Cabinet:

1.     Approved the procurement of two contracts of a total value of up to £350m for a term of 10 years with the option to extend for 6 years, for the provision of major works, primarily for Council housing but with Corporate buildings within scope.

2.     Approved a waiver of the Council’s default evaluation criteria of 70% Price: 30% Quality and instead award the contracts on the MEAT basis of a 50% Quality, 40% Price, and 10% Social Value weighting for the reasons set out in Section 2 of this report, Procurement Proposals.

3.     Approved the use of the Mercell portal managed by Lumensol Limited, the Council’s appointed consultant, for reason set out in Section 2 of this report, Procurement Proposals.

4.     Delegated approval of the award of the contract and to enter into contract terms post tender with the winning bidder to the Strategic Director of Place, acting in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing, the Strategic Director of Resources and the Deputy Director of Legal & Governance.

5.     Delegated the award of works packages under the contract to the Strategic Director of Place, acting in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing.