This specification outlines the requirements to deliver the automatic doors contract to the University of Manchester. This includes the supply, installation, erection, hire, maintenance, and inspection of automatic doors across the University estate. The Contractor shall allow for and carry out the works in accordance with the Documents, Contract Conditions, British & European Standards, Statutory Requirements, all Law, the Contract and this document to the satisfactions of the Employer and appointed Consultants. The Contractor is to refer to any Architectural, Structural and other Consultant documentation prior to carrying out any works. This document describes the extent of the works, and the outline responsibilities of the Contractor. The details set out within this document are not intended to exclude or limit any other items that may be required by the Contractor, by or on behalf of The University, the Statutory Authorities and/or good construction practice. All works ancillary to, or in conjunction with, those detailed within this document will be deemed to have been included in the Contract Sum. The only method of submission is via the In-tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/Tenders/Current. You must complete all applicable documents and upload them onto the portal. Assistance on completing your submission through In-tend can be found on the Central Procurement Office webpages (which you are encouraged to read in advance of your submission).

Home Group is seeking to recruit suitably qualified and experienced construction partners for a Development Contractors Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Contractors are sought who have experience of new build residential construction. Home Group is seeking to set up this DPS under which it can procure construction works on development and regeneration projects. The scope of projects may vary and may include elements of conversion and refurbishment works. Project locations will be predominantly in Cumbria but could potentially extend into neighbouring areas. NOTE: To register interest and obtain a Selection Questionnaire or for further information please visit www.housingprocurement.com

Procure Plus Ltd (PP) is a social housing regeneration consortium. PP specialises in the procurement of goods, works and services for the construction and maintenance of social housing properties. Procure Plus is working with Local Energy Hub North West in establishing a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for domestic retrofit programme delivery. The DPS is for contracting authorities and public sector organisations to contract retrofit advice, assessment and installation of measures for low-income households. A number of call-offs under the DPS will be financed via Green Home Grant LAD Phase 2 Funding.

This procurement procedure is considered to be subject to the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Approved Provider List (APL) will be an open list: applicants can apply to join during its term if the applicant satisfies the selection requirements. The APL will be open for new applications from the date of publication of the invitation to participate documents and will remain open for new applications at any time during the APLs term. Following an evaluation process applicants will receive an outcome notification. Service users will predominantly be people with learning disabilities/autism, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities. But will also include a number of any other service user category. As determined appropriate the Council reserves the right to utilise the APL for the awarding of contracts under the Transforming Care agenda involving people with a learning disability and/or autism and who display behaviours that can be described as challenging. Successful applicants will be required to sign an APL Agreement and will be appointed as a provider. The APL will be used by the Council and associates to call-off when care and support is required in a supported housing setting. The call-off procedure provides flexibility in the way the Council will formulate and award service contracts with the intention of providing the best possible care and support to people and will be based upon the core service specification and core service contract. Existing business is anticipated to be retained by existing providers who have been successful in applying to the APL, on the basis of Service user choice. It is also anticipated that new business will arise each year. Successful providers may be required to produce an annual service development plan for each service contract to respond to changing needs and have regard to service efficiency and improvement. Social value may form part of the award criteria evaluation. The associate bodies, or their successors that can call off from this agreement are: NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG, NHS East Lancashire CCG, NHS Fylde/Wyre CCG, NHS Greater Preston CCG, NHS Morecambe Bay CCG, NHS West Lancashire CCG and NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG as well as Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. All aspects (documents/attachments/responses) of the application can and must be submitted via the eTendering system. The Council will not accept email or hard copy/paper applications in relation to this process and you must make your application electronically via the eTendering portal.

Lancashire County Council (the Authority) wishes to establish an open Provider List of Break Time and Short Breaks Providers who are suitable, capable and experienced to deliver the required services. This will greatly improve choice and the ability to meet the needs of children and young people with appropriate services. Short Breaks Services ("the Services") are essential for children with disabilities, their parents and their carers, to ensure better outcomes and to prevent escalation of their needs, where possible. The term 'short breaks' describes services that help adult parent/carers to more effectively provide care for their disabled child by providing them regular breaks The Services commissioned from the Provider List are listed below and will support the Authority in fulfilling its statutory duty to provide a full range of Short Break Services to children/young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND") which is sufficient to assist their primary carers to continue to provide care or to do so more effectively. The Lots have been developed to cover the range of Services available and have been grouped to align to the service area types and Service User's needs. Applicants are invited to apply for all or any of the following Lots and there is no restrictions for the number of lots they can successful in: Lot 1a Break Time Lot 1b Break Time Plus Lot 2a Day Time Short Breaks 2b Day Time Personal Care Lot 3 Night Time Overnight Short Breaks Lot 4 Intensive Positive Behaviour Support It is intended that the Provider List will remain effect for 5 years, with option to extend on one or more occasions, save that the length of this Provider List Agreement shall not exceed a maximum of 7 years. Service Contracts can be awarded as call-off contracts as detailed within the ITP. This procurement procedure is considered to be subject to the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Provider List is an open list: Applicants can apply to join during its term if the Applicant satisfies the selection, quality and price requirements and is able to deliver the Service as described in the Service Specifications. Evaluations of new Applications will take place annually as detailed in the ITP. The Authority reserves the right to evaluate sooner. Exact Application Evaluation deadlines dates will be communicated via the Sourcing portal as an online discussion or any other format which the Authority stipulates. It is the Authority's intention to evaluate new Applications annually or once 10 new Applications are received, whichever occurs sooner. All instructions on how to participate and apply to join the Flexible Agreement, evaluation criteria, terms and conditions and documents to be returned can be found on following webpage within the Contact details & attachments section of this Opportunity notice.

The Authority is inviting suitably experience Service Providers to apply for their Day Time Support service(s) to be included on the Authority's Provider List of Day Time Support Services for Older People and People with Dementia. The List has been open from 1st July 2018 and will remain open for a maximum of 10 years (unless terminated early). To gain a place on the Provider List, Service Provider will need to satisfy the selection requirements, have no grounds for exclusion and confirm they meet and will maintain the Minimum Quality Standards throughout the period of validity to be added to the Provider List. The Provider List does not provide any guarantee of business to any individual Service Provider. Now the Provider List has commenced, any Service User can access the Provider List and choose which daytime support they wish to attend from the Authority's website. Referrals can be made directly by the Service User, family and carers or via a social worker and the Authority's Care Navigation Service. An engagement event focusing on the future of older people's daytime support took place o 12th June 2017 The Provider List is be open for 10 years and Service Providers are invited to submit an application at anytime from 1st June 2018 using RFQ number 15199149. Please see link below to access the tender documents, where you will also see timescales for evaluation.