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Report of the Director of Placemaking and Housing. Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Private Renters, and Planning.

Approval of award of MDC contract for the 1st tranche of retrofitting council housing stock.

The Cabinet Member for Resident Services &Tackling Inequality introduced the report, which sought approval for the award of a consultancy contract for Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy (& Retrofit Designer) services for the ‘Retrofit For Haringey 01’ project.

The consultancy contract term would be for a period of up to 24 months covering all design and delivery phases.

This contract would be the second within the Retrofit for Haringey programme, covering the fabric first retrofit of 289 street properties.

In response to questions from Cllr Hakata and Cllr Cawley-Harrison, the following was noted:

• This would be the first retrofit project which the Council had commenced since approving the Housing Energy Action Plan (HEAP).
• This contract covered the ‘fabric first’ retrofit and the 289 homes would be part of the first project.
• The houses had been selected in line with the criteria set in the Housing Energy Action Plan and were the worst performing properties in terms of energy performance.
• It was noted that in the long-term plan, there would be leasehold properties involved in this retrofit programme.

Further to considering, the exempt information set out at item 26,

RESOLVED

To approve the award of the consultancy identified in the exempt report.

Reasons for decision

The consultancy identified in the exempt report successfully won a competitive tendering process in May 2023, meeting the requirements laid out by the Council.

The services provided by the consultant are in accordance with PAS 2035:2019, which is the standard for retrofitting domestic dwellings, and a mandatory project requirement when applying for government grant funding.

Alternative options considered

Do Nothing:

The Council had made a commitment to become a net zero carbon borough by 2041, this commitment includes provision to retrofit all its social housing stock (circa 15,000 properties) as part of the Council Housing Energy Action Plan (HEAP) 2023-2028.

Delay:

The Council could wait to award this contract, until external grant funding rounds open towards the end of 2023, but ensuring a supply chain is in place prior to applying for external funding will give the Council a greater chance of making a successful bid.