Provision of a Removals, Packing and Storage Service for Domestic Properties

The Contractor will provide removal, transfer and storage of belongings as determined and notified by East Renfrewshire Council Housing Service or Housing maintenance team, in accordance with Health and Safety Regulations and all associated standards. Contractor will provide a short and long term storage solution, often for an unspecified amount of time, and must demonstrate that they have adequate storage to meet the needs of this contract. East Renfrewshire Council requires a single Contractor to uplift within a property, all furniture items, goods, fixture/fittings and any other household item (this list is not exhaustive) and deliver to/from properties, with capacity to conduct requests where specified within 48 hours of request for standard requests. Due to the nature of the service on occasion East Renfrewshire Council may instruct the contractor to carry out an emergency removal, the Contractor will be required to respond and arrive at the designated property within 4 hours of the request being made. Emergency requests are infrequent approx. 10 per year the contractor may also be required to provide assistance preparing for a move. Additional information: The Council reserves the right to spend up to 250,000 GBP (excluding VAT) over the duration of the contract (Including extensions), should additional requirements for housing be identified, or, to facilitate commercial moves such as office relocation.