Decision details

Housing Leeds Gas Maintenance Procurement Strategy

Reference: D42317

Decision Maker: Director of Environment and Housing

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve the procurement plan for the gas maintenance to all council properites managed by Housing Leeds.

Decision:

The Director of Environment and Housing  agreed to give authority to spend and approval for the proposed procurement route, including the scope of service, for gas servicing, repair and installations provision citywide. This is consistent with the city-wide housing repairs and maintenance procurement strategy 2016 Executive Board Report dated 11th February 2015.

The Director of Environment and Housing  also agreed approval for the extension of the current gas servicing, repair, installations and commercial contract in the West of the city and the commercial element of the contract in the South of the city with Mears Group Ltd for 1 year from 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017. The annual value of these proposed extensions is circa £2.6m.

Information is provided in the report about the wider strategy for domestic heating in the city including the expansion of the Council’s Internal Service Provider.

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Portfolio Holder: Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, Planning and personnel

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Housing Contracts Board, PPPU, Legal services

Contact: Simeon Perry 0113 3952451 Email: simeon.perry@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 24/04/2015

Date of decision: 05/05/2015

Effective from: 13/05/2015

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