Decision details

SCC Repairs and Maintenance Service: New Drainage Servicing and Repairs Measured Term Contract.

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Purpose:

Procurement of a new Drainage Servicing and Repairs Term Contract to support the in-house Repairs and Maintenance Service manage and deliver day-to-day, planned and emergency works across the corporate and domestic estate.

Decision:

Recommendations:

 

It is recommended that the Leader:

 

1)    Approves a drainage budget of £3,474,126

 

Funded as £2,883,525 from the Housing Revenue Account & £590,601 from the General Fund.

 

2)    Approves the Capital Delivery Service tendering the Drainage Measured Term Contract by competitive tender through Efficiency North’s Dynamic Purchasing System as outlined in this report.

 

3)    Delegates authority to the Executive Director of Place, in consultation with the Director of Finance and Commercial Services and the Director of Legal and Governance to:

 

a.     decide the award of the new contract to the successful supplier chosen by the Council following the procurement.

 

b.     take all other decisions necessary to meet the aims, objectives and outcomes of this report which are not already covered by existing delegations in the Leaders Scheme of Delegation. 

 

Reasons for the decision:

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Preferred option – to compete a long term (6 year) measured term contract via the Efficiency North DPS to best promote the opportunity to Sheffield and Sheffield City Region small medium enterprises.

 

Alternative options considered:

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED

 

Do nothing – this is not an option because the Council has the ongoing requirement to ensure the condition of its properties are kept in good condition – this includes drainage.

 

As present the in-house Repairs and Maintenance Service does not have capacity to meet the existing demand. As detailed in the background of this document.

 

Further extend existing contracts – this is not an option because the existing drainage contracts let in 2016 have already received contract extensions. As ever, Council must adhere to the Public Contract Regulations (2015) thus further variations (value and duration) are not deemed easily reconcilable with the provisions set out within PCR. 

 

Council procures via an open tender procedure / framework mini-competition – as the estimated individual contract values exceed £500,000, the Council has the option to compete the opportunities either:

- by openly advertising on YORtender / FTS

- by competing through construction procurement frameworks.

 

This alternative is not preferred because of the Council priority to support the local economy by developing commercial relationships with local businesses where possible.  Dynamic Purchasing Systems are open market solutions that improved accessibility for small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

 

Publication date: 10/05/2021

Date of decision: 30/04/2021

Effective from: 15/05/2021

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