Cabinet resolved to:

1.    Approve the commencement of a tender process for a four-year framework for capital works on leasehold properties, subject to the required statutory consultation with leaseholders as detailed in this report  

2.    Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive for Communities and Citizens, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities, to:  

a.    award the placement of contractors on the framework and enter into the framework agreement with the successful contractors; and 

b.    award call-off contracts procured from the framework to deliver capital works required on the leasehold properties throughout the duration of the framework 

c.     finalise any and all contractual arrangements 

3.    To approve the expenditure against the budget for the capital works pursuant to the decision of the Cabinet in December 2024 in respect of the approval of the HRA Asset Management Strategy. 

4.    Note the statutory consultations required with leaseholders when carrying out works on leasehold properties as detailed in this report.