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London and Quadrant Housing Trust, together with its subsidiary Quadrant Construction Services, is inviting suppliers to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) that will supply logistics services for its Self‑Delivered New Build Projects. The objective of this procurement is to create a framework that allows qualified contractors to provide the movement, handling, and delivery of building materials, equipment, and consumables required throughout the construction lifecycle, ensuring efficient coordination across the project team. The DPS will be open to any admitted supplier throughout its period of validity, with admission determined by a pre‑qualification questionnaire and ongoing compliance with Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015.

Under the agreed scope, subcontractors must manage and resourced all labour, small tools, consumables, plant, and equipment necessary to complete the logistics work, unless otherwise agreed in writing. They are also required to interface and coordinate with a wide array of trades and consultants—including groundworkers, scaffolders, brickworkers, steelworkers, roofers, carpenters, and painters—to preserve schedule integrity and site safety. All supplied goods, services, and activities must be delivered under the contractual requirements set by the Contractor, encompassing all responsibilities that fall within the overarching works package.

Suppliers must satisfy the pre‑qualification criteria and comply with PCR 2015 requirements.

Lancashire County Council is establishing a pseudo‑dynamic purchasing system (PDPS) that will act as a curated register of children’s home service providers capable of delivering the required support within the council’s geographical boundaries. The PDPS will remain in force for a ten‑year term, allowing the council and any successor authority, including Blackpool Council, to award service contracts on a call‑off basis in accordance with the terms set out in the invitation to participate. The aim is to create a stable, qualified supply base that can meet statutory and organisational imperatives for children’s home placements across the region.

Prospective suppliers must apply through the council’s procurement portal, submitting evidence that satisfies the evaluation criteria detailed in the procurement documents. New applications are accepted up to the initial deadline, after which subsequent applications will be assessed at predetermined intervals. Selected providers will enter into call‑off contracts that enable the council to place children into homes as demand evolves. Providers must meet all stated criteria and be located within the specified territorial boundaries to qualify for inclusion in the PDPS.

The tender concerns the procurement of professional development and training services for staff employed by Nottinghamshire County Council. The Council’s HR and Workforce Development team is responsible for ensuring that employees remain knowledgeable and competent in line with the latest government priorities and requirements for the delivery of local services. In particular, the training must equip staff who support service users with the essential skills and knowledge to perform their duties safely, respectfully, and in accordance with current health and safety expectations.

Providers will be required to deliver a range of learning opportunities that support the continual professional development of the Council’s workforce, including classroom instruction, online modules and practical exercises. The services should be designed to meet both the Council’s internal learning needs and the regulatory frameworks that govern public service provision, ensuring that all staff are fully prepared to deliver high‑quality services to the community while safeguarding their own well‑being and that of third parties.

All training must adhere to HSE directives and health and safety legislation.

First Choice Homes Oldham, a registered not‑for‑profit provider of social housing, manages over 11,500 properties across the Borough of Oldham. The organisation seeks to reinforce its in‑house maintenance and repairs teams by appointing external sub‑contractors through a Dynamic Purchasing System. This procurement covers a wide array of responsive and voids works, including re‑lets, kitchen and bathroom installations, complete rewiring, floor and wall specialist services, decorative finishes, plastering, damp and timber infestation treatment, electrical works, groundworks, fencing, landscaping, and windows and door installation. Each of these categories is offered as a separate lot, allowing the organisation to allocate workstreams efficiently while maintaining high standards of service delivery across its portfolio.

The tender invites contractors capable of handling the full spectrum of repair and refurbishment tasks required for both responsive maintenance and void property management. Specific workstreams include the refurbishment of vacant units through decorative and plastering services, the execution of groundworks and landscaping for void sites, the provision of specialist flooring solutions, and the supply and installation of UPVC or composite windows and doors. Responsive services extend to general building repairs, glazing, roofing, scaffolding, and level‑access shower room installations, as well as specialized electrical and metal fabrication work. All contractors engaged under this system must be able to mobilise efficiently and meet the demands of the organisation’s extensive portfolio, ensuring timely completion of both planned investment and emergency repair projects.

Every contractor winning deliverable must carry out rewires and the installation of OSB and OSK components.

East Suffolk Council has launched a Multi‑Year Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to source a wide range of works and services for the Lowestoft Town Investment Plan and any future projects that fall within its programme scope. By qualifying to the DPS, suppliers will be entitled to view and bid on a spectrum of contracts that span from small refurbishment jobs to major construction projects, thereby offering opportunities to both local small‑to‑mid‑size businesses and larger national firms over the next decade.

The DPS is organised into eight distinct lots, each covering a specific domain of expertise. Lot 1 invites architectural and design firms to provide end‑to‑end services—from initial concept to full RIBA stages 0‑7—including principal designer responsibilities under CDM Regulations 2015. Lot 2 targets construction support specialists such as quantity surveyors, employers’ agents, cost consultants, and civil or structural engineers, while Lot 3 is focused on temporary specialist studies, including environmental assessments and feasibility work. Lot 4 offers consultancy for master‑planning, energy, economic, cultural, leisure, and land valuation needs. The remaining lots (5 through 8) address works of increasingly larger monetary thresholds, encompassing refurbishment, restoration, design‑build, landscaping, public realm, demolition, and housing development across the spectrum from minor to major contracts. All services can be awarded under NEC or JCT construction contract frameworks, as appropriate.

All works undertaken under the DPS must meet the standard technical criteria of RIBA stages 0‑7, fulfil the CDM 2015 principal designer role, and comply with NEC or JCT contractual specifications.