Divine Ihekwoba

...to retrospectively approve a £1,840,237.07 contract variation for facade repairs at Mandeville Primary School, including the replacement of failing terracotta corbel elements on the main roof, works which have already been completed due to health and safety concerns.

Hackney Council's Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee decided on 07/10/2024 to approve a procurement strategy for planned capital works. The council will appoint up to four contractors via a mini-competition off the Fusion 21 framework for contracts valued at £45 million per annum. The Group Director of Climate Homes and Economy will sign off contract awards, and the Chair of the Housing Investment Board will approve individual works packages.

...to authorize Hackney Council's participation in the new North East London framework and the London HIV Prevention Programme for sexual health prevention and reproductive health promotion services, with a combined maximum contribution of £1.075 million (ex VAT) over four years, and the option to increase contract values by up to 40% if additional national funding becomes available.

The Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee of Hackney Council decided on 07/10/2024 to approve the award of two contracts for lift servicing and repairs to residential lifts across Hackney's housing stock. These contracts, one for the East area awarded to Supplier A and one for the West area awarded to Supplier B, are for an initial five-year term with an option to extend for up to five further years. The decision includes noting that an annual performance report and tracking of social value commitments will be presented to the Hackney Procurement Board.

...to ensure continuous parking services, a contract for £3,000,000 was directly awarded to Polaris Software through the G-Cloud 13 framework for an initial two-year term, with a possible one-year extension, to provide parking permits, enforcement, and associated IT systems.