Purpose

To seek approval to procure a gas contractor for NNC’s
housing stock

Content

RESOLVED
 
KEY DECISION
 
That the Executive delegated
authority to the Executive Member for Housing, Communities and
Levelling Up in consultation with the Executive Director for
Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing, to procure, negotiate,
award, and enter into a contract for the servicing, repairs and
maintenance of the Council’s Housing Heating Systems, to
ensure that the Council’s housing stock is maintained and
that the legal obligation to annually service gas and oil
appliances is met.
 
 
Reasons for Recommendation: By
approving this recommendation, Council officers will be able to:
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·      
Closely align services with Government legislation,
regulation and initiatives, through the use of a
procured contractor across the two Housing Property Services team
areas.
·      
Ensure a fully compliant procurement process is conducted in
the most efficient and timely manner and a new contract is in place
for the delivery of the services.
·      
Provide better value for money to the Council.
·      
Ensure tenants benefit from the delivery of this statutory
service in the housing stock across North
Northamptonshire.
 
 
Alternative Options
Considered:
 
·      
Continue with existing separate systems for both Corby and
Kettering teams. This option is not recommended as it would not
result in a joined-up team working across North
Northamptonshire.
·      
Set up an in-house Gas team covering all NNC Council Homes.
This option is not recommended due to the current difficulties in
recruiting to vacant posts within the in-house Kettering team.
Operating an in-house service with an even higher number of agency
staff than at present would come with significant risks to
delivery.
·      
Procure a contractor to provide a service to all NNC Council
Homes for all of the different parts of the Gas
service. This option is not recommended as there were a
number of benefits identified to retaining the installation
of new boilers and void gas works in-house. Mainly, that there was
no identified financial benefit from new boiler installations being
contracted out as opposed to being completed in-house and the loss
of direct control of void works, that could lead to an impact on
voids performance