Decision details

To consider the tenders for the new contract. This is initially being considered by the Community Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 28 November 2006.

271/2006 The Cabinet agreed to award the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Contract to Erinaceous Property Maintenance Ltd (formerly Spring Grove Property Maintenance plc) for an initial period of 5 years commencing 1 April 2007, subject to no matters arising from the Section 20 Leaseholder statutory consultation.
272/2006 The Cabinet agreed to the establishment of a Partnering Board comprising membership as detailed in paragraph 11.2 of the report.
273/2006 The Cabinet agreed that the terms of reference for the Partnership Board be to negotiate the terms of a partnering agreement, including staffing issues, and to review contractor performance
274/2006 The Cabinet agreed that the terms of the Partnering Agreement be presented to Community Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee for consideration and recommendation to Cabinet, and that such agreement not be implemented until 1 April 2008 at the earliest.
275/2006 The Cabinet agreed that officers establish an informal cross-party Member reference group in consultation with Group Whips, at the point of drawing up the contract to review its terms.

The existing maintenance and gas servicing contracts will expire on 31 March 2007 and the new contract needs to be in place to commence on 1 April 2007.