RSL Development Agent

Description of the contract

Dear Colleague You may have read in the Housing press that following recent changes to the Housing Revenue Account to enable Local Authorities to become ‘self financing’, some Local Authorities are able to start building council housing again. Arun District Council is one such authority and would like to commence building a small programme of new social housing for the first time in over 20 years and to help us achieve this objective we are seeking a partner RSl who will be able to provide us with development services. Together we hope to realise a new programme of approximately 30 new council houses across a number of sites on our existing estates. As a partner RSL or an organisation with stock in the district we would like to invite you to apply to become a supplier of Development Agent Services to the Council. I have attached for information, a copy of an Invitation to Tender Document setting out details of our requirements and the questionnaire/bid form, assessment method, details of a number of potential sites we are considering, and a draft contract for the supply of consultancy services. We would be grateful if you would keep the site locations confidential at this stage. The selection of a partner Development Agent will be based on the Tender Submission which demonstrates the best value to the Council taking into account the price , the skills and the experience of the tenderee. All bids will need to be made through the Council’s eSourcing Portal ‘LocalGovernmentSourcing.co.uk’ which can be accessed as per the instructions below. The closing date is 12 midday on Monday 3rd June 2013. Responses received will be assessed by a panel and if there are a number of close bidders a follow up interview will be arranged.

 

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Classification of the contract

70000000 Real estate services

 

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How to apply

The closing date is 12 midday on Monday 3rd June 2013. Responses received will be assessed by a panel and if there are a number of close bidders a follow up interview will be arranged. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) – Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://www.localgovsourcing.co.uk and click the link to register – Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ – Enter your correct business and user details – Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete – You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender – Login to the portal with the username/password – Click the ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) – Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. – Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. – This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender – Click ‘My Response’ under ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) – You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification – Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT – There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Should you have any queries/problems to do with the eSourcing Portal please contact Rod Walters on 01903 737726 rod.walters@arun.gov.uk Any specific queries to do with the Invitation To Tender should be made through the Portal so that we can ensure everyone is treated fairly.