Issue - meetings

This report seeks authority pursuant to the Council’s Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89 to invite tenders to conclude a framework agreement for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation pursuant to the Council’s Private Managed Accommodation Scheme (PMA).  The proposed framework agreement will commence in April 2011 for the duration of two years with an option to extend for up to two years.

(i)         that approval be given to the pre-tender considerations and the criteria to be used to evaluate tenders for a framework agreement for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation as set out in paragraph 3.4 of the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care;

(ii)        that approval be given to officers inviting expressions of interest, agreeing shortlists, inviting tenders for a framework agreement for the procurement and management of temporary accommodation and evaluating them in accordance with the approved evaluation criteria referred to in (i) above.

Councillor Thomas (Lead Member, Housing and Customer Services) introduced the report which sought authority pursuant to the council’s contract standing orders 88 and 89 to invite tenders to conclude a framework agreement for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation pursuant to the council’s private managed accommodation scheme. He stated that the proposed framework agreement would commence in April 2011 for the duration of two years with an option to extend for up to two years and would hopefully achieve savings. Brent would be the lead authority.

The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication for the following reasons set out in schedule 12(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 namely:

Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that approval be given to the pre-tender considerations and the criteria to be used to evaluate tenders for a framework agreement for the procurement and management of temporary accommodation as set out in paragraph 3.4 of the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care;

(ii)        that approval be given to officers inviting expressions of interest, agreeing shortlists, inviting tenders for a framework agreement for the procurement and management of temporary accommodation and evaluating them in accordance with the approved evaluation criteria referred to in (i) above.