Decision details

Stock condition surveys shall be conducted to enable an enhanced understanding of the condition of the Council’s housing stock.  They shall provide the information to support the HRA Business Plan.  The surveys will capture important information to enable the planning of future capital investment programmes, such as kitchen and bathroom replacements.

The HRA Business Plan is a plan that sets a broad context for financial planning and investment decisions over a thirty year period.  The Plan must ensure that the Council’s housing stock related priorities and programmes are supported and financially viable.

To provide feedback from the Tenants Surveys to enable us to identify areas of strength and weakness as we endeavour to improve the service offered to our tenants.

To approve the framework contract to enable us to undertake the programmes of work resulting from the HRA Business Plan and Stock Condition Surveys, reducing the time taken to complete works and increasing the decency of our housing stock.

Cabinet:

1)    NOTED the contents of the Report in relation to the updated position on the HRA Stock Condition Survey Programme;

2)    APPROVED the award of contracts on a rolling basis from a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) via the Westworks Building Maintenance and Compliance DPS and procurement of future contracts from this DPS to support continued implementation of the Capital Programme demands of the Housing Service.