Housing body seeking service providers on £500m framework

Digital asset solutions providers are sought for eight-year framework

A housing body is seeking service providers for its Digital Asset Delivery Framework, which is worth an estimated half-a-billion pounds.

The Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) says it is looking for providers for its Digital Asset Delivery Framework to "advise, capture, create, host and maintain digital asset solutions in respect of the built environment" over an eight-year term.

The not-for-profit organisation currently has over 100 members which consist of housing associations and local authorities with housing stock which service over half-a-million social housing homes across the UK.

The framework will be able to be accessed by any of CHIC's members and other authorised users.

"The solution(s) must deliver the most efficient service to us operationally, contractually and commercially," CHIC said in the tender.

"Off-the-shelf solutions are sought; however, it is anticipated solutions will undergo further development to meet the emerging Building Safety Bill 2020.

"The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).

"However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement."

The time limit for submissions is June 11 and the tender is not split into lots.