Purpose

The Council appointed Altair, via the Bloom
Framework, to provide Strategic Asset Management Procurement
Support on the Repairs and Maintenance re-procurement project and
Project Management support on the HTIP Programme in December 2022.
Altair, via Bloom, were appointed to carry out both roles, due to
the interdependencies between both projects.
The Council have obtained approval to extend the Repairs and
Maintenance contract through to completion via a Cabinet Decision
in January 2024.
This Officer Decision Sheet will provide authority to complete the
HTIP Project Management work, through to completion in 24-25.

Decision

To approve the extension of the agreement with
Bloom Procurement Services Limited to support the HTIP Programme,
including:
1)Provision of Project Management Office support throughout the
delivery of the transformation programme.
•Support effective and efficient governance, planning,
reporting and project management support to enable successful
delivery across multiple workstreams.
•Review, realign and create agreed workstreams to facilitate
effective delivery simplifying workstreams, managing dependencies,
and prioritising activity
2)Develop and implement a new Operating Model for the housing
function.
•Engage key stakeholders in developing and planning an
effective target operating model, advising on the key benefits and
opportunities and exploring key design themes and features (e.g.
in-outsourcing; internal commissioning models; tenancy services
delivery model; resident ‘ecosystem’ and access models;
etc.)
•Once a new model is identified, design and develop key
processes to transition the TOM into day-to-day operations
•Support the effective procurement, allocation and delivery of
Total Asset Management
•Support the development of strategic plans related to the
housing function.