The Director of Resources and Housing approved the request to:
Approve the waiver of Contracts Procedure Rules 9.1 and 9.2 to establish new contracts with those services detailed in Appendix 1 (1A) pending the outcome of the review. The maximum value of the contracts will not exceed the amounts as set out in Appendix 1A. New contracts will run from the 1st July 2018 until the 31st December 2019 with the option to extend up to a further 6 months should this be needed.
Approve the award for the delivery of specialist Housing Related Support Services, with those services detailed in Appendix 1 (1B) using the (Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a notice under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) where services can only be provided by a single provider due to competition being absent for technical reasons. Full details are contained in this report and within the ‘Main Issues’ section. The services will run from the 1st July 2018 until the 31st December 2019 with the option to extend for a further period of up to 6 months. The maximum value of the contracts will not exceed the amounts set out in Appendix 1B.