Purpose

To agree the future use of the council owned
property, Wheatridge Court.

Decision

Cllr Paul Hodgkinson sought Cabinet approval
to agree the future use of the council-owned facility, Wheatridge
Court.
 
 
Having considered all of the information,
Cabinet noted the report and
 
 
RESOLVED to:
 
 
1. Approve the continued use of the council
-owned facility, Wheatridge Court, for the provision of short -term
accommodation-based housing related support to refugees granted
Leave to Remain (formal Home Office permission to live  and work in the UK).

2. Delegate authority to the Director
 of Public Health  in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public
Health, Communities and Fire to:

a. Conduct a competitive procurement process
in respect of a
contract for the supply of accommodation-based
housing related support to refugees at the Wheatridge Court
facility referred to above. The proposed contract shall be for an
initial period of one year commencing 1st July 2026 and include an
option to extend its term for a further period of not more than one
year (1+1 years).
 
b. Award such contract to the preferred
tenderer; and

c. Determine whether to exercise the option to
extend the term of the above contract for a further period of not
more than one
year on the expiry of its initial one-year
term, subject to confirmation of available funding.