Issue - meetings

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST MADE FOR THIS ITEM:

None

RESOLVED

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning (Deputy Leader):

Approved the award of the four partnering contracts across four geographical Lots, to four separate successful bidders stated in the Part B Exempt report for a period five years with an option to extend a further five years, in accordance with CSO2.01 (C), conditional on leaseholder consultation.

Pursuant to Cabinet approval in June 2025 delegated authority for the Director of Housing, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources, to issue works orders under the contract in line with the annual Cabinet approved, Housing Revenue Account Housing Capital Programme.

Reasons for decision

The award of the four contracts supports the strategy approved by Cabinet in July 2022 ‘Partnering Contracts Strategy for Housing Major Works’ and established four long-term partnering contracts which were identified as the best way to address decency issues which adopted a holistic approach to refurbishing properties and blocks (both tenanted properties and leasehold) and maximizes the social value benefits of the Council’s investment. Key objectives of these contracts will include:

 Ensuring that all stock met the Decent Homes Standard, and this would be maintained going forward.

 Ensuring that all Council owned homes had a minimum of an EPC B by 2035.

 Ensuring that statutory safety standards were maintained in all blocks.

 Providing employment and training opportunities; supporting and enabling SME supply chain in the borough to benefit from the investment and involving our residents at all stages in the procurement and delivery process.

The Partnering Contracts would deliver Housing capital investments works to properties owned and managed by the Council and included but not restricted to:

 Decent Homes Related Works

 Building Safety & Fire Safety Related Works

 Block Refurbishment Works

 Mechanical & Electrical Works

 Decarbonisation Related Works

 Neighbourhood & Estate Improvement Works

 Internal and External Cyclical Works

Alternative options considered

None.

This report sought approval for the contract award of four long-term Partnering Contracts following previous Cabinet approval in June 2025. The contract award was for four contracts, across four geographical Lots, to four separate providers to develop investment and maintenance works for Housing Asset Management. This contract award followed the conditional award and the completion of leaseholder consultation. This contract award followed a review of the evaluation completed prior to seeking Cabinet approval for contract award in June 2025. The review led to changes in the evaluation scoring for each lot and a change to the award for one of the four Lots.

RESOLVED

It is recommended that the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning (Deputy Leader):

Approve the award of the four partnering contracts across four geographical Lots, to four separate successful bidders stated in the Part B Exempt report for a period five years with an option to extend a further five years, in accordance with CSO2.01 (C), conditional on leaseholder consultation.

Pursuant to Cabinet approval in June 2025 to delegated authority for the Director of Housing, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources, to issue works orders under the contract in line with the annual Cabinet approved, Housing Revenue Account Housing Capital Programme.

Reasons for decision

The award of the four contracts supported the strategy approved by Cabinet in July 2022 ‘Partnering Contracts Strategy for Housing Major Works’ and established four long-term partnering contracts which were identified as the best way to address decency issues which adopts a holistic approach to refurbishing properties and blocks (both tenanted properties and leasehold) and maximizes the social value benefits of the Council’s investment. Key objectives of these contracts would include:

 Ensuring that all stock met the Decent Homes Standard, and this was maintained going forward.

 Ensuring that all Council owned homes had a minimum of an EPC B by 2035.

 Ensuring that statutory safety standards were maintained in all blocks.

 Providing employment and training opportunities; supporting and enabling SME supply chain in the borough to benefit from the investment and involving our residents at all stages in the procurement and delivery process.

The Partnering Contracts would deliver Housing capital investments works to properties owned and managed by the Council and includes but not restricted to:

 Decent Homes Related Works

 Building Safety & Fire Safety Related Works

 Block Refurbishment Works

 Mechanical & Electrical Works

 Decarbonisation Related Works

 Neighbourhood & Estate Improvement Works

 Internal and External Cyclical Works

A procurement process was undertaken, via a mini competition through Lot 2.3 of the LCP Housing framework, to find four suitable-qualified contractors, a separate contractor for each of four geographical lots, to provide capital repairs and maintenance services to the Council’s housing stock. In June 2025 Cabinet approved the award of four contracts, one to each of four separate recommended bidders identified through the tender evaluation process.

Alternative options considered

There were none.