Decision details

The joint report of the Head of Housing Services and Head of Contracts and Direct Services was submitted seeking approval to the proposed procurement strategy for the re-tendering of the housing responsive maintenance contracts.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting on 2 June 2009 and the support and comments of members were noted.

Executive welcomed the proposals for the packaging and tendering of the housing responsive maintenance contracts. Members particularly welcomed the opportunity to make use of mobile working and electronic communication to improve the efficiency of the service.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)        the preferred contract packaging option as described in paragraph 3.9 of the report be approved;

(2)        provided that value for money can be clearly evidenced, the management and administration of the electrical testing and re-wire programme be awarded to the in-house team (BEST) from 1 October 2010; and

(3)        the final decision on contract packaging following contractor interviews be delegated to the Head of Housing Services and the Head of Contracts and Direct Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Social Inclusion and the Leader of the Council.

(Report circulated to Members)