Decision details

Contract Award Approval

That the Strategic Director of Housing and Modernisation;

1.  Approves the award of the Facilities Management (FM) call off contract via the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework to Atalian Servest Limited for the estimated sum of £5.2m per annum for a period of four years, with a contract value of £20.8m with an option to extend for a further two years making a total estimated contract value of £31.2m with a start date of 1 October 2022.

2.  Approves additional spend maintenance and additional security work for the operational estate under the contract, as detailed in the closed report.

3.  Approves the additional provision for spending for capital works and ad hoc call off work, which is estimated at £3.5m per annum and approves an exemption from the tendering requirements of Contract Standing Orders (CSOs), as permitted under CSO 6.8 to allow orders for capital and life cycle project works to be instructed to Atalian Servest Limited throughout the term of the contract as further detailed in paragraph 54.

4.  Notes the ongoing uncertainty and cost of the pandemic measures that will be delivered through this contract, as required.