Compliance
Our Compliance frameworks are clever, agile and really embrace building safety.
Our Compliance frameworks are clever, agile and really embrace building safety.
Asbestos inspections & testing
Water hygiene risk assessments
Fire safety frameworks
Heating & water hygiene
Frameworks that connect you with experienced consultants ready to support your projects.
Asset & development consultancy
Compliance consultancy
We've a number of frameworks to support your development projects.
Our framework covers fully managed, secure, flexible and auditable electronic payment services.
We've two frameworks that can help with your facilities management.
Our repairs and maintenance frameworks support all aspects of your asset management strategies.
Internal & external building works
Frameworks to help you design, deliver and maintain whole-house energy efficiency measures.
Zero carbon solutions
Electric vehicle charging
Mechanical ventilation
Domestic air source heat pumps
Communal air source heat pumps
Domestic ground source heat pumps
Solar thermal & PV
Communal ground source heat pumps
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Our DPS provides a quick, effective and compliant way to manage your responsive repairs, voids and planned maintenance projects.
All Repairs & maintenance frameworks
SEC will manage the process and be the initial point of contact if assistance or advice is needed. It provides a route to market for organisations looking to support their DLO, operate in lieu of one, or find a longer term repairs, voids or planned maintenance partner.
Some aspects of a Dynamic Purchasing System are similar to a framework – but an important difference is that suppliers can join or leave the DPS at anytime. This makes it easier to include local SME contractors and comply with Section 20 if required.
This Lot covers numerous repair works you may regularly require.
Suppliers can deliver various work streams. Including finishing works, painting and decorating, plumbing and heating, electrical installs, door entry systems, general maintenance and roofing. This list is not exhaustive and we welcome suppliers from all different work streams to join the DPS.
This Lot covers works required to your empty properties. Voids are usually time sensitive as you need to re-let the property quickly. When using this Lot you’re able to specify the work needed and advise on the timescales. You’re also able to specify one specific type of work, or several depending on your requirements.
This Lot covers planned capital works. It provides access to smaller, specialist contractors able to carry out your projects. We’ve developed a skills matrix to give you a detailed picture of how many of our current DPS contractors can deliver the works you’re looking for.
The DPS’s scope also means that local SME contractors are able to apply to join the DPS before we go to tender for your contract.
This Lot is for customers who would like to consolidate the provision of two or more of the above services under one contract. In this case a single supplier will be able to deliver your voids, responsive repairs and planned maintenance works.
We’ll talk to you about your upcoming project and ask you to complete a pre-project form. This helps us to tailor our services to your specific project and get you procurement ready.
Any contractors which you already know can register to join the DPS at this stage. Once approved they can then be included in your tender.
Once you're happy to proceed we will issue an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to all of the suppliers on the relevant Lot. Suppliers can choose to opt-in or opt-out.
Interested suppliers will then return the completed ITT back to you as the Client by your deadline.
You will evaluate the submissions and issue an award to the successful supplier. You must notify SEC of the decision.
Who can access this DPS?
Any publicly funded body can use the DPS – access is not limited to SEC Members alone. Full details can be found here.
Is there a cost to access?
There is no access fee to use our DPS. A levy % dependant on whether you are a guest or member is collected directly from the contractor once a call off contract is awarded. The levy operates on a cascade system – with the % charge decreasing in line with contract spend.
If you’d like to discuss this with us in more detail please let us know – we’re happy to help.
Can I ask my preferred suppliers to join the DPS?
Yes – if you have any small and/or local firms you like to use for certain repairs or maintenance works and are looking for a complaint route to award, you can point them to our DPS. This will make mini tenders including your preferred suppliers easier. We’ve produced some advice for suppliers looking to join the DPS.
