Cabinet, on 16 November 2022, resolved to:

4. Delegate authority to the Executive Director (Communities and People) in consultation with the Head of Financial Services / S151 Officer to spend the HRA funds together with SHDF grant funding for the purposes of the proposed retrofit scheme, including entering into contracts with contractors to deliver the works.

Following a competitive tender via OCC Procurement, to award a contract to VINCI Construction UK Limited for a value of £4.378m to deliver works to 216 properties as part of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 project.

Cabinet, on 16 November 2022, resolved to grant approval for Oxford City Council to submit a funding bid in the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) 2.1 bidding round in November 2022, seeking a government funding contribution towards a retrofit programme for around 300 Council houses.

The Head of Corporate Strategy, on 22 May 2023, took a decision to enter into a grant funding agreement to secure funds from the SHDF wave 2.1.

The decision enables a main contractor for the SHDF wave 2.1 project to be appointed, allowing the project to progress.

The option not to appoint a contractor was rejected, as it would not allow the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund wave 2.1 project to be progressed.  The decision to award the contract has been taken following a compliant procurement process.

Decision taken by Peter Matthew, Interim Executive Director (Communities and People) in consultation with Nigel Kennedy, Head of Financial Services / S151 Officer.