Decision details

To advise the Executive of the procurement process to provide a 5 + 2-year term contract for the improvement and maintenance of the Council owned housing stock.

To seek delegated authority to appoint a single contractor for the contract term, following a thorough procurement/tendered process.

The Council own and manage over 2,400 affordable homes and have over 450 residential leaseholders. The repairs, maintenance and improvement work to Fareham Housing assets is currently achieved through a combination of directly employed operatives and several contract arrangements.

The attached report provides Members with an overview of the new contract arrangement proposed to be used from November 2024, which will consolidate various aspects of work currently covered through multiple contracts.

Further details surrounding the funding arrangements, including the total estimated cost to deliver the contract, are provided in Confidential Appendix A.

This report seeks Executive agreement for delegated authority that will allow a time efficient appointment of an appropriate contractor to be made, enabling services to be operational and mobilised for November 2024 (when the current void and improvement contract ceases).

RESOLVED that the Executive agrees:

(a)  the funding mechanisms, as outlined in confidential Appendix A to this report, to enable the continued investment in the repairs, maintenance, and improvement of the Council owned housing stock; and

(b)  that the award of contract for void property repairs, responsive repairs, and refurbishment works to Council homes be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer, following consultation with the Executive Member for Housing.