Decision details

1.            That in accordance with the Council’s Contracts Standing Orders, Cabinet approves the Business Case & Procurement Strategy for the housing lift modernisation programme 2018/2021 as set out in Appendix 1.

2.            That Cabinet delegates authority to the Strategic Director for Growth and Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to award the individual contracts. 

3.            That Cabinet delegates authority to the Strategic Director for Growth and Place, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to approve future amendments to the packaging of the different contracts within the Procurement Strategy at Appendix 1 for operational reasons (including omitting and adding sites) where such amendments can be contained within the overall approved budget envelope and available resources.

4.            That Cabinet notes that a previous procurement exercise for lift modernisation via a framework has been abandoned for reasons provided at paragraph 4.1.