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To enter a 12 month contract for passive fire
works to Council homes, with Ian Williams as a direct
award on the South West Procurement Alliance
(SWPA) framework for the FS2 – Fire Safety Installations
Workstream.

Reasons for the decision

The SWPA offers a compliant framework with the
option for direct award. Ian Williams were the highest scoring
appointed contractor for FS2 when scored for quality, cost and VFM
it is therefore considered that this option presents evidenced for
value for money and the route to contract offers and the most
expedient option.
 
CBC Building Services do not have the capacity
to undertake the remedial works required and there are no other
contracts in place that can deliver this work. Options for
procuring a new contract have been considered and it has been
determined that a direct award under a compliant and suitable
framework
offers the most expedient solution, whilst
also offering value for money.
 
The SWPA framework meets these requirements
and offers the opportunity for direct award. The FS2 Fire Safety
Installations workstream offers the
scope to deliver the works required.
Ian Williams have been selected based on being
the highest scoring appointed contractor against both quality and
cost. Ian Williams have assessed the scope of work scheduled to be
delivered through this contract and have confirmed that they have
the required skills and capacity to deliver the works and are able
to expedite them once a contract is in place.

Alternative options considered

To undertake an open procurement exercise;
this was disregarded due to the delay this would cause in
delivering these urgent works.