Purpose

This report seeks approval to delegate
authority to the Corporate Director for Housing, Care &
Wellbeing to award a contract for the delivery of works and project
support linked to the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund. Dependent on
confirmation of a successful bid for funding, to be communicated
early 2025

Content

1)          
That Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate
Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in consultation with the
Cabinet member for Housing and New Homes and the Cabinet member for
Net Zero and Environmental Services, to enter into the Grant
Agreement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for
the Warm Homes; Social Housing Fund Wave 3.

 

2)          
That, subject to Warm Homes:
Social Housing grant funding being agreed, Cabinet delegates authority to
the Corporate Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in
consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and New Homes, to
award a contract, following ‘negotiation without reopening
competition to Suppliers’, to E.ON Energy Solutions to
deliver the works summarised in this report with a value up to
£2.4 million from April 2025 to September 2028.