Decision details

Responsive General capital repairs Drainage Works, Windows and Groundworks- Medium-term

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

We are proposing to direct award via a waiver of standing orders, a three year, three million pound contract (total contract value) for Drainage and General Building Works.

This Contractor will support our short/medium term relief efforts in relation to Voids and Disrepairs across all patches. We aim to enter into a JCT Measured Term contract to facilitate an effective working relationship with this contractor.

Please see the Procurement Strategy for more details.

Decision:

To direct award a contract to Core Projects Limited for a maximum value of £3,000,000 and a contract period of 3 years. The contract value will be equally portioned at £1,000,000 per annum.

 

Reasons for the decision:

To accelerate the recovery of the Responsive Repairs and Voids service, relating to complex repairs and disrepair works.

 

Alternative options considered:

There are a range of procurement options available to procure providers of these works:

 

·         Competitive tender

·         Mini-competition from a suitable framework or Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

·         Direct award from a suitable framework

 

Direct Award from a suitable framework would be the quickest option. That said Core Projects Ltd are not signed up to any frameworks. Core Projects Ltd could join a DPS however these do not allow Direct Awards.

 

Publication date: 24/03/2023

Date of decision: 22/03/2023

Effective from: 30/03/2023

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