Historical information on contract notices published during 2007

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Historical information on contract notices published during 2007

The following is a list contract notices previously published by the Council. The deadline for expressing an interest has now passed but the information has been retained for information.

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Expression of interest for the of provision of research and consultancy services


Hammersmith & Fulham Homes Ltd (H&F Homes) is an Arms Length Management Organisation, and wholley owned by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (the Council).  It was set up in 2004 and one of its central aims is to encourage, meaningful and continued involvement of our residents in key decision making processes.  In order to meet this aim it is necessary for H&F Homes to have a clear picture of their customers’ satisfaction levels and to demonstrate how resident involvement does have a real impact by shaping their priorities for the future.    
Currently H&F Homes manages all the Council's housing stock: of 13,778 rented and 4,227 leasehold homes.  Additionally H&F Homes is responsible for the management of play areas on housing estates, commercial shop units on housing estates, community buildings, and the Travellers site.  Therefore, simply due to the volume of people involved ensuring that all stakeholders have an opportunity to participate requires considerable resources.

H&F Homes is committed to continually improving services for all stakeholders.  In order to do so it is important to capture and record accurate information regarding customers’ views and profiles.  Currently we do not have the resources to fill information gaps by conducting research in-house.  Moreover, the use of independent research experts is likely to enhance the credibility and neutrality of research (this is especially important when services or overall performance is being evaluated).  It is the intention of H&F Homes to appoint a Research Consultancy to meet some of their key research and consultation needs.   

The table below provides a summary of H&F Homes research and consultation needs in 2007.  With the exception of the Residents’ Profile Survey, there will be a similar level of demand in 2008 and subsequent years.  Moreover this list is not exhaustive and does not take into account ad hoc consultation or research needs that can not be planned for in advance.  

Name

frequency

Status

Surveys 

1

Resident’s Profile Survey

One off with follow up procedures for non returns and new tenants

18,000 - sample size 

External 

2

Leaseholder Satisfaction Survey 

Will be an annual survey

External 

3

Reception exit surveys

Monthly

Internal 

4

Borough wide status survey

Annually

External 

5

Repairs

monthly

Internal 

7

Complaints

¼   yearly

Internal

8

Rehousing

One off for last 6 months and all new tenants on going monthly 

Internal 

9

Caretaking

One off or annually with status survey

External

10

Concierge

One off

Internal 

11

ASB

One off for 1st ¼ and then ongoing monthly report

Internal

12

Disabled adaptations 

¼ reports

Internal 

13

Decent homes & PPM /Regeneration 

¼ reports

Internal 

14

Sheltered Housing 

annual

Internal 

15

Rents 

Annually

Focus groups

Both 

16

Rents

   Quarterly and ongoing

17

Allocations

Audits

18

Correspondence audit

Twice a year

Internal

19

Reception Audits

Twice a year

Internal 

20

Staff Survey 

Annual 

External 




H&F Homes intends to run an open tendering process (there is no pre-qualification process).  Applicants will receive a full tender pack comprising Specification, Contractors Proposals/Method & Resources Statement, Contract Conditions, Form of Tender & Certificate of Non-collusion, a tender envelope and instructions to tenderers.  

If your organisation is interested in receiving an Invitation to Tender for the H&F Homes Research and Consultancy Call-off contract or would like to learn more about our research requirements then please contact 

Ms Batool Reza
Hammersmith & Fulham Homes Ltd
Riverview House,
Beavor Lane,
London, W6 9AR.

Tel: 020 8753 1633.   

The closing date for applications for a tender pack is 12:00 noon on 3 January 2008 and tenders must be submitted in the envelope provided and in accordance with the Instructions to Tenderers no later than 12:00 noon on 31 January 2008.  Late applications or tenders cannot and will not be considered.

Notice published and dated 10 December 2007.

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Appointment of Consultant by Hammersmith & Fulham Homes Ltd (until 12 December 2007)

Hammersmith & Fulham Homes Ltd (H&F Homes) is an Arms Length Management Organisation that manages the housing stock of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.  A new Conservative Administration was elected for the borough in May 2006 having given clear and unequivocal commitments to provide better value for money services and deliver a cleaner, greener borough. It has resolved to “put residents first”, and is determined to see these commitments delivered in the years ahead. It wants to see a range of services market tested including the provision of caretaking by H&F Homes.  The competitive tendering of the range of services is seen as an important tool that will deliver more efficient services, with improved quality at lower cost.

H&F Homes requires a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to assist in its market testing programme by project managing the tendering of its caretaking service. 

Please contact Sharon Schaaf to request the full "Invitation to Tender" which we require to be completed (together with supporting documents) and returned to H&F Homes by 12:00 Noon on Wednesday 12th December 2007.  

The closing time and date for issue of the contract documentation pack is 12.00 Noon on Monday 10th December 2007.

Applicants who are shortlisted will be invited to attend an interview to be held in Hammersmith on Monday 17th December.  We will make our decision on which company to work with based upon the day rate figure submitted together with an assessment of your experience in carrying out this type of work and your capacity to undertake the work in a short timescale.  

Sharon Schaaf
Estate Service Manager
Technical & Support Services Unit
Riverview House
Beavor Lane
London W6 9AR

Tel. 020 8753 1925

Notice dated 28 November 2007.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR:
CLEANING SERVICES AT FULHAM PALACE, BISHOPS AVENUE, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6.

Fulham Palace was a residence of the Bishops of London for almost 1300 years. Today it consists of a medieval Great Hall with a 16th-century courtyard to the west, an 18th century courtyard to the east and a 19th century chapel to the south. The designed landscape that surrounds the Palace contains a large walled garden and a number of 19th-century outbuildings. The grounds were surrounded by what was thought to be the longest moat in England, until it was filled in during the 1920s. In 1973 the Palace was vacated by the Bishop and two years later Hammersmith and Fulham Council took a long lease on the property. Fulham Palace, its outbuildings and grounds together form a heritage asset of outstanding importance. The Palace sits at the foot of New Kings Road, Fulham Palace Road and Fulham Road on the banks of the Thames, just 5 minutes walk from Putney Bridge Tube Station.

Following 18 months of restoration the Palace reopened in November 2006.  Its elegant Georgian rooms now form a major new cultural attraction for West London comprising a museum, gallery and café-bar.  A large marquee has been erected within a private garden alongside the Palace for 10 months of the year. Together, these rooms and the marquee form a notable new private-hire venue for high-quality events (e.g. conferences, corporate hospitality, weddings and other social functions).  The upper floors of the Palace comprise of a large suite of high-spec commercial offices.

The Council is seeking to appoint a cleaning contractor to undertake all cleaning within the public areas of the Palace – in particular the museum, the gallery, café-bar and common parts – and the outside of the Palace, in particular the marquee, windows, woodwork and gutters. It is possible that the cleaning contractor may also be required to clean the Palace’s commercial offices subject to individual tenants’ approval. 

Expressions of interest are sought from professional cleaning companies with substantial experience of working in historic buildings and museums. The contract will be for three years.

Respondents shall submit an application in their own chosen format to include the following items:

  • Company/Consortia/Partnership profile
  • Details of previous work of a similar nature undertaken at similar heritage sites over the last 3 years.  The Council may select any number of these sites to obtain references
    A statement of each of the service provider’s overall turnover and accounts for the past 3 years
  • Details of technicians and technical services available, whether or not directly related to the undertaking, with special reference to quality control. 
  • A breakdown of the organization's management (or proposed management) and staff resources including operatives, together with details of educational, technical, professional qualifications held.              

Expressions of interest must also demonstrate:

  • A proven track record in providing cleaning of the very highest calibre;
  • A proven track record in working sensitively within buildings of outstanding heritage merit and a demonstrable understanding of and respect for the constraints this poses on operations;
  • Experience of working within buildings requiring a high level of security and management – especially museums;
  • A proven track record in meeting exceptionally high OH & S standards              

Failure to submit any of these items will result in the expression of interest being rejected.  Expressions of interest must be received no later than 5pm on 6 December 2007. Applications must be sent to Mr Matthew Bates at the address below.  Expressions of Interest received after this date will be rejected.

Further information can be obtained from:

Mr Matthew Bates
Hospitality Manager
Fulham Palace
Bishop's Avenue
Fulham
SW6 6EA
Tel: 020 77617162

In accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2006, a Contract Notice was forwarded for inclusion in the Official Journal of the European Union  on 6 November and published on 9 November 2007.

Notice dated: 13 November 2007

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PARENTING COORDINATING SERVICE  (until 21 November 2007).

Parents and the home environment that they create are the single most important factor in shaping their children’s well-being, achievements and prospects. The overwhelming majority of parents want to do the best that they can for their children and to see their children succeed in life, and from time-to-time they may want or need help to achieve this.  Some parents have their own families to turn to, but for others they may benefit from the support of local services.

A key part of the "Every Child Matters" agenda is the development of a local parenting strategy that makes clear how local services will establish and provide for the needs of parents in their area to help give them the confidence and skills that they need.  Hammersmith & Fulham has invested heavily in the provision of Positive Parenting Programme training as a key part of the offer to parents from our Children’s Centres and we are keen to see it being rolled-out as an element of our supports to families in all of our services.

Hammersmith and Fulham Children’s Services and its partners in the health and voluntary sectors have established a Parenting Partnership to support this agenda and we want to provide a service that recognises and responds to parents varying needs.  This will be a complex service liaising between differing teams in the statutory and voluntary sector with the main aims being as follows:

  • To co-ordinate the delivery of an H&F parenting programme
  • To be the point of contact for parents enquiring about parenting training courses
  • To be responsible for collecting information supporting the quality assurance of parenting training
  • To develop supportive networks for parent training practitioners
  • To continue the needs mapping of parents living in H&F
  • To locate further financial resources to support the continuance of training for practitioners to meet needs        

Hammersmith & Fulham Parenting Partnership is seeking to establish a contract with a partner that can provide the above.  Funding is initially available for a start-up service to 31 March 2008.  An extension to the contact will be subject to the local authority and its partners securing additional funding during this period.  Applications are welcome from organisations who believe that they can meet the above aims. A tender appraisal panel will be held to select the succesful applicant with a view to establishing the start-up service as quickly as possible.

For further information and/or an application pack please write to

Ian Davis,  Senior Commissioning Manager,
Children’s Commissioning Team, 
Children's Services Department,
LB Hammersmith & Fulham, 
Town Hall, King St,
Hammersmith, London W6 9JU or 

Telephone 020 8753 1170.

Closing date for the request of tender packs is 12.00 Noon on Friday 16 November and  closing date for receipt of completed tenders (applications) will be 12.00 Noon on Wednesday 21  November (requests or receipt of tender received after the specified dates and time cannot and will not be considered).

Notice dated 2 November 2007

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Competitive Tendering for Cleaning of Council Offices and School Buildings.

Applications are invited from suitably experienced and qualified contractorsBYoung refugee and asylum seekers, unaccompanied minors and young people with English as an additional language 

  • Young people from a black and ethnic minority background (BME) 
  • Young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
  • Young people leaving care
  • Young people who are pregnant and teenage parents
  • Homeless young people and those at risk of homelessness
  • Young offenders and those at risk of offending
  • Young people who are engaging in substance use or with parents or carers who may be engaging in substance use
  • Young people in Years 10 and 11 in school at risk of becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment and Training) at age 16               

Contracts for the provision of Connexions Personal Adviser Targeted (Intensive) Services will run from April 2008 – March 2011.  For an expression of interest application form please contact 

Ms Julieanne Jules, 
Connexions Management Team, 
181 King Street, Hammersmith, 
London W6 9JT. 
Tel. 020 8753 3670 
email: connexions@lbhf.gov.uk

The deadline for receipt of expression of interest applications is 4.00 p.m. 29 October 2007, any application received after this date and time cannot and will not be considered.  After the application stage, successful organisations will be invited to submit a full tender.  For an informal discussion please contact Mr Sailesh Devani, Connexions Strategy Manager on 020 8753 3762

Notice dated 21 September 2007

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MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - FULHAM PALACE, BISHOPS AVENUE, SW6  (until 12 October 2007)

"Palace Partners" is a private members’ club which was formed in April 2007 at Fulham Palace in West London (based upon a similar in concept to the Friends group at the Royal Academy).  This currently provides Partners with exclusive access to the café-bar for relaxed eating and drinking in the evenings between 6pm and midnight from Monday to Thursday (though this may be extended to Friday).  

The cost of membership is currently £100 per year, and take up has been steady with 150 members recruited since it started.  However to turn the Palace Partners Scheme into a profitable venture a major push on membership is urgently required.  The Council is therefore seeking the services of a membership services company to grow membership to at least 1,000 over the next three years.  The contract will commence on 1 November 2007

Tenders are sought from experienced services providers with significant local knowledge and an established database to grow the Palace Partnership Scheme at Fulham Palace over the next three years.

The Council intends to use an Open procurement procedure (there will be no pre-qualification).  To obtain a full tender pack please contact –

Miss Arlene Fraser
Assistant Hospitality Manager
Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue
Fulham, London, SW6 6EA

Telephone:020 7610 7163
Fax: 020 7751 0164

The tender documents must be returned in the envelope provided to Hammersmith Town Hall no later than 12:00 Noon on Friday 12 October 2007.  Tenders received after that date and time will not and cannot be considered.

Notice dated 14 September 2007.

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Childcare sufficiency assessment: Assessing the parental demand for childcare in Hammersmith & Fulham

The Council are looking for an experienced organisation to assist the Early Years Service in carrying out this assessment.  The overall purpose of the childcare sufficiency assessment is to contribute to the Department for Children, Schools & Family (DCSF) 10-year strategy of “Choice for parents the best start for children” with the aim of improving life chances for all children and to close the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged families in the community.  The undertaking of the sufficiency assessment is central to the strategy of reducing child poverty through ensuring childcare to meet the needs of working parents.

The Childcare Act 2006 expands and clarifies in legislation the vital role local authorities should play as strategic leaders in facilitating the childcare market.  It reinforces the framework within which they already work in partnership with the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector to shape children’s services.  It focuses in particular on sufficient, sustainable and flexible childcare that is responsive to parent’s needs.

Section 11 of the 2006 Act places a duty on local authorities to undertake a childcare sufficiency assessment, in accordance with the regulations and with regards to the statutory guidance: "Childcare Sufficiency Assessments: Guidance for Local Authorities".  The sufficiency assessment is necessary for ensuring sufficient provision, enabling local authorities to identify gaps and establish plans to meet the needs of parents so they can fulfil their Section 6 Childcare Sufficiency duty.  Aims of the childcare demand assessment are to:

  • undertake a childcare demand sufficiency assessment meeting the requirements of Section 11 of the Childcare Act 2006 
  • ensure a relevant sampling size of all the key groups and age ranges in each sub-local authority area 
  • assess parents present and future needs and look at the form of childcare that could meet that need 
  • develop a clear and concise picture of the childcare needs of Hammersmith & Fulham residents 
  • develop a workable template for the Early Years Service to carry out annual reviews       

The consultation is proposed to be carried out from 22 October to 30 November 2007.  The Service Provider will be required to complete an agreed written report by 14 January 2008. 

The Council intends to use an "Open" tender procedure to carry out the procurement (no pre-qualification).  To receive  further information and/or a full tender/application pack please write or telephone - 

Mr M Gilleran,
Development Team Coordinator,
Early Years Service, 
Children’s Services Department, 
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, 
Town Hall,  King Street, 
Hammersmith, London, W6 9JU

Telephone: 020 8753 3696.

Closing date for submission of tenders will be 12:00 (noon) on the 4 October 2007.

Notice dated / published 6 September 2007.

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Joint Framework Agreement for the Procurement of Supporting People Services  (until 13 September 2007)

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (Principal Contracting Authorities) are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide Supporting People services under a joint framework agreement. The London Boroughs of Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon (Secondary Contracting Authorities) intend to access the joint framework agreement, although providers will not be under an obligation to supply services to these secondary authorities.

The services that are to be procured under the joint framework agreement will include accommodation based and floating support services for the following client groups: mental health, substance misuse, young people, homeless families including teenage parents and mother and baby services, offenders, single homeless people/rough sleepers/refugees, generic and people with complex needs. These services will be separated into categories i.e. lots under the framework agreement.

Current service providers to the Principal Contracting Authorities should be aware that they must submit an expression of interest, in the correct service categories above, in order to be considered for the future provision of Supporting People services.

Following the tender the Principal Contracting Authorities intend to create a preferred list of providers for each service category from which they can contract services when they are required. The framework agreement will have a duration of four years and the intention is to procure the majority of Supporting People services under the framework that fall into the service categories.

This process is open to providers already accredited in West London as well as providers operating elsewhere.  Any provider wishing to become a preferred provider for these services must formally express an interest by completing a pre qualification questionnaire (PQQ). 

Service providers that are already accredited in West London (or accredited by ROCC consultants) will be passported through the PQQ process, provided that Part A of the PQQ is duly completed and that their accreditation status is subsequently updated. Those providers not previously accredited in West London will be required to apply for accreditation should they be invited to tender following the PQQ stage.  

It is expected that the invitation to tender documents will be sent out no later than 1st October 2007. 

The Principal Contracting Authorities plan to award the framework agreement in February 2008.  

To obtain a pre qualification questionnaire to formally register an expression of interest please go to the SP Kweb website or write to: 

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
For the attention of
Claire Luu
Assistant Contracts Officer
Room B118
The Town Hall
Hornton Street
London W8 7NX

Background  information on the procurement process can be accessed from the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea website. 

Completed pre qualification questionnaires to register an expression of interest must be received by 12:00 Noon on 13th September 2007.  Any received after this date abd time will not and cannot be considered.

Notice published 14 August 2007

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Framework Agreement for Printing Services - 2008-2012
(until 29 August 2007)

Hammersmith & Fulham Council has recently reviewed and reorganised the way in which it procures print services.  Over forthcoming years it is estimated that Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s annual spend with external print suppliers will total up to £800,000 per annum.  In future it is intended that commissioning of all external print works will be channelled through the Council’s central Print Unit. By this means the management, efficiency and control of the Council’s print activity will be maintained and enhanced.

The Framework Agreement will run for a period of four years, commencing 1st April 2008.
Although driven by Hammersmith & Fulham Council and with the specific objective of meeting their own print needs, the resultant Framework Agreement will be made available for use by the London Borough of Hounslow, Hammersmith and Fulham Homes Services Ltd (an arms length management organisation) and other local authorities in London should they so wish (provided that the appointed Firms are able to supply).  Annual expenditure by L B Hounslow is estimated to be up to £1 million per annum. There will be no maximum or minimum spend either by the Council or other organisations taking part in the Framework Agreement.

Scope of printing services

A significant part of the Council’s printed material is produced via the sheet fed litho process. The Council also has a significant requirement for other types of printing and printed products; a full list is identified below by press, printing type or product.

Lot No. 1 - Up to 4 colour sheet fed litho to SRA1 / B1 sheet size
Lot No. 2 - Up to 2 colour sheet fed litho to SRA3 / B3 sheet size
Lot No. 3 - Web offset printed products 
Lot No. 4 - Promotional Materials and Products




The Council’s objective is to select and appoint a number of Firms for each  Lot outlined above.  Firms may be allocated to more than one Lot. For its own requirements, the Council proposes to work together with Firms, The Council’s central Print Unit acting as a corporate gateway to produce best value and best quality printing services for  the Council’s  print users as well as ensuring universal adherence to corporate identity guidelines. 

Once in place, all work will be procured from Firms on the Framework Agreement, identified by means of a ‘mini-competition’ conducted each time a piece of work is required. Each job commissioned will therefore be awarded in accordance with the Council’s Contract Standing Orders. All firms on the Framework Agreement will be appointed on a ‘no commitment’ basis – i.e. the Council (or other participating organisation) will call off services on an as and when basis and therefore does not guarantee a minimum volume of work. At this stage it is not known how many  Firms will be appointed to the Framework Agreement as this will depend on the range of bids received at the tender stage. However, by establishing a formal framework for the supply of printing services, the Council is looking to ensure that there is always capacity and resources available to the Council from Firms in the Framework Agreement. This will mean structuring the framework so that appropriate specialisms are suitably covered, in order that work can be placed with the most appropriate Firm(s). Work is likely to range in nature from simple forms and one- or two-colour leaflets to four colour brochures and reports, covering all aspects of the Council's activities.  Screen-printing, banners and other specialist work may from time to time be required.  

Hammersmith & Fulham Council may wish to seek additional benefits through this method of commissioning including electronic ordering and invoicing to further reduce the cost of supply.  

Hammersmith & Fulham places high importance on environmental considerations.  The Authority has identified the environmental impacts of its own activities and has committed to a number of environmental improvements set out in the Council’s Policy on the Environment 

Given the Council’s commitment to using the most environmentally and socially responsible goods and services, we require our suppliers to also place a high importance on environmental issues and address the environmental impacts of their own activities.

Therefore, we will be looking for applicants who offer evidence that environmental considerations are embedded into their policies, systems and operations. Under this contract a particular emphasis will be placed upon making the most effective use of available resources, conserving energy, re-using materials and minimising and recycling waste.

For further information please contact :

Mr Peter Kiberd,
Communications Division,
Assistant Chief Executive's Department, 
Town Hall, King Street,
London, W6 9JU.

Applicants who wish to be considered must obtain a pre-qualification questionnaire from Mr Kiberd at the above address. This pre-qualification questionnaire must be completed and returned to Ms Louise Raisey at the following address no later than 12:00 noon on 29 August 2007 (please note that responses received after this time and date will not and cannot be considered). 

Ms Louise Raisey,
Communications Division,
Assistant Chief Executive's Department, 
Town Hall, King Street,
London, W6 9JU 

Tenders will be sought from those short listed, however, the Council reserves the right not to award any contracts.
A notice was forwarded for publication to the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 27 July 2007 (published 31 July 2007).  It is intended to include firms on the framework agreement on the basis of the most economically advantageous tenders.

Notice published 27 July 2007 (15:20hrs)

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Review of Duplicate Payments and other recoverable items: Invitation to submit Expression of Interest  (until 13 August 2007)

The Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to perform a range of work relating to a review of duplicate payments and other recoverable items covering the accounting periods commencing from January 2004 up to and including December 2006: 

  • A review of invoices processed to identify duplicate payments to suppliers;
  • A review of input VAT claimed;
  • A review of supplier statements for credit notes and other adjustments not processed through LBH&F accounts.              

The successful applicant will be expected to arrange recovery or settlement of any appropriate items identified.  The successful applicant will be paid on the basis of a percentage of the actual sums recovered (and this will be set out in the contract documentation).

The Council is seeking expressions of interest and respondents to this Contract Notice must submit an application, in their own chosen format, which must include the following three items:

  1. Past 3 years audited accounts
  2. An outline of the respondent’s technical ability to carry out the work specified; and
  3. A list of previous clients, from whom we may approach up to 3 to provide references.              

Failure to submit any of these items (listed in (1) – (3) above) may result in the expression of interest being rejected.  Expressions of interest must be received no later than 12:00 noon on Monday 13 August 2007. Applications must be sent to Mr J Kanes at the address below.  Expressions of Interest received after this date will be rejected.

All enquries must be in writing (using the email contact or address given below).  Please note that the expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below as a paper copy, and cannot be considered if sent by email or fax.

Mr J Kanes,
Internal Audit Manager,
Finance Department,
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
2nd floor, Town Hall Extension,
King Street,
London, W6 9JU.

Notice dated 30 July 2007 

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Service Provider required for Provision of Childcare Vouchers via Salary Sacrifice Scheme
(deadline for expressions of interest 20 July, deadline for tenders 25 July 2007)

The Council currently has in place a child care subsidy scheme which provides childcare vouchers as a top up to salary.  This benefit is taxable.

The Council now wishes to switch to the government approved Salary Sacrifice Scheme for childcare vouchers.  We are seeking a provider who will be responsible for the overall running of the scheme, leaving the council with a minimum administrative burden.

The contract will be for 2 years commencing 1 October 2007.  There is an intention that during the contract period the Council will be carrying a review of additional benefits package available to staff and the outcome of this review will be reflected in the retendering of this service provision probably in the Autumn 2008.

The Council is using an “Open” tendering procedure.  Any organisation that can provide this service is invited to apply for a full tender pack which will include

  • the Specification;
  • Agreement;
  • Instructions to Tenderers (inc. tender envelope); 
  • Form of Tender; 
  • PQAF;
  • Pricing Schedule; and
  • Contractor’s Proposals                   

The deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is 12:00 noon on Friday 20 July 2007 and tenders must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday 25 July 2007.  These deadlines will be strictly adhered to and any expression of interest or tender received after the above dates will not be considered. 

The contract will be awarded on a price:quality ratio of 70:30. The Council will carry out a financial assessment (Experian) and only those tenderers who meet minimum financial standards will be evaluated.

The tender pack and full details are available from: 
Ms Valerie Bolger, 
Corporate Human Resources, 
East Wing 3rd Floor, 
Town Hall, 
King Street, 
London W6 9JU

Tel: 020 8753 2621
Email: val.bolger@lbhf.gov.uk

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FOR THE PROVISION OF CATERING SERVICES AT RAVENSCOURT PARK TEA HOUSE (until Monday 9 July 2007)

The Council is tendering a four year catering contract for Ravenscourt Park Tea House.  The Tea House is sitiuated in Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith, London, W6. The contract is expected to commence on 1 February 2008.  The Tea House provides, amongst other things, hot/cold beverages, hot/cold light snacks, breakfast dishes, pastries, main courses with side dishes, salads, confectionary, afternoon cakes and a seasonal BBQ, including home made products throughout the year.

Expressions of interest are sought from professional caterers or catering management companies who wish to be considered to be included in the tender process for the Tea House. Further information may be obtained from the Area Catering Manager, whose name and address is given below.

Expressions of Interest:  Respondents must submit an application, in their own chosen format, which must include the following six items:

(a). A profile of the applicant (e.g. sole trader, partnership, company or consortia)
(b). Details of previous work undertaken by the applicant over the last 3 years of a similar nature (including referees).  The Council may select any number of these organisations to obtain references
(c). A statement of each of the applicant'ss overall turnover and accounts for the past 3 years
Applicants must also demonstrate in their Expressions of interest:
(d). A proven track record in providing catering management of the highest calibre;
(e). Experience in preparing and implementing a marketing plan for the properties within which they work
(f). A proven track record in meeting exceptionally high food safety and Occupational Health & Safety standards 

Failure to submit any of these items (listed in (a) – (f) above) may result in the expression of interest being rejected.  Expressions of interest must be received no later than 12:00 noon on Monday 9 July 2007. Applications must be sent to Mr J Kale at the address below.  Expressions of Interest received after this date will be rejected.

All enquries must be in writing (using the email contact or address given below).  Please note that the expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below as a paper copy, and cannot be considered if sent by email or fax.

Mr J Kale,
Area Catering Manager,
Resident Services Department,
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham,
Room 37, Hammersmith Town Hall
King Street, 
London, W6 9JU.

Notice dated 4 June 2007.

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CHILDREN'S CENTRE FAMILY HOME VISITING SERVICE (until 16 July 2007)

The aim of the DfES 10 year strategy entitled "Choice for parents, the best start for children" is to improve life chances for all children and to close the gap between disadvantaged children and the rest of the community.  Children’s Centres are at the heart of this strategy for children under the age of five and their families.

Children’s Centres bring together a range of early years care, education, health and family support services in designated geographical areas.  It is envisioned that by bringing these services together in a manner that is both accessible and relevant, improvements in children’s ability to learn and thrive will increase.

The borough developed five centres during the first phase of Children’s Centre development (2004-2006).  During phase two (2006-2008) we will be building upon the success of these centres, expanding their reach and identifying seven additional centre delivery sites.  In addition, a Children’s Centre Famiy Support team is being developed.  This team will work across all centres offering targeted multi-disciplinary support to families who are not currently accessing centre based services.

The aim of the home visiting service is to work in partnership with the Children’s Centre Family Support team under the guidance of the team’s Community Development Officer to provide home-based support packages to vulnerable families with at least one child under the age of five supporting strategies developed by the team to strengthen families, prepare children so that they are ready to prosper when entering school, encourage engagement with the Children’s Centres,  and assist in closing the attainment gap by the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The contract for this service will be offered in the first instance until 31 March 2008 although it is expected that support for the Children’s Centre initiative will continue until at least 2010.

For further information and/or an application pack please write to Early Year's Service, LB Hammersmith & Fulham, Town Hall, King Street, London W6 9JU or contact Pat Bunche, Head of Early Years, on 020 8753 3772 or Ian Davis, Senior Strategic Commissioning Manager on 020 8753 1170.

Closing date for completed applications will be 12:00 (noon) on the 16 July 2007.

Notice dated 13 June 2007.

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DECORATION VOUCHER SCHEME
(until 16 June 2007)

Hammersmith & Fulham Homes Ltd (HFH) is launching a new initiative to issue decorating vouchers that qualifying residents can use to exchange for decorating materials and consumables at local suppliers.  HFH currently provides an allowance to help residents with decorating (wall papering, painting, etc) when moving into their new home.  The scheme also allows for the allowance to be paid to an existing tenant who is moving to a different property within the housing stock.

The proposed scheme will have benefits for both HFH and local suppliers.  HFH is anxious to demonstrate that it is delivering value for money, reducing fraud and improving the quality of the service it provides to qualifying residents.  The benefit for local suppliers is to generate additional income and indirectly this may help local employment by bringing more customers to participating retail outlets.

Following a review of the current scheme the proposal being explored by HFH is to provide qualifying residents with vouchers to shop for their decorating materials and consumables at any suppliers in the area, or the one most convenient to them. This may be a store within the boundary of Hammersmith and Fulham or a store close to the boundary. Qualifying tenants receive up to £250 to cover the costs of these improvements.  The current level of annual expenditure is in excess of £100,000. 

HFH would like to launch the scheme from 1 July, but this will depend upon the responses received to this advertisement from local suppliers and outlets willing to accept vouchers issued by HFH.  HFH has written to all known suppliers in Hammersmith & Fulham on 1 June, but there may some suppliers or outlets that have not been approached.  

If you are interested in taking part in this scheme as a supplier in the area or close to the boundary and you have not received a letter then please send in your expression of interest using the contact details below.

Initial expressions of interest should be received by HFH by Friday 16 June and it is anticipated that the scheme will be operational by 1 July.  Full details of how the scheme will operate will be sent to interested parties. There will be a formal legal agreement to be entered for the protection of suppliers which sets out the obligations of all parties.

Notice publsihed 4 June 2007

Mr Bryan Cunningham, Finance Director,
Hammermith & Fulham Homes Ltd,
Riverview House, Beavor Lane
Hammersmith, W6 9AR
Tel: 020 8753 2805 Fax: 020 8753 2903
www.hfhomes.org.uk
bryan.cunningham@hfhomes.org.uk

Hammersmith & Fulham Homes Ltd is a wholley owned company of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

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Fulham Palace - Café-bar as a concession
(until 11 June 2007)

Fulham Palace was a residence of the Bishops of London for almost 1300 years.  The Palace sits at the foot of New Kings Road, Fulham Palace Road and Fulham Road on the banks of the River Thames, just 5 minutes walk from Putney Bridge Tube Station.  Following 18 months of restoration the Palace reopened in November 2006.  Its elegant Georgian rooms now form a major new cultural attraction for West London comprising a museum, gallery and café-bar.  A large marquee has been erected within a private garden alongside the Palace for 10 months of the year. Together, these rooms and the marquee form a notable new private-hire venue for high-quality events (e.g. conferences, corporate hospitality, weddings and other social functions).

Since opening in November, the café-bar has quickly established itself as a destination venue in Fulham and its environs.  Gross revenue is increasingly rapidly and the café-bar has already established a reputation for a high quality offer.  The Council is of the opinion that there is significant potential to develop the offer still further by providing, for example, barbeques, ice cream and the provision of al fresco dining in the Palace’s walled garden.  The Council is inviting tenders to operate the café-bar as a concession.  The contract is for 10 years with breaks (for poor performance) in years five, seven and nine.  The tenderer will also become an approved caterer for the Palace and permitted to cater at events and functions on condition that small events (in particular those that are too small to be viable for the off-site caterers) are fully catered for.

The Council intends to use an "Open" Procedure to let this contract.  All communication concerning the process must be made in writing.  To receive further information and a tender pack please contact -

Mr Matthew Bates,
Hospitality Manager,
Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue,
Fulham, London, SW6 6EA..

Tenderers must complete and return all the tender documentation (as set out in the Instructions to Tenderers), and tenders must be received no later than 12.00 noon on Monday 11th June 2007. Tenderers  should note that any tender received after this time and date WILL NOT and CANNOT BE CONSIDERED. 

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CONTRACTS FOR WASTE (REFUSE, RECYCLING AND STREET CLEANSING), AND 
FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES 

The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is determined to:

  • put residents first
  • have a cleaner greener borough
  • deliver more efficient, better value for money services.                           

As part of a market testing programme to deliver these objectives, the council invites interested organisations to apply for one or both of the following contracts:

  1. A contract for the collection of waste (ie. refuse and recycling ) and street cleansing. and/or
  2. A contract for the grounds maintenance of parks and open spaces, including housing estates.                           

As previously advised in Prior Information Notices and at Contractors Open days, there will be in-house bids for these contracts, and the contracts will be awarded fairly to the best bid taking into account quality and cost. The new Administration sees the tendering of these contracts as an exciting opportunity to work with the council to improve the quality and efficiency of these important, highly visible services. The combined spend on all of these services is currently around £16m per annum.

Pre Qualification Questionnaires (PQQ) for one or both of these contracts need to be obtained from the sources detailed below, and returned to the council no later than 12.00 noon Tuesday 29 May 2007. Late PQQ forms will not be considered.

An outline of the two contracts and contact details are given below.

1. REFUSE & RECYCLING AND STREET CLEANSING CONTRACT

Refuse and recycling includes the collection of:

  • Refuse sacks from 40,750 domestic properties on a weekly basis and 16,200 on a twice-weekly basis
  • Recycling sacks from 40,750 domestic properties on a weekly basis and 16,200 on a twice-weekly basis  
  • 5,900 bulk refuse containers on a weekly basis (from 635 sites servicing 21,000 properties)
  • Recyclable waste from Smart Banks
  • Commercial waste from 2,500 commercial premises (including recyclable commercial waste)
  • Garden Waste and Christmas Trees for composting.
  • Waste from schools and other non-domestic properties
  • Bulky household items (furniture and household equipment)
  • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)                           

The council is also considering options for the separate collection of kitchen waste in the future.

Streets Cleansing includes:

  • The routine cleansing of streets on a 24/7, 16/7, daily, twice-weekly and weekly basis, including cleansing of residential streets on the same day as refuse and recycling is collected
  • Weed control
  • Removal of fly tips
  • Providing a night-time clear-all service in Town Centres and on designated roads
  • Cleansing of open spaces and car parks
  • Emptying and cleansing of litter bins
  • Cleansing following special events
  • Street washing
  • Responding to emergencies
  • Undertaking BV199 surveys using an independent third party                           

2. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

The grounds maintenance contract Includes the following services:

  • The maintenance of five principal parks, including sports pitches and horticultural features, using Green Flag principles.
  • The maintenance of 43 other parks, including sports pitches and horticultural features.
  • The maintenance of two working cemeteries.
  • The maintenance of open space areas, including housing sites.
  • Maintenance of school grounds including sports pitches.
  • Cleansing of toilets and changing rooms.
  • The inspection of playgrounds.                           

In both cases, the Council is looking to provide high standards of service. The new arrangements for waste will start from early April 2008, and for grounds maintenance from early March 2008.

The contracts will be for a seven-year period, the Council will also consider an extension of a further seven years as well as a fourteen-year arrangement.

Although the contracts are separate, the Council welcomes bids from contractors who wish to supply services for both contracts.  Organisations interested in bidding for the either contract should e-mail the Council’s external advisers White Young Green Environmental: len.attrill@wyg.com and annie.murphy@wyg.com.

The Contract Notices were forwarded for publication to the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 20 April 2007.  The Contract Notices for Refuse, Recycling and Street Cleansing Services and Grounds Maintenance Services were published in OJEU on 25 April 2007 (these links provide full details of these Contract Notices).

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Hammersmith and Fulham mixed use and civic accommodation development.
(until 30 April 2007)

The Council invites expressions of interest from prospective development partners for the design, site assembly, construction and funding of a mixed use development incorporating new civic accommodation adjacent to Hammersmith Town Hall campus.  The Council seeks to procure a development partner to deliver a mixed use scheme in Hammersmith, west London.  It is envisaged that the mixed use scheme will comprise:

  • Option 1 - store, offices, residential, retail, parking and environmental improvements; and / or
  • Option 2 - residential, offices, retail, parking and environmental improvements.                             

Both options will need to assess the viability of an alternative use and the implications of a range of housing tenures.  The project has an estimated value of £100,000,000.00 (excluding VAT) and is expected to be completed within 80 months from Contract Award

The procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2006 using the Competitive Dialogue procedure.  A Contract Notice was sent for publication in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 29 March 2007 and was published on 31 March 2007.  The “Common Procurement Vocabulary” (CPV) Codes for this project are - 

  • 45210000 (Building Construction Work)
  • 70111000 (Development of residential real estate)
  • 70112000 (Development of non-residential real estate)
  • 70122200 (Land purchase services)
  • 74000000 (Architectual, engineering, construction, legal, accounting and other professional services)
  • 74264000 (Construction management services)                             

Limitations will be placed on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate with the minimum envisaged number being 3 up to a maximum of 10.  Objective criteria will be used for choosing the limited number of candidates and these will be evenly weighted objective criteria of economic, legal and financial standing as set out in the specifications, the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.

The Council will use a staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated.

The award criteria to be used by the Council will be the most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

Full details on conditions relating to the contract and conditions for participation are set out in the  OJEU Contract Notice and these must be fully complied with.

The process is being managed on the Council’s behalf by Cushman and Wakefield, 43/45 Portman Square, London W1A 3BG.  All enquiries for further information should be sent to for the attention of Mr Michael Sudlow, whose telephone number is +44 (0) 20 7152 5030. and fax number is +44 (0) 20 7152 5388.  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can also be obtained from Mr Sudlow and requests to participate must be sent to Mr Sudlow at this address no later than 17:00 hrs on Monday 30 April 2007 (requests received after this time and date will not be considered).

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Capital Ambition Funding – Research and Development Project - 2007-2009
(until 20 April 2007)

London Councils Ltd represents all 32 London boroughs, the City of London, the Metropolitan Police Authority and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. The work of London Councils Ltd is to help its members deliver better services, and to promote cross-borough and pan-London working.

London Councils Ltd (www.londoncouncils.gov.uk) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations (including academic or policy institutions) to partner Capital Ambition (www.capitalambition.gov.uk) to deliver an innovative research and development programme. 

This will involve initiating a programme of research exploring the key challenges in London’s public services over the next five, ten and fifteen years and the delivery of a range of leadership and management development events to the ‘Top 500’ public sector managers in London, who will be delivering this. It is anticipated this might lead to a longer term partnership and the successful organisation might be able to lever in additional funds and income to support the project. 

Capital Ambition is the name of the regional improvement partnership which serves London local government. It has received Government funding to build capacity, support improvement and work with local authorities to deliver world class services. 

Funding of £600,000 has been allocated to March 2009 for this key project and the expected term of this contract will be 18 months.

London Councils Ltd intend to award the contract to an organisation with a proven track record of delivering similar projects to a high standard and within required deadlines. Experience of commissioning work to meet changing requirements and putting in place effective and sustainable partnership arrangements will be essential.  

It is intended that a lead organisation will work with Capital Ambition commissioning other agencies as required to deliver the project. 

For further details please download the Prospectus.

The procurement is being managed by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on behalf of London Councils Ltd.  For further information please contact :

Ms Jackie Rutherford,
Finance Department,
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham,
Town Hall, King Street,
London, W6 9JU.

Applicants who wish to be considered must complete and return a pre-qualification questionnaire.  This must be returned, duly completed, no later than 12:00 noon on 20 April 2007  to Ms Rutherford at the above address.  (Please note that responses received after this time and date will not be considered.)

Tenders will be sought from those short listed, however, London Councils Ltd reserves the right not to award any contracts.

A notice was forwarded for publication to the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 21 March 2007.  The Contract Notice was published in OJEU on 23 March 2007.  It is intended to award the contract on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender and it is expected that no more than 5 organisations will be invited to tender.

Please note that general queries raised during this stage from interested applicants have been received and answered.  To view the questions and responses click here.

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Prior Information Notice  - Grounds Maintenance

The Council will be competitively tendering a number of grounds maintenance services for parks, open green spaces, sports fields, cemeteries, and the like, and possibly housing estates, with the aim of placing a contract notice seeking expressions of interest in December 2006. There will be an in-house bid.

At present, no decision has been taken as to whether these services should be packaged as a single combined contract, or separately. Management of the Council's housing estates is carried out by an Arms Length Management Organisation - ALMO - (Hammersmith and Fulham Housing Management Services Ltd).  At the time of placing this Notice, it is not known whether the Housing ALMO wish to tender the housing grounds maintenance services in partnership with the Council, or separately.

Views from interested organisations on how these services could be packaged to facilitiate and optimise good quality value for money bids are sought. Comments, and requests for discussing this matter further, should be sent to John Francis (email) or write to him in the Performance & Procurement Division, Finance Department, 2nd floor Town Hall Extension, King Street, London, W6 9JU or telephone him on 020 8753 2582. If there is sufficient interest, it is likely that a contractors' open day may be held in late-July 2006. Organisations wishing to comment on contract packaging options, and/or participate in the Contractors' Open Day should contact Mr Francis no later than 21 July 2006.

A copy of this Prior Indicative Notice was sent for publication in the  Official Journal of the European Union on 27 June 2006 (date of publication 1 July 2006).

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Prior Information Notice  - Refuse Collection, Recycling and Street Cleansing Services

The Contracting Authority will be competitively tendering its refuse collection, recycling and street cleansing services, with the aim of placing a contract notice seeking expressions of interest in December 2006. There will be an in-house bid.

Views from interested organisations on how these services could be packaged to facilitiate and optimise good quality value for money bids are sought. Comments, and requests for discussing this matter further, should be sent to John Francis (email) or write to him in the Performance & Procurement Division, Finance Department, 2nd floor Town Hall Extension, King Street, London, W6 9JU or telephone him on 020 8753 2582. If there is sufficient interest, it is likely that a contractors' open day may be held in late-July 2006. Organisations wishing to comment on contract packaging options, and/or participate in the Contractors' Open Day should contact Mr Francis no later than 21 July 2006.

A copy of this Prior Indicative Notice was sent for publication in the  Official Journal of the European Union on 27 June 2006 (date of publication 1 July 2006).

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Tenders sought for the provision of the Road2000 Term Contract for London Principal Road Condition Surveys and Term Contract for Scanner surveys to London B and C Roads. (until 2 April 2007)

The Council on the 15 February 2007 sent for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) a Contract Notice (date of publication 17 February 2007) for a Term Contract.  The Council is acting as Lead Authority within London and invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced service providers to complete survey works under the following contracts:

The "Road2000" 2007 - 2010 London Principal Road Condition Survey Term Contracts have been divided into four(4) lots and are for the collection of pavement condition data on London’s principal road network and London’s B and C classified roads (Scanner only). They are split up into the following lots:

  • Lot 1 - Skid Resistance Surveys (using SCRIM)
  • Lot 2 - UKPMS (United Kingdom Pavement Management System) Detailed Visual Inspection.
  • Lot 3 - Scanner Survey A Roads (Scanner A)
  • Lot 4 - Scanner Survey B and C Roads (Scanner B&C)                                

Each contract will be let separately for a period of three years with the option of one 12 month extension that may be exercised at the Contracting Authority's discretion.

Scanner surveys to be completed in accordance with the Department for Transport (DfT) guidelines, requirements for Scanner surveys for reporting BV223 and BV224(a) in 2007/08 and thereafter. The survey data shall be processed in accordance with the latest version of the United Kingdom Pavement Management System (UKPMS) Rules & Parameters and shall be provided in HMDIF file structure for input by the Engineer into a UKPMS Tranche 3 accredited software system.

DVI surveys to be completed in accordance with the DfT, Best Value Road Condition Surveys for Local Highway Authorities latest version and in accordance with the latest version of the UKPMS Rules & Parameters. Adequately qualified personnel (in accordance with UKPMS guidance) will carry out the DVI on foot. All survey staff must be accredited to the required DFT standard for DVI surveys. The survey data shall be processed in accordance with the latest version of the UKPMS Rules & Parameters and shall be provided in HMDIF file structure for input by the Engineer into a UKPMS Tranche 3 accredited software package.

Skid (SCRIM) surveys to be completed in accordance with Skidding resistance surveys shall be carried out in accordance with Department of Transport Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 7: Section 3 - HD28/04 - Pavement Design and Maintenance - Skid Resistance. The Method to be employed shall be the standard Sideway-force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine (SCRIM).

Lots One, Two and Three are for road condition surveys on the London Principal Road Network. The road condition surveys undertaken are Detailed Visual Inspections (DVI), skid resistance surveys (using SCRIM) and Scanner surveys respectively. This work is funded by Transport for London (TfL) although the Contracting Authority (and officers thereof) is Client and Engineer to the Contract. All contract management is undertaken on behalf of TfL by the Contracting Authority.

Lot Four is for undertaking SCANNER surveys to the London B and C road network. This work is funded by the London Boroughs although the Contracting Authority (and officers thereof) is Client and Engineer to the Contract. All contract management is undertaken on behalf of the London Boroughs by the Contracting Authority. Lot four has been written with an access agreement. This will allow London Boroughs the option of entering into agreement with the awarded contractor, should they wish to take over management duties of this survey in the future (during the specified term of the contract).

Tenderers should not contact either Transport for London (TfL) or any other London Borough regarding these contracts. All communication and correspondence should be directed to the Contracting Authority.

The above mentioned contracts relate to the survey and collection of pavement condition data on London’s principal road network and London’s B and C classified roads (Scanner only).The anticipated commencement date of these contracts is 1.5.2007 and the expiry date is 31.3.2010. Subject to the discretion of the Contracting Authority, the Contracting Authority may wish to extend the contract(s) beyond the expiry date. For the avoidance of doubt any extension shall be for no longer than one period of twelve months.

The tendering exercise is being carried out in accordance with the "Open Procudure" (EU Public Sector Directive 2004/18/EC and the UK's Public Contract Regulations 2006).   Full details of the proposed contract are set out in the Contract Notice (No. 2007/S 34-041686) published in the  Official Journal of the European Union on 17 February 2007

For further details please contact: 

Mr Mark Hodgson,
Environment Department,
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Town Hall, King Street,
Hammersmith, London W6 9JU. 
Tel.  +44 (0)20 8753 3490.

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Tenders sought for the provision of professional consultancy services for the restoration and improvement of Bishops Park, Fulham, London, SW6 :  Contract commencing 25 April 2007.
(until 16 March 2007)


The Council invites tenders from qualified service providers who specialise in landscape works and have experience of dealing with large landscape parks and open spaces projects, (including restoration projects) and have experience of submitting proposals for Heritage Lottery Funding applications. This is a three stage commission to undertake the  restoration and improvement of Bishops Park, London, SW6 and in particular for: 

  • Stage 1: the production and submission of a Heritage Lottery Fund, Parks for People Stage 1 application by 30 September 2007;
  • Stage 2: if stage 1 is successful, the production and submission of a Heritage Lottery Fund, Parks for People Stage 2 application relating to the whole of the funding; 
  • Stage 3:   the production of all documentation, detailed design for planning, preparation of works tenders, procurement  and administration of the works contract through to completion and end of defects.                                  

This project with an initial fee budget of £75,000 and a possible overall budget of between £3-£5,000,000 works and fees provides a tremendous opportunity to enhance and improve the image of this landmark London park.

The Council is seeking tenders from organisations with extensive skills and experience in the design, procurement and implementation of heritage projects in urban parks and open spaces. Such organisations must have a proven track record of successfully leading on Heritage Lottery Fund funding applications. Subject to appraisal at each stage, the Council’s satisfaction with performance and the success of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Parks for People application, the selected consultant will produce a detailed design for Bishops Park with the active involvement of the community and carry the approved proposals through to implementation on site.

Implementation of the final design would be expected to take place during the winter and spring of 2010/2011.

The commission is subject to procurement procedures laid down in the Public Contract Regulations 2006 (and the European Union’s Directive 2004/18/EC). The Council will be awarding this contract under the open tendering procedure and the formal Contract Notice was sent for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on  30 January 2007.  Full details of the proposed contract are set out in the Contract Notice (No. 2007/S 23-027541) published in the  Official Journal of the European Union on 2 February 2007.

Interested consultants should note that they will be required to demonstrate amongst other things:

  • experience in project management acting as a Lead Consultant; 
  • experience of  producing  Conservation Management Plans, Management and Maintenance Plans and Audience Development Plans; 
  • experience of the preparation and submission of at least one successful Heritage Lottery Funding application within the last three years;
  • experience of managing large landscape design projects, including production of all documentation, detailed design for planning, preparation of works tenders, procurement  and administration of the works contract through to completion and end of defects undertaken within the last three years;
  • experience of working on heritage projects.                                  

It is also considered unlikely that an applicant would meet the Council’s financial requirements with an audited turnover of less that £600,000.

Tender information and documentation is available to prospective tenderers at a cost of £50 cheques to be made payable to the "London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham". To request  further  information and the tender documents applicants must apply in writing before 17:00 hours on 5 March 2007 to:

Projects Team, 
Planning Division,
Environment Department, 
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, 
Town Hall Extension, 
King Street, London  W6 9JU 

All completed tenders and accompanying documentation must be sent to: The Mail Room, Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, London, W6 9JU to be received no later than 12.00 noon on Friday 16 March 2007.  Any tender received after this date and time will not be considered.

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White City Area Programme Funding 2007-2009
(until 2 February 2007)

Organisations are invited to submit expressions of interest to carry out contracts for the projects listed below.  These projects are aimed to help residents into employment and support local businesses.

The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham has secured £3,000,000 over two years (April 2007 – March 2009) through the London Development Agency (LDA) to procure outreach, learning, job search and business support projects that will assist 1,740 local residents and 440 businesses. The council intends to award contracts to organisations with a proven track record of successfully delivering employment, learning, outreach, or business support programmes. 

The total programme comprises 12 different projects as listed below.

  • Business Support Targeted Interventions – promoting and supporting new businesses (est. value £325,000)
  • Business Skills – supporting new businesses with essential skills requirements,  such as financial management (est. value £210,000)
  • Media Sector Support – range of activities to support businesses in the creative and media sector (est. value (£205,000)
  • Tourism and Leisure Sector Support - range of activities to support businesses in the tourism and leisure sector (est. value £140,000)
  • Employability and Job Brokerage – range of activities  to support local residents in to work (est. value £560,000).
  • Skills and Employment advice and support for Disabled people and those claiming benefits on health grounds (est. value £370,000).
  • Skills and Employment advice and support for Lone Parents (est. value £120,000).
  • Skills and Employment - English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) - advice  and support for residents requiring basic skills and language support (est. value £135,000).
  • Skills and Employment advice and support for ex-offenders (est. value £95,000).
  • Construction industry Skills and Employment advice and training (est. value £195,000). 
  • Outreach employment and skills information and advice for workless Social Housing residents (est. value £90,000). 
  • GP based employment and skills information and advice for residents claiming benefits on health grounds (est. value £100,000).                                 

For further details please download the application pack.

Applicants who wish to be considered must complete and return a pre-qualification questionnaire (click here to download) no later than Friday 2nd February 2007 to - 

Mr J Umasuthan,
Regeneration Division,
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham,
Town Hall, King Street,
London, W6 9JU.

Please note that responses received after this date will not be considered. When completing the pre-qualification questionnaire you must state which of the above projects you are interested in tendering for.  For further information please telephone 020 8753 3480 or by email from jeeva.umasuthan@lbhf.gov.uk.

Tenders will be sought from those short listed for these individual projects, however the Council reserves the right not to award any contracts.

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