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Declarations of
interest made for this item:
 
None.
 
RESOLVED
 

1.   
Pursuant to the CSO 0.08, it was recommended that the Cabinet
Member of Housing & Planning approve the direct award of the
contract to Contractor A for structural remediation works at
Chettle Court, Cordell House, and Edgecot Grove for £2,943,866, with a 30-week
delivery period.
 

2.   
It was further recommended that the Cabinet Member for Housing and
Planning approved the professional fees of £155,621 which
represented 5.29% of the contract sum. And notes the total project
cost of £3,009,487.
 

3.   
For Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to note that an
estimated total of £851,890.51 that would be recovered from
leaseholders as their contribution to the cost of the works.
 
Reasons for
decision
 
A key objective of the Housing Asset
Management Strategy was to ensure
that Haringey’s housing assets were safe
and fully compliant with the latest Building Safety Regulations. In
addition, the strategy supported the overarching priorities set out
in the Corporate Delivery Plan (2024-2028), specifically:
‘Homes for the Future – Everyone has a home that is
safe, sustainable, stable and affordable’ and ‘We will
work together to drive up the quality of housing for
everyone’
 
Cabinet Member for Housing & Planning
approval was sought to directly award a JCT Standard Building
Contract with Approximate Quantities 2016, for the delivery of
essential structural remediation works at Chettle Court, Cordell
House and Edgecot Grove. This contract
would be awarded via a direct appointment under Lot 2.2 of the
London Construction Programme Major Works Framework. The
procurement process was fully overseen and managed by Haringey
Council’s Strategic Procurement team to ensure compliance and
transparency. The contract would run for a duration of 30
weeks.
 
The three blocks included in the project have
been identified as requiring structural remediation works following
structural surveys, asbestos surveys and a fire safety survey. The
project would enable works to commence and contribute to properties
being maintained to a safe and compliant standard.
 
In 2022 the works were tendered and, following
evaluation, awarded by a member decision dated 18 March 2022, to
Cosmur Construction (London) Limited.
However, following the contract award but before commencement on
site the contractor began experiencing financial difficulties and
in May 2023 a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) was approved.
Cosmur’s CVA was then terminated
in September 2024, and they formally entered
into liquidation. The works were then retendered in
2024.
The Tenderers were asked to provide social
value submission, which accounted for 10% of the total Tender
score. The London Borough of Haringey was dedicated to a
performance and evidence-based approach to Social Value.
 
Using the National TOMs (Themes, Outcomes, and
Measures) System developed by the Social Value Portal, bidders were
required to propose credible targets for the following performance
areas, which would be monitored:
 Employment: Direct FT employees
hired for duration of contract.
 Employment: Direct FT employees
from a NEET background hired for the duration of the contract.
 Employment: Work experience
placements.
 Local Businesses: Expert advice to
VCSE and MSE. Page 10
 Local Businesses: into work for
local jobseekers.
 Local Businesses: Local spend
targeted areas.
 Employment: Percentage of staff
paid London living wage.
 Supply Chain: Percentage of supply
chain paid London living wage.
 Training: Access to accredited
short course portal
 Local education: School engagement
and curriculum support activities.
 Volunteering: 32 hours of
volunteer time to support local initiatives.
 Training: Resources to support
VCSE.
 Environment: Carbon offsetting
donation.
 Community: Donations to community
projects.
 Health: Donation to health
interventions.
 Training: Equality, diversity and
inclusion training for staff.
 Health: Staff provided access to
health and wellbeing programmes.
 Health: Access to accredited
training portal
 
The value of the Social Value commitment was
detailed in Appendix A – Exempt Report. Following evaluation
of bids bidder A was the preferred bidder. The S20 notice issued to
leaseholders was however discovered to be incorrect, so an award
could not proceed.
 
Bidder A was however a top-ranking contractor
on Lot 2.2 on the LCP framework, a Qualifying Long-Term Agreement
covering the works involved. Officers therefore propose a direct
award, subject to appropriate S20 consultation to bidder A. The
correct S20 notices have now been served (see Leasehold
Implications below).
 
Alternative options
considered
 
An alternative option would be to advertise
the contract through the London Construction Programme Major Works
framework. However, as the contract had already been competitively
tendered, and the successful contractor is also the top ranked
provider under Lot 2.2 of the framework a decision was made to
proceed with a direct award to this contractor. This approach was
endorsed by Haringey Council’s Strategic Procurement team,
which considered factors such as the efficiency of accessing
pre-approved contractors and the added value of engaging a company
with a strong local presence and commitment of resources within the
borough.
 
The option of not proceeding with the proposed
work was considered. However, this would prevent the Council from
fulfilling a key priority of the Housing Asset Management Strategy
2023-28 – namely ensuring that existing council owned
properties are maintained to a safe and compliant standard.