Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Housing Services presented a report which sought formal approval of a contract award, through the Procure Plus framework, for the completion of Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR) and the installation of fire detectors to a Category LD2 system standard required in all domestic property circulation areas that form part of the escape routes and in all specified rooms or areas that present a high fire risk to occupants.

Decision:

Cabinet approved the award of a contract to the contractor placed number 1 on the Procure Plus Framework, AB Electrical and Building Ltd for the initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months.

Reasons for the decision:

The contract delivers Landlord Statutory Compliance Services on behalf of the Council.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

·       Do nothing: There is no current contract in place for these services which are a legal requirement under The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private and Social Rented Sectors (England) Regulations 2020/2025 so the Council would quickly become non-compliant

·       Deliver in house: These are major contract’s carried out in our housing stock of over 7500 properties, sheltered and extra care schemes and communal blocks and we lack the capacity in house. The new structure of the Building Safety Team is designed to be contractor led and managed by the Building Safety Team.

·       Open tender: This option was considered and is possible. However, this would involve a significantly extended procurement process in both time and cost.