Purpose

 
At the Cabinet Meeting of the
17th November 2022 the Cabinet received a report outlining proposal
for a second Cardiff Housing Partnership, it was resolved at that
meeting that:
•          
approval in principle be given to the implementation of a second
Cardiff Housing Partnership Programme including the commencement of
a procurement exercise to appoint a development partner.
•          
Approval be given to the list of development sites currently
proposed to be included within a second partnership programme and
approval that more suitable sites can be added into the programme,
subject to complying with financial parameters including viability
assessments and working within the HRA Business plan.
•          
authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for People and
Communities in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and
Communities, to manage all matters relating to the procurement
process including agreeing the procurement route, agreeing the
parameters and delivery model of a second partnership programme,
agreeing the procurement documents, agreeing the evaluation
criteria and the evaluation of the bids.
•          
It be noted that a subsequent report will be presented to Cabinet
following the conclusion of the procurement process seeking
approval to appoint the preferred Bidder
 
 

Content

Appendix A, B, & C and parts of Appendix F to
this report are not for publication as they contain exempt
information of the description contained in paragraph 14 and 16 of
Part 4 and paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local
Government Act 1972
 
RESOLVED: that
 
1)          
the procurement process for the appointment of a
preferred bidder for the Cardiff and Vale Housing Partnership
(CVHP) be noted.
 
2)          
the outcome of the Competitive dialogue procurement
process which identifies the preferred bidder be noted and the
appointment of the preferred bidder identified in Exempt Appendix A
as our development partner for the CVHP be approved.
 
3)          
the list of specific development sites to be
included within the partnership programme be approved to enable a
defined development pipeline for the life of the
partnership.
 
4)          
authority be delegated to the Corporate Director
People & Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member
for Housing and Communities to conclude all matters arising from
this report required to conclude the appointment of preferred
bidder, including:
 
a.   
Approve the final contract wording and enter into
the Partnership Agreement for the whole programme with the
preferred bidder. 
 
b.   
Subsequently enter into
(pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement) Pre-Contract
Services Agreements, Construction Contracts and Development
Agreements (as the case may be on a site-specific basis) and any
other ancillary contracts or agreements as sites are drawn down in
line with Site Approval Process set out in Exempt Appendix D
following all necessary due diligence and confirmation that the
scheme is within viability parameters.