That the Cabinet Member for Council Homes and Homelessness:
1. Approves the procurement strategy outlined in this report to use the Pretium framework for building material supplies from 5 November 2022 at an estimated annual cost of £1.2m for a period of three years making a total estimated contract value of £3.6m.
2. Notes that the Pretium framework is a sole supplier direct award framework and was awarded to Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd (TPTC).
3. Notes that the council has signed a non-committal Pretium access agreement at no cost which allows officers to access the Pretium framework.