Purpose

This Procurement Report
recommends two contract awards to assist with accelerating our rate
of repairs of homes, particularly where the property is empty,
‘a void’, or where the resident is working with the
council on the resolution of a repair via a legal advisor, cases
that are known as ‘legal disrepair’. These contracts
will help ensure that our residents have the homes they deserve and
reduce payments from the council to external legal firms from funds
that could be used to ensure high-quality properties and resident
services.
 

1)   
Using the Procurement for Housing ‘Responsive
Repairs and Voids’ framework, Lot 2 ‘Void property
refurbishments’ to award a general build contract to ARC
Group London. The direct award is intended to support an
overarching strategy to improve outcomes from the responsive
repairs service – specifically by providing additional
general building capacity to support on the delivery of legal
disrepair cases and void works.
 

2)   
Using the NMHF Framework ‘Asset Management
Consultancy’ framework to award a contract to MLCS3 for the
provision of disrepair surveying services.
 
Both awards are value and time
limited award to support the effective delivery of legal disrepair
case outcomes and void works over a one-year period. 
 

Decision

1.   
Appendix 1 is not for publication on the basis that
it contains information relating to the financial or business
affairs of any particular person
(including the authority holding that information) as set out in
paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as
amended).
 

2.   
Direct award a ‘General Building Works’
contract for a maximum value of £1,500,000 for a contract
period of 1 year to ARC Group London via the Procurement for
Housing framework.  We aim to incept the
contract as soon as allowable.
 

3.   
Direct award a contract for disrepair surveying to
MLSC3 for a maximum value of £130,000 for a contract period
of 1 year via the NMHF Framework Asset Management Framework. We aim
to incept the contract as soon as allowable.