Purpose

Cabinet will be asked to approve the
procurement and award of a contract for delivery of Electrical
Services to HRA homes and communal areas.

Decision

Cabinet:
 
 

1.    
Approved the
procurement of a contract of a total value of up to
£63million for a term of 10 years with the option to extend
for 6 years, for the provision of Electrical system maintenance,
safety inspections and renewal services, primarily for Council
housing but with Corporate buildings within scope.

 

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 the
use of 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 contract and to enter into contract
terms post tender with the winning bidder 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.
 

5.    
Delegated the
award of works packages under the contract to the Strategic
Director of Place, acting in consultation with the Lead Member for
Housing.