Issue - decisions

To give authority to:

1. Negotiate with South Yorkshire Housing Association with a view to reducing contract price by £350,000 p.a. for over the whole contract term or in the alternative where agreement cannot be reached to terminate the contract, as per the terms of the agreement.

2. Negotiate with Shelter with a view to reducing the contract price by £150,000 p.a. or in the alternative where agreement cannot be reached, terminate the contract as per the terms of the agreement on 2^nd October 2019.

3. Where Shelter agree to a contract price reduction:

a.    extend the Homeless Prevention and Resettlement contract to 2^nd October 2021; and

b.    vary the contract with Shelter to provide an additional £26,000 for 6 months from 1^st April 2020 to continue to provide specialists housing support to families and children.

4. Terminate the Handy Person Contract with Yorkshire Housing by providing at least three months notice and thereafter not re-procure the service.  Officers will work with Yorkshire Housing to ensure an appropriate notice period is given to allow for alternative sustainable options to be explored and impact on staff and service users to be managed appropriately.

Note: that the Transitional Landlord Contract will end on 30^th November 2019 and shall not be re-procured.  Officers will work with Yorkshire Housing to ensure an appropriate notice period is given to allow for alternative sustainable options to be explored and impact on staff and service users to be managed appropriately.