In a meeting on Monday 3 November 2025, Councillor Sarah Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning (Deputy Leader) for Haringey Council approved the extension of gas maintenance contracts with Purdy Contracts Limited and Sureserve Compliance South Ltd. These extensions ensure continued gas servicing and maintenance for residents, while the council completes a full procurement exercise for long-term contracts.

Extension of Gas Maintenance Contracts

Councillor Sarah Williams approved the extension of existing gas maintenance contracts with Purdy Contracts Limited and Sureserve Compliance South Ltd (formerly K&T Heating Services Ltd) until 31 March 2026. This decision, documented in the Decisions 03rd-Nov-2025 10.45 Cabinet Member Signing document, was made to avoid disruption to residents and to comply with the Gas Safe Regulations 1998¹. The contract with Purdy Contracts Limited was extended at an additional cost of £1,305,000.00, bringing the total contract value to £18,759,908.90. The contract with Sureserve Compliance South Ltd was extended at an additional cost of £1,220,000.00, with the aggregated total value of the contract remaining at the original figure of £11,800,000.00.

The report noted the reasons for the decision:

To continue with the servicing and maintenance of Domestic & Commercial heating systems with minimal disruption to the residents due to faults and breakdowns. To ensure continuity in adhering to regulation 36 (Duties of Landlords) under the Gas Safe Regulations 1998 to keep residents safe. This was the most economically advantageous route, as a new interim provider would almost certainly have inflated the contract sum, which would have been challenging under the current financial climate. To procure the new long-term Domestic & Commercial Heating contracts for mobilisation by 1st April 2026, which was in alignment with the new financial year.

Alternative options, such as doing nothing, undertaking a full procurement exercise immediately, or in-house delivery, were considered but rejected. A full procurement exercise was underway but would not be completed before the original contract expiry date. In-house delivery was deemed unviable due to a lack of skilled staff and the time and investment required to set up an in-house team.