuse boxesBoiler installationsCircuit breakersConstruction materials and associated itemsConstruction work for housesConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesDistribution equipmentElectric switchboardsElectrical accessoriesElectrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits
+50 moreElectrical componentsElectrical domestic appliances
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048965 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Citizen will observe a 10-day stand still period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
10 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Sept 2024 → 27 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 May 2025, 17:02 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 May 2025, 17:02 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextEstimated value · II.2.667000000.0033000000.00
—TextEstimated Value · II.2.633000000.0067000000.00

The overall contract value remains unchanged, however the Lot values were listed incorrectly on the initial contract notice, the correct values are below: Lot 1 - Birmingham, Hereford and Worcester - £33,000,000 Lot 2 - Coventry - £67,000,000

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £11,580,4591 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Birmingham, Hereford and Worcester1 award
Sureserve Compliance Holdings LimitedCitizen Home Health Safety Check Contract - August 2024£11,580,459 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Birmingham, Hereford and Worcester8bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Citizen Housing Group Limited

Contracting authorityCharity / VCSEBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities RS008181 4040 Lakeside, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7YNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria