Southwark Council (the ‘Council’) has previously issued a Prior Information Notice to gauge market interest in this procurement exercise. The Council is now issuing this Prior Information Notice to explain its intended approach to incorporating its social value requirements into the procurement, and to give interested parties an opportunity to engage with the Council in order to understand and provide feedback on the Council's social value proposals for this procurement.
The Council intends to procure 4 Major Building Works (Works) contracts. The works to be delivered under these contracts typically comprise of new build council homes, roof to homes, internal and external refurbishment works to existing buildings, fire safety improvements (part of major refurbishment), mechanical installations and upgrades (including heating, hot water, lifts and door entry systems), electrical installations and upgrades and external works to estate paths, roads, hard landscaping, fences, walls and outbuildings. The Works will be delivered under four contract areas:
Area 1 – Borough and Bankside and Walworth;
Area 2 — Bermondsey and Rotherhithe;
Area 3 — Camberwell and Peckham; and
Area 4 — Nunhead, Peckham Rye and Dulwich.
