On 24 June 2025 Cabinet:-
(i) Delegated authority to the Executive Director, City Housing, in consultation with the Director, Commercial and Procurement (or their delegate), the Executive Director, Finance (S151 Officer) (or their delegate) and the Director of Legal & Monitoring Officer (or their delegate) to approve the procurement strategy and approve the establishment of the Temporary Accommodation (TA) Open Framework, entering all ancillary legal documentation for successful bidders with the intention that all private Sector Leasing properties are accounted for in the HRA via a 10yr plus 1 day leasing scheme;
(ii) Delegated the award of contracts following the completion of call-off exercises under the TA Open Framework, to be authorised in accordance with the Procurement and Contract Governance Rules;
(iii) Delegated authority to the Executive Director for City Housing to extend the TA Open Framework for a further period of up to 2 years in yearly increments;
(iv) Delegated authority to the Executive Director, City Housing, in consultation with the Director, Commercial and Procurement (or their delegate), the Executive Director, Finance (S151 Officer) (or their delegate) and the Director of Legal & Monitoring Officer (or their delegate) to appoint any new suppliers to the TA Open Framework when reopened for tendering.
THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 30 JUNE 2025.