Decision Maker: Corporate Director (Operations and Delivery)

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: June 16, 2025

Purpose: The current contract with Gasway Services Limited (originally two contracts - one with Blueflame and one with Gasway - until the latter company took over the former company) expires at the end of June 2025 having been extended since its original end date in 2021. A full procurement exercise was commenced but was not completed. Together with our colleagues in the County Council’s procurement team TDC has entered into an access agreement with Eastern Procurement Limited, a framework provider based in the Eastern region founded by and specialising in services for social landlords. Working with Essex Procurement Partnership and with Eastern Procurement Limited we have identified a fully compliant and competitively tendered framework from which we can directly appoint a new contractor.

Content: To enter into a five year (3 year initial term with the option to extend for a further 2 years) contract with Gasway Services Limited through the framework provided by Eastern Procurement Limited for gas testing, servicing ad repairs, and other related heating work.