Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: January 23, 2025

Purpose: This report seeks approval to delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Housing, Care & Wellbeing to award a contract for the delivery of works and project support linked to the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund. Dependent on confirmation of a successful bid for funding, to be communicated early 2025

Content: 1)           That Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and New Homes and the Cabinet member for Net Zero and Environmental Services, to enter into the Grant Agreement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for the Warm Homes; Social Housing Fund Wave 3.   2)           That, subject to Warm Homes: Social Housing grant funding being agreed, Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and New Homes, to award a contract, following ‘negotiation without reopening competition to Suppliers’, to E.ON Energy Solutions to deliver the works summarised in this report with a value up to £2.4 million from April 2025 to September 2028.