Tender: Cambridgeshire Installation of Modular Ramps and Automated Entry Systems for Cambs Home Improvement Agency

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Cambridge City Council is seeking a supplier to provide and install modular ramps and automated entry systems on behalf of the Cambs Home Improvement Agency (CHIA) to support Disabled Facilities Grant-funded and privately funded works across Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. This responsive works contract covers installations in mainly privately owned and housing association properties (and occasionally council housing), requires individual job completion on receipt of purchase orders following assessment by an Occupational Therapist or Trusted Assessor, and asks bidders to supply quotations, CDM documentation and meet KPIs for lead-in and completion times; the contract is for an initial two years with a possible two-year extension, fixed-pricing for the initial period, up to four suppliers may be appointed per lot, direct labour delivery is preferred with subcontracting limited to ancillary works, and contractors must support sustainability, safeguarding, Equality Act compliance and provide measurable social value; two thirds of current work is in Huntingdonshire and bidders should consider travel and the expected novation to unitary authority arrangements in 2028.