Cabinet, at its meeting on 09 September 2020, delegated authority to:

1. The Director of Housing*, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Affordable Housing; the Head of Financial Services/Section 151 Officer; and the Council’s Monitoring Officer, to enter into agreements for the purchase of land, and any other necessary agreements or contracts and/or spend within the identified budget, for the provision of additional affordable housing; and

2. The Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Finance and Asset Management, and Affordable Housing, to approve any property or development purchases over £500,000 for affordable housing, within this project approval and budget envelope.

*This delegation is now within the remit of the Executive Director (Communities and People).

To award a JCT design and build contract to Feltham Construction Limited to deliver the Lanham Way housing project, accessed from Medhurst Way in Littlemore, Oxford.

The decision will enable the delivery of 10 affordable housing units for the City Council/HRA (subject to completion of the land purchase). This will be an important contribution of units to the City Council’s affordable homes delivery programme.

The build contract was tendered through a Framework process, with evaluation of tenders leading to the proposed award.

Not to award the contract.  This option was rejected as it would not enable the additional affordable housing to be delivered.

Decision taken by Stephen Gabriel, Executive Director (Communities and People) in consultation with Caroline Green, Chief Executive; Dave Scholes, Affordable Housing Supply Corporate Lead; Nigel Kennedy, Head of Financial Services; Rhian Davies, Interim Head of Law and Governance; and Councillor Linda Smith, Cabinet Member for Housing.