Purpose

In March 2024, the Cabinet
Member for Finance and Property
approved the commencement of a procurement procedure to award a
Hard Facilities Management (FM) Building Maintenance Services
contract to start on 1 October 2024 and delegated authority to the
Assistant Director of Property and Assets to award the
contract.
 
This new Hard FM contract will
replace the existing Maintenance Term Contract, which will not be
extended beyond its conclusion on 30 September 2024.  The new contract will deliver a greater scope of
maintenance activities, consolidating the bulk of Hard FM activity
within a single contract.

Decision

The Assistant Director (Property and Assets)
has awarded a contract for the provision of Hard FM Building
Maintenance Services for the County Council to Bellrockat an annual
spend that will not exceed £12M in accordance with the
contract framework cap and maximum estimated combined revenue and
capital spend that the County Council will direct through the
contract. The contract is to commence 1 October 2024 for an initial
period of five years with an initial option to extend by three
years, and a subsequent option to extend for a further two years,
for a maximum duration of 10 years.