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Exempt report of the Service Director (Property Maintenance and Climate Change) on the Award of Planned Maintenance Contracts.

Cabinet noted the details as set out in the exempt report.

Exempt report of the Service Director (Property Maintenance and Climate Change) on the award of planned maintenance contracts.

(1)   The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

(unanimous)

Cabinet noted the details as set out in the exempt report.

(2)   Reasons for the Decision

The Council has increased the capital programme for property refurbishment to its social housing stock, allocating approximately £150m over the next 5 years.

The Council requires additional contractor resource to deliver the enhanced capital programme for property refurbishment to its social housing stock.

Report of the Service Director (Property Maintenance and Climate Change) providing details of the procurement process to appoint two new contractors to support delivery of the property refurbishment programme.

Cabinet agreed to award Planned Maintenance contracts to the following contractors for a 5-year period, commencing 1 April 2023:

•           Equans Regeneration Limited

•           Novus Property Solutions

Report of the Service Director (Property Maintenance and Climate Change) sets out a recommendation to award planned maintenance contracts for a 5-year period to Equans Regeneration Limited and Novus Property Solutions.

The Council requires additional contractor resource to deliver the enhanced capital programme for property refurbishment to its social housing stock. The works will include but not limited to: Kitchens, Bathrooms and associated works, Windows and Doors Installations and Electrical Works.

A proportion of the work will be delivered by Morgan Sindall Property Services Limited under their Housing Maintenance contract. The value of the works requires additional delivery resource as the estimated value of the Morgan Sindall contract does not have the ability to deliver the entire programme.

It is considered that the two extra contractors are required to deliver the works and to manage the risk of contractor failure. The contracts will include the provision to increase or decrease work dependant on delivery performance between the three contractors.

The project has been procured in accordance with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules and Public Contracts Regulations 2015. There were seven bids received with Equans and Novus receiving the highest scores.

(1)   The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

(unanimous)

Cabinet agreed to award Planned Maintenance contracts to the following contractors for a 5-year period, commencing 1April 2023:

·       Equans Regeneration Limited

·        Novus Property Solutions

(2)   Reasons for the Decision

The Council has increased the capital programme for property refurbishment to its social housing stock, allocating approximately £150m over the next 5 years.

The Council requires additional contractor resource to deliver the enhanced capital programme for property refurbishment to its social housing stock.