Purpose

Approval to tender and
award 6 contracts, procured as Lots in one procurement exercise,
for contracts to deliver testing, maintenance and works to ensure
continued regulatory compliance of HRA properties.

Decision

Cabinet:
 

1.   
Approved the procurement of a suite of six
contracts each for a term of 10 years with the option to extend for
6 years with a maximum aggregate value of £94,050,000, for
the provision of safety inspections and building compliance checks
and works, primarily for Council housing but with Corporate
buildings within scope each as set out in this report.
 

2.   
Approved a waiver of the Council’s default
evaluation criteria of 70% Price: 30% Quality and instead award the
contracts on the MEAT basis of a 50% Quality, 40% Price, and 10%
Social Value weighting for the reasons set out in Section 2 of this
report, Procurement Proposals.
 

3.   
Approved a waiver of the requirement to use the
Council’s Fusion procurement portal and instead use the
Mercell portal managed by Lumensol Limited, the Council’s
appointed consultant, for reason set out in Section 2 of this
report, Procurement Proposals.
 

4.   
Delegated approval of the award of the contracts to
the Strategic Director of Place, acting in consultation with the
Lead Member for Housing, the Strategic Director of Resources and
the Deputy Director of Legal & Governance subject to the value
of the contracts not exceeding the values set out in this
report.
 

5.   
Delegated order of contract works/ services
packages throughout the term of each contract to the Strategic
Director of Place, acting in consultation with the Lead Member for
Housing subject to budget availability for the relevant
package.