How to win: Energy Efficiency and Planned Maintenance Works for Council Homes

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The current contract for the provision of energy efficiency and associated planned maintenance works to Council homes is due to expire in April 2026. It is proposed that the Council undertakes a procurement exercise to award a replacement contract so that service delivery may continue uninterrupted at the end of the current contract. The proposed services / works to be covered by the new contract are as follows: • PAS 2035 Services including Retrofit Assessment, Retrofit Design, Retrofit Coordination and Retrofit Evaluation, in accordance with PAS 2035:2023 • Production and submission of planning applications • Production and coordination of party wall agreements • Coordination with the council to provide information to external grant funders - currently DESNZ under the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund, Wave • External and internal insulation works, including to walls, floors, lofts and roofs and below damp proof course (DPC) • Cavity wall insulation, including removal and replacement of failed insulation · Installation of renewable energy installations · Installation of low carbon heating systems , including Air Source Heat Pumps • Replacement doors, windows, canopies and window tri

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