Decision details

Cabinet considered a report seeking approval to conduct a procurement exercise to tender for a handyperson and minor adaptations service.

Cheshire East Council was committed to helping people to stay in their own homes and remain as active and independent as possible. To support this, a number of services were provided for vulnerable people, including the handyperson and minor adaptations service.

The Handyperson and Minor Adaptations service was currently delivered in-house by the Strategic Housing service. As a result of a Strategic Housing review, the service had been identified as suitable for delivery by an alternative provider, which had been confirmed through market testing. The report sought permission to conduct the necessary procurement exercise.

RESOLVED

That

1.    the officers be authorised to conduct a procurement exercise to tender for a Handyperson and Minor Adaptations Service, the tender to secure a contract for the provision of the service for three years with the option to extend the contract for up to a further two years subject to satisfactory performance; and

2.    the Director of Economic Growth and Prosperity be given delegated authority in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Planning, Economic Development and Regeneration to award the contract to the highest scoring bidder following a legally compliant procurement exercise and subsequently enter into a contract with the successful bidder.