Purpose

This  report seeks
authority to award contracts for asbestos services. The contracts
will be available to all council departments. 
 
This will provide a flexible service, which by
making use of economies of scale will yield value for money and
consistency of price, an improved quality to clients and service to
residents with added social value benefits whilst assisting the
council to facilitate its responsibilities under Control of
Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012.
 
A two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure
under the Procurement Act 2023 was used, with the opportunity
advertised through Find a Tender and the council’s Atamis
portal. Services were divided into four lots, with Lot 1 split into
East and West:
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Lot 1a (Housing Inspections East)
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Lot 1b (Housing Inspections West)
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Lot 2 (Corporate Inspections)
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Lot 3 (Housing Removal/Remediation)
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Lot 4 (Corporate Removal/Remediation)
 
Confidential Appendix A summarises all tender
submissions, evaluation criteria, scores, and the recommended
contract awards for each lot.