Purpose

To extend the current contract to allow the contractor time to deliver the commissioned 35 days, and then the commission a further 20 days at the new daily rate of £450.To also commission a further 9 days at a daily rate of £450 to provide additional capacity for the inspection. These additional days will be funded within the financial year 24/25.

Decision

1.    
To agree a further extension of the Consultancy
Agreement on the following terms:-

 

(a)   From
05.12.2023 to 14.05.2024 to undertake 35 days at an increased

      daily rate of £450

(b)  
To undertake a further 20 days at a daily rate
of £450 at approximately   

3 days a
week.

(c)  
To provide additional capacity for the
inspection by the Regulator for

Social
Housing – a further 9 days at a daily rate of £450 from the financial year
2024/25 with delegated authority from the Director for Housing and Communities
(Deputy Chief Executive)

(d)  
To enter into the necessary legal agreements to
enable this change

 

2.    
To apply a contract procurement exemption to
enable this change

 

3.     To
apply a General Exception Notice

 

      4.  For the Chief Finance Officer in consultation
with the Director for    

           Housing and Communities and the
Portfolio Holder for Housing &

           Landlord Services to draw down
£19,290 from HRA reserves to fund

           both the increase in the daily rate
and the commissioning of 20 further

           days in 2023-24 and £4,050 to fund
the commissioning of a further 9    

           days in 2024-25.