Decision

(1)     That the Interim Director of Housing be authorised to continue procurement for the HIP Programme based on previous Cabinet Approval with increased funding to a total value of £100million;

(2)     That the Interim Director of Housing be authorised to commence the procurement process for the Domestic Gas Appliance contract;

(3)     That approval be given to the alterations to the delivery model for Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1, for Sandwell MBC to act as Principal Contractor and procure a range of providers for energy efficiency works;

(4)     That the Interim Director of Housing be authorised to award contracts as set out in (1) to (3) above to the successful bidders, following a compliant procurement process that meets Public Contract Regulations 2015 and Sandwell Corporate Procurement Procedures.