Decision details

Consideration was given to a report of the Principal Housing Market Intervention Officer which informed the Cabinet of the outcome of the mini competition to procure contractors for the refurbishment of long-term empty properties and sought Cabinet’s approval to appoint the successful contractors.

The Cabinet was informed that the Council’s Empty Homes Pilot scheme had gained Cabinet approval in October 2018 and had proceeded via a mini competition to seek to procure suitable and reputable building contractors to refurbish the Council’s long-term empty homes. The procurement exercise would deliver a framework consisting of the top 3 bidders who could take on the refurbishment projects subject to availability and capacity when required.

The procurement exercise had been carried out in accordance with the Council’s Contract Procurement Regulations (CPRs). The open tender inviting all qualifying organisations was advertised on the North-West procurement portal; the Chest. Tenderers were able to access the ITT documents via this portal, which included a detailed specification of the opportunity from Oldham Council.

Following the tender and evaluation process, the Council was now ready to appoint contractors to the mini framework.

Options/Alternatives considered:-

Option 1 – Approve the appointment of the top 3 successful tenderers onto a mini framework, from which the Council could select an organisation to carry out refurbishments on empty homes.

Option 2 – Do not approve the appointment of the top 3 tenderers and conduct another procurement exercise.

RESOLVED – That the Cabinet would consider the commercially sensitive information contained at Item 11 before making a decision.