Stock Condition Surveys for Wrexham County Borough Council Housing Stock

Description

Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) is looking to appoint up to two Contractors to carry out Stock Condition Surveys to its housing stock. The surveys will assist WCBC in assessing the age and condition of each building element, which in turn helps to plan improvements that might be due in the future. The information collected will help WCBC ensure all homes are safe and maintained to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard as well as supporting the creation of a viable Housing Revenue Account Business Plan for the next 30 years.  As a result of this it is recommended that all interested parties are fully aware of the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) 2023.
Contracted work may be located anywhere across Wrexham County Borough with all WCBC owned and / or managed buildings falling within the scope of this Contract.
WCBC will endeavour to share the allocated work equally between the two successful Contractors to the best of its ability but does not guarantee that there will be an even split of work - see the tender documentation for further information. 
Currently WCBC has a Housing portfolio of over 11,000 properties. The successful Contractor(s) will be required to complete a combined total of 500 stock condition surveys by the end of March 2026 and a further 2,000 stock condition surveys each by the end of March 2027. Depending on when the contract commences a pro rata rate will be agreed for the number of surveys required by end of March 2026.
In addition to the Stock Condition Surveys there may also be the requirement for some of the properties to have a domestic energy assessment carried out and energy performance certificate (EPC) produced. The ability to produce an EPC is not a mandatory requirement or a pass/fail but will be beneficial. The main focus of this contract is Stock Condition Surveys.    
Please note that the Council reserves the right to only proceed with award to a single Contractor, i.e. the highest ranked Contractor only following evaluations. The Council does not commit itself to awarding any Contract through this Procurement exercise.