Issue - meetings

This report details the competitive tendering process of the contract for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation for Housing Association Leasing Scheme (HALS) and makes a recommendation as to award pursuant to Contract Standing Orders 88(c). The Executive gave authority to tender for the contract at the meeting of 21 July 2014.

that approval be given to the recommendation of the evaluation panel to award the contract for Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation for HALS to the three Providers listed below for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend up to a further two years:

Genesis Housing Association

London Strategic Housing Association; and

Shepherds Bush Housing Association

The report from the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Growth detailed the competitive tendering process of the contract for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation for Housing Association Leasing Scheme and made a recommendation as to award pursuant to Contract Standing Orders 88(c). The cabinet noted that authority to tender for the contract was given at the meeting of the Cabinet on 21 July 2014.

Councillor Butt (Leader of the Council) drew attention to the Equalities Impact Assessment and the anticipated adverse impact in relation to disability. Councillor McLennan assured that each case would be considered on its own merits.

The Cabinet also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

that approval be given to the recommendation of the evaluation panel to award the contract for Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation for HALS to the three Providers listed below for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend up to a further two years: Genesis Housing Association, London Strategic Housing Association and Shepherds Bush Housing Association.