Decision details

Contract award approval for Axis Europe PLC General Building contract

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This contract award report recommends the direct award of a contract via the Fusion 21 Reactive Repairs and Empty Buildings Framework, Lot 4 ‘Housing disrepair works’ to Axis Europe PLC.

The direct award approval follows our recently approved procurement strategy report which is intended to support an overarching strategy to improve outcomes from the responsive repairs service – specifically by providing additional general building capacity to support on the delivery of larger scale, structural and capital repairs, voids and disrepair works.

The total contract value is 4.5 Million and the contract length is 3 years, starting from the 01st of July 2023.

Decision:

1.    To note that Appendix 1 is not for publication on the basis that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

2.    To direct award a ‘General Building Works’ contract for a maximum value of £4,500,000 for a contract period of 36 months to Axis Europe PLC. The contract will look to apportion the spend equally at £1,500,000 per annum across the 3-year contract period.  We aim to incept the contract as soon as allowable.

 

Reasons for the decision:

To accelerate the recovery of the Responsive Repairs, relating to disrepair and void works.

 

Alternative options considered:

As described in the report.

Publication date: 21/07/2023

Date of decision: 20/07/2023

Effective from: 27/07/2023

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