Forward plan

MAY 2025- FORWARD PLAN  (01/05/2025 to 31/08/2025)

Plan items
No. Item

1.

Leisure Finance

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Guy Selfe

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

2.

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy & Action Plan 2025 - 2029

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Kerry Wright

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/10/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

3.

Highfield Towers Phase 1 - renewal of cladding

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  James Johnson

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Award a contract for Project Delivery (Statement of Works) Managed Consultancy Service

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Euan Beales

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

5.

Proposed Submission East London Joint Waste Plan for Consultation (Regulation 19)

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Cara Collier

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

Building and Fire Safety Works

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  James Wallis

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/03/2025

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
This decision will be made under General Exception provisions as it will have less than 28 clear days' notice on the Forward Plan.

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

7.

Children's Social Care Yearly Uplift - Direct Payments

Decision maker:  Director Children's Services

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

8.

Adult Social Care Yearly Uplift - Adult Social Care Contracts

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

9.

Adult Social Care Yearly Uplift - Direct Payments

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

10.

Adult Social Care Yearly Uplift - Homecare

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

11.

Adult Social Care Yearly Uplift - Older Persons Residential & Nursing Care

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

12.

Adult Social Care Yearly Uplift - Specialist Day Services

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  -

13.

Adult Social Care Yearly Uplift - Specialist Residential & Nursing Care

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

14.

Adult Social Care Yearly Uplift - Supported Living

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

15.

Planned Prevention - Using the HSF

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  James Hunt

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

16.

Approval to vary the current Liquidlogic contract to add in the System C MarketPlace system for Adults and Childrens.

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Alain Rosenberg

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

17.

Permission to Procure the Living Well Community Wellness & Empowerment Service

Decision maker:  Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Faith Nare

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

18.

Permission to procure an Ageing Well Prevention Service

Decision maker:  Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Sophie Barron

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

19.

Permission to Procure Community and Statutory Advocacy Service

Decision maker:  Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing

Decision due:   17 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Faith Nare

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

20.

Approval to Procure Dementia Support Service

Decision maker:  Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Suzanne West

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

21.

Permission to procure an Unpaid Carer Support Service

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   17 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Sophie Barron

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/03/2025

Reason for urgency:
This decision will be made under General Exception provisions as having less than 28 days' notice on the Forward Plan

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

22.

Permission to procure a Stop Smoking Support Service

Decision maker:  Director of Public Health

Decision due:   17 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Alain Rosenberg

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/03/2025

Reason for urgency:
This decision will be taken under General Exception provisions, as having less than 28 days' notice on the Forward Plan

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

23.

Permission to procure Statutory HealthWatch Service

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 17th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Michelle Purcell

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

24.

M365 Tenancy Migration Partner

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, Resources

Decision due:   Not before 28th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Gayle Kipling

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

25.

Brittons Football Hub - Appointment of Project Managers

Decision maker:  Head of Culture, Leisure, Heritage & Libraries

Decision due:   Not before 28th Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Guy Selfe

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  -

26.

Children in Care Sufficiency Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   7 May 2025

Lead officer:  Simon Brown

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

27.

Joining Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System for Children’s Care Placements

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   7 May 2025

Lead officer:  Labibun Nessa

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

28.

Damp and Mould Policy (2025)

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Ian Saxby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/01/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

29.

Priory Road - approval of Mercury Land Holdings business case and related Facilities Agreement

Decision maker:  Cabinet Member for Regeneration

Decision due:   Not before 15th May 2025

Lead officer:  Mark Butler

Notice of proposed decision first published: 25/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  -

30.

Contract Extension (Information, Advice, Guidance)

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 15th May 2025

Lead officer:  Clare Jackson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

31.

Wifinity - Wi-Fi as a Service

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, Resources

Decision due:   Not before 15th May 2025

Lead officer:  Gayle Kipling

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

32.

Oracle Fusion Managed Service Support Contract

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, Resources

Decision due:   Not before 15th May 2025

Lead officer:  Sean Cloake

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

33.

Approval to enter into the Pre-Construction Services Agreement for Chippenham Road via the Havering Wates Regeneration Joint Venture

Decision maker:  Cabinet Member for Regeneration

Decision due:   Not before 22nd May 2025

Lead officer:  Michael Rourke

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  -

34.

