Retrospective Award of Contract for the Servicing and Maintenance of Passenger Lifts and Associated Plant Equipment

December 9, 2025 Approved View on council website

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Summary

The Cabinet of Barking and Dagenham Council resolved to approve a retrospective waiver of contract rules and direct award of the contract for servicing and maintenance of passenger lifts and associated plant equipment to Professional Lifts Services Ltd until March 2026. This decision was made on 09 December 2025 to facilitate the payment of annual uplift provisions within the original contract agreement. A further report will be presented seeking approval for a competitive procurement strategy for a new long-term contract commencing April 2026.

Full council record

Decision

Cabinet resolved to:
 
(i)  Approve
a retrospective waiver of the Council’s
Contract Rules and direct award of the contract servicing
and maintenance of passenger lifts and associated plant equipment
with Professional Lifts Services Ltd until March
2026, to facilitate the payment of annual uplift provisions within
the original contract agreement; and
 
(ii)  Note that a
further report shall be presented to Cabinet early in the New Year
seeking approval to a competitive procurement strategy for a new
long-term contract for the service, commencing from 1 April
2026.

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 7:00 pm on December 9, 2025

Supporting Documents

Lift Waiver Report.pdf
Lift Waiver - App 1 Costings.pdf

Details

OutcomeApproved
Decision date9 Dec 2025