Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf2-b41f-72d4-8541-ea1a6d0777b9/independent-audit-of-residential-gas-and-electrical-compliance-inspection-2016

closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Independent Audit of Residential Gas and Electrical Compliance Inspection 2016 - 2018 (2020)

[Wigan Council / Wigan and Leigh Homes](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wigan-council-wigan-and-leigh-homes)

Estimated value

£400,000

Published

29 Sept 2016

Deadline

Closed

31 Oct 2016

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

The purpose of this tender is to seek bids for the provision of an independent compliance audit service of inspections, maintenance and repair work undertaken on gas and electrical installations in Wigan Council's residential housing stock. Wigan Council's housing stock is managed on their behalf by Wigan and Leigh Homes, an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) which currently manages around 22,500 properties.

Provision of the service will require third party quality audits on gas installations to be carried out on a regular basis and shall include an audit check of 5% of gas services carried out by Wigan and Leigh Homes' main gas contractor (to be completed no later than three weeks from completion date of the works being audited),an audit check of 30% of new boiler installations in the given year and heating repairs, the provision of audit reports, work in progress checks to witness/assess the competency of gas engineers and contractors engaged in the works, the provision of monthly defect analysis reports and monthly scoring charts for operative performance reports. Technical support required also includes the verification of obsolescence for ad hoc appliance replacements and emergency boiler replacement verifications within two working days of request.

Provision of the service will also require third party electrical quality audits to be carried out on a regular basis and shall include a desktop review of 5% of certification/periodic inspection reports and an audit of 5% of work completed by Wigan and Leigh Homes' main repairs investment contractors (to be completed no later than four weeks from the completion date of the work), audit reports on completed electrical work where anomalies are found through desktop checks including inspections of physical work and completed works (completed no later than four weeks from the completion date of the work), the visual observation of work in progress to witness and assess the competency of electrical operatives and contractors engaged in the work, the provision of a monthly defect analysis report and monthly scoring chart for operative performance report. Technical support required also includes ad hoc electrical installation verification and emergency site investigation and verification within two working days.

The description of the procurement within this Contract Notice is a summary of the full requirements of the service specification only and interested applicants are directed to the Invitation to Tender documentation which provides the detailed preliminaries and specification for this service. The tender documentation also contains an appendix providing indicative numbers of audits to be carried out on an annual basis against the various gas and electrical work types, however actual numbers of audits completed may differ.

The proposed contract is envisaged to run for an initial period of two years and may be extended for up to two years in duration.

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## CPV classification

Repair and maintenance services of boilers

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3fb0a608-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b)

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