Market Consultation for Housing Construction for South and Mid Wales DPS (DPS HCSWa)

Housing Construction South and Mid Wales
LHC (acting as the Central Purchasing Body for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA)), are consulting on the potential establishment of a DPS Agreement for Residential Construction (including any associated community buildings and facilities) across South and Mid-Wales. The proposed lot structure consists of 17 lots across 16 South and Mid-Wales counties: Blaenau Gwent; Bridgend; Caerphilly County; Cardiff; Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion; North Powys; South Powys; Merthyr Tydfil; Monmouthshire; Neath Porth Talbot; Newport; Pembrokeshire; Rhondda Cynon Taff; Swansea; Torfaen; Vale of Glamorgan.
The Works (including associated Services and / or Supplies) to be delivered may include the development of new build housing projects, including ‘Housing’ (housing, bungalows, flats, apartments etc.) and ‘Accommodation’ (sheltered accommodation, care homes, extra care(e.g. dementia) student accommodation etc.) Further the DPS may also allow for the refurbishment and alteration of existing buildings as part of new build schemes or building conversion to residential accommodation.
WPA anticipates a wide range of projects potentially being delivered under the DPS, from single smaller sites to complex multi-site projects. This is reflected in proposed value banded sub-lots structure within each county for delivery of developments of varying sizes: up to 5 units; 5 – 15 units; 16 – 49 units; 50 units and above.
It may also be that a specialist lot within each county will be included to provide for the construction of Accommodation, in addition to the 4 value-banded lots which would then be specifically for the construction of Housing.
Scope may also include options for associated land purchases (and financing land purchase and development). It is likely that Clients will commission energy efficient buildings (e.g. by using a fabric first approach). Scope is also being considered to include Modern Methods of Construction, timber framed dwellings and the installation of district heating systems.
Please note that this is a market consultation and the profile of Works that will be procured by WPA is not fixed; the Works listed within the PIN are not exhaustive and WPA may add or withdraw Works from the profile described. Indeed, it is this tailoring of the procurement scope that is a primary objective of the Consultation. Whilst an end date of October 2030 has been stated, this is indicative only. Consultation appointments are available and market consultation comments are requested prior to the closing date for responses of 12:00 noon on the 9th September 2020. However the Market Consultation documents will remain available to view, ultimately being incorporated in the procurement documents which are published to support the Contract Notice.