1.1 That a waiver of the Council’s Contract Standing Orders and the award of a fixed 2 year contract with Yarrow Housing to extend the current arrangement in regard to the block contract for the provision of 9 registered care homes at 161 Becklow Road; 172 Bishops Road; 37 Brackenbury Road; 35 Minford Gardens; 20 Old Oak Road; 25 Oxberry Avenue; 97 Percy Road; 60 Richford Street; 78 Stephendale Road, be approved.
1.2 That the Council continues to work with Yarrow to ensure that during this period seven of these homes will be re-registered to become supported housing, and to explore opportunities to provide suitable additional capacity within the borough, as appropriate, be agreed.