Decision - Procurement of Temporary Accommodation - Framework Agreements and Approved list of Providers

To invite property managers to join a framework which will enable them to provide the council with self managed temporary accommodation for use by homeless households and other statutory groups.

(1)               That the Strategic Director; Place be granted delegated authority in consultation with the Director of Finance to set up:

i)        a framework agreement for the provision of B&B type accommodation, for a duration of four years.

ii)   a framework agreement for the provision of managed leased accommodation, for a duration of up to four years and

iii) an approved list of providers of blocks of leased accommodation that can be managed by the council, for a duration of up to four years .

(2)               That the Strategic Director; Place be granted delegated authority to call off from those framework agreements and the approved list in order to award contracts as required following the recommendations of the evaluation panel and the results of the tendering process.