Award of a demolition contract for the Chippenham Road development through the Havering Wates Regeneration LLP joint venture

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, Place

Decision due:   Not before 22nd May 2025

Lead officer:  Veronika Lebedeva

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  -

35.

Security Operations Centre and Cyber Analyst Contract Award New!

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, Resources

Decision due:   Not before 22nd May 2025

Lead officer:  Lauren White

Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

36.

Release of Funding to Bridge Close Regeneration LLP to Enable Acquisition of Relocation Property

Decision maker:  Leader of the Council

Decision due:   Not before 29th May 2025

Lead officer:  Nick Gyring-Neilsen

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/08/2022

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

37.

Award of Contract for Electrical Services Maintenance and Renewal

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, Place

Decision due:   Not before 5th Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Mark Howard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  -

38.

Approval to initiate a procurement process via the ESPO framework for green fuel (HVO) alternative to GTL for the councils vehicle fleet.

Decision maker:  Cabinet Member for Environment

Decision due:   Not before 5th Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Simon Blake

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/01/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

39.

Permission to Procure 15 Food Waste Vehicles through waste contract with FCC

Decision maker:  Director of Environment

Decision due:   Not before 5th Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Wild

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

40.

Chippenham Road - Proposed Making of the Planning Compulsory Purchase Order

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Michael Rourke

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  -

41.

Acquisition of Property in Rainham for the GLA Council Housing Acquisition Programme

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Mark Butler

Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/11/2024

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

42.

Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Kate Ezeoke-Griffiths

Notice of proposed decision first published: 31/01/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

43.

Bridge Close Regeneration - Proposed Making of the Planning Compulsory Purchase Order

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   June 2025

Originally due:   6 Nov 2024

Lead officer:  Nick Gyring-Neilsen

Notice of proposed decision first published: 31/01/2024

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  -

44.

Adults Joint Commissioning Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Jun 2025

Originally due:   7 May 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Neilson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

45.

Corporate Parenting Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   June 2025

Lead officer:  Fatema Ahmed

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

46.

Street Naming and Numbering Policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   Not before 11th Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Hayley Ayris

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/06/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

47.

Acceptance of Additional Grant from the Greater London Authority for Regeneration Schemes

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, Place

Decision due:   Not before 19th Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Kirsty Moller

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2024

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

48.

Acceptance of Section 31 Grant for Simpler Recycling

Decision maker:  Director of Environment

Decision due:   Not before 19th Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Jacki Ager

Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/11/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

49.

Contract Extension for Semi – independent support service. Widecombe/Park End.

Decision maker:  Director, Starting Well

Decision due:   Not before 19th Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Charles Ryan

Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/11/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

50.

Award of contract to re-roof the Havering Town Hall and associated works

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   July 2025

Lead officer:  Nicola Prandini

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/06/2024

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

51.

Permission to award the Live Well Community Wellness & Empowerment Service

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   July 2025

Lead officer:  Faith Nare

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

52.

Active Travel Strategy Adoption New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Gavin Wickens

Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

53.

Tender and award of measured term contract for planned builders works to maintain the corporate and educational estates

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Nicola Prandini

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

54.

Permission to award the contract for Ageing Well Community Wellness & Empowerment Service

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   13 Aug 2025

Lead officer:  Sophie Barron

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

55.

Private Sector Housing Enforcement Scheme. New designations for Additional Licensing for Housing of Multiple Occupation & Selective Licensing.

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   17 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Anand Punj

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/01/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

56.

Approval to Award Dementia Support Service Contract

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   15 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Suzanne West

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

57.

Permission to Award the contract for Support Services for Unpaid Carers

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 30th Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Sophie Barron

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

58.

Permission to award the framework for Adult Social Care - Care Home, Homecare & Supported Living Placements

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   12 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Laura Wheatley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

59.

Permission to award Statutory HealthWatch Service

Decision maker:  Strategic Director, People

Decision due:   Not before 27th Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Michelle Purcell

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

60.

2026/27 Council Taxbase Report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   14 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Richard Tyler

Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

61.

Five Year Capital Programme and Strategy Report 2026/27 -2030/31

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Richard Tyler

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

62.

Treasury Management Strategy Statement and annual investment strategy 2026/27

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Richard Tyler

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

63.

2026/27 Council Budget Report and 2026-2030 Medium Term Financial Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Richard Tyler

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

64.

HRA Business Plan Update Budget 2026/27 and Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2030/31

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   11 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Richard Tyler

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -