Periodic Electrical Inspection & Testing to Domestic Properties

Description

The works to be provided under this contract will consist of Electrical Inspection and Testing of the 'fixed' electrical parts of electrical installations within NIHE's Domestic properties, to be checked (periodically inspected and tested) by a qualified and competent person within a 5-year planned cycle. The electrical installations must meet the required standards, as per BS7671, the Requirements for Electrical Installations, set out within the IET Wiring Regulations Eighteenth Edition, as amended.
The contractors will record any non-compliances with BS7671, as amended and use observation classification codes, C1, C2, C3 and FI to indicate where remedial work and or further investigation must be undertaken. If observations are made with the electrical installation, requiring classification codes C1, C2 and FI, then remedial work will be required, these remedial works should be undertaken by the Contractor during the completion of the inspection and testing. Upon completion of the remedial works relating to observations classified as C1, C2 and FI, the Contractor must issue a Satisfactory Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR).
The work also incorporates the replacement of Smoke and Heat detectors which have already achieved or will achieve a 10-year life within the next 1 year.
Core Works which is Periodic Electrical Inspection and Testing including other Works, but not limited to, Electrical Installation Works, Fire Detection Alarm test and replacement Fire Detector's, and Consultancy services associated with this contract when required.
All electrical work is to be undertaken by an organisation that is a registered user/subscriber to an accepted electrical licence to practice system. All electrical workers engaged in the delivery of the service must be registered with and hold a valid Licence to Practice (LtP), issued by an approved electrical Licence to Practice system as set out by the Department of Finance. LtP systems which are currently recognised as providers under the LtP initiative are SparkSafe and ECS Check Northern Ireland (provided by the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme). 
All electrical work is to be undertaken by an organisation that is registered, operates, and maintains a UKAS accredited third party electrical certification system. Government-approved registering bodies in Northern Ireland are NICEIC (National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting) and NAPIT (National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers.
All information contained within this notice is indicative only and subject to change at any time without notice.  Full details of the Conditions of Participation and Scope will be detailed in the Associated Tender Documents.
The contract is focused on Domestic properties only.  Periodic Electrical Inspection & Testing to non-domestic properties will be subject to a separate procurement.
Note, the lot values and total contact values (both with and without VAT) have been rounded up to the nearest 100.  Precise  values relating to the pre-tender estimate for each lot will be provided in the ITT.