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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Paul Dennett, City
Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council
Constitution do hereby approve:
 
·     
the variation to the contract sum to enable the
building of 21 affordable homes at Tootal
Grove, as
detailed in the table below:
 

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Construction of 16 move on units and 19 affordable
homes.

Name of Successful
Contractor

              
PLP Construction Ltd.

Supplier Registration Number

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

                           
03244506

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

Private Limited Company

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

SME

Contract Value (£)

£7,377,513

Contract Duration

16 months

Contract Start Date

01/03/2024

Contract End Date

29/08/2025

Optional Extension Period 1

months

Optional Extension Period 2

months

Who will approve each Extension
Period?

Procurement Board (extension >
£150k)

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

       
KONRAD MAGDINSKI 793 2197

Lead Service Group

Place

How the contract was procured?

(to be supplied by
procurement)

ICN Framework

Framework Details (where
applicable)

(procurement body, framework reference
& title, start/ end date

Innovation Chain
North (ICN) is a framework for construction and associated
professional services procured under the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 and is OJEU compliant. It has been designed to
support the delivery of new homes and associated social
infrastructure across the North of England. The framework includes
lots for contractors, associated professional services as well as a
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of Modular
Homes.
 

Funding Source

Grant

Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s
Employment Charter

?

EC: Committed to sign Charter

?
 

EC: Accredited Living Wage
Employer

?

 
The purpose of this
report is to seek approval for a variation the increase in costs to
enable the building of 21 affordable homes at Tootal
Grove.
 
The
scheme has significant benefits including:

·     
Reducing the use of temporary accommodation,
particularly if it reduces the need to place homeless out of the
city and placing vulnerable residents in permanent accommodation is
shown to have positive impact on health.

·     
RSAP provision will provide valuable move on
accommodation with support for people who have experienced multiple
disadvantage and tenancy failure.

·     
It will provide valuable, affordable “stepping
stone” accommodation for those who are seeking to address
issues within their life such as mental health challenges,
substance misuse, domestic abuse.

·     
RSAP accommodation acts as a “trial
tenancy”. The length of stay is expected to be up to 2 years
which allows the occupant to prove their tenancy readiness to other
landlords. Many may be bypassed on the register without this
positive tenancy evidence.

·     
Affordable supported accommodation is rare and
allows people to access employment without the burden of high cost
supported accommodation that is the norm within exempt
accommodation schemes.

·     
RSAP units have been designed to be day to day cost
effective for the occupant - leading to financial viability for the
occupant and increasing the sustainability of the
tenancy.
 
Assessment of Risk: High
The
RSAP funding is time limited and requires a start on site before
March 2024 to enable grant draw down. The council will need to
enter contracts to enable this to happen.
 
Increased grant requests require confirming before contracts are
entered into.
 
Future construction risks will then be monitored, and mitigated,
through the project group.
 
The source of funding
is:
·     
Homes England RSAP and Affordable Housing Programme
funding
·     
Capital Programme - Invest to Save and USB capital
grant
·     
Brownfield Land Release Fund.
 
Legal Advice obtained – The Shared Legal Service
– Tony Hatton
 
Financial Advice
obtained Grace Rogerson
– Senior Accountant
 
Procurement Advice obtained
Debbie Derbyshire Ext 6244
 
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process: NA
 
Contact Officer: Konrad Magdzinski
Telephone number: 0161 793 2197
 
This matter is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate Scrutiny
Committee to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity
Scrutiny Panel.
 

Signed:   Paul
Dennett      Dated:
10 January 2024   
 
                 
City Mayor
 

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE
ONLY
 
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This decision was published on 12 January 2024
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This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 19 January 2024
unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making
Process Rules.