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 the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund grant funding for the purposes of the proposed retrofit scheme, including entering into contracts with contractors to deliver the works.

To enter into a contract with Baily Garner for project manager / contract manager services for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 project following a competitive tender process.  The contract value is £444,780.00.

This decision was delegated to officers under Part 4.4 of the Council’s Constitution: all executive functions except those in Part 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 are delegated to the officers in the senior management structure.

To award a contract to carry out a strategic review of the Council’s Housing Revenue Account to Ark Consultancy, by way of delegated decision by the Head of Service due to fewer than the requisite number of quotations being received, and the value of the contract being below £100,000.

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 the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund grant funding for the purposes of the proposed retrofit scheme, including entering into contracts with contractors to deliver the works.

To award a contract to Baily Garner LLP for stock condition surveys for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) wave 2.1.  The value of the contract is up to £182,602.14.

This decision was delegated to officers under Part 4.4 of the Council’s Constitution: all executive functions except those in Part 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 are delegated to the officers in the senior management structure.

To enter into a Grand Funding Agreement with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for Energy Efficiency funding via the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund wave 2.1.

Cabinet, on 19 April 2023, resolved to:

1.       Approve the Council becoming part of the Local Authority Housing Fund in order to deliver 6 new affordable homes;

2.       Recommend to Council the allocation of a £2,330,320 capital budget from the Housing Revenue Account for the Council’s investment to purchase the properties as part of Local Authority Housing Fund; and

3.       Delegate authority to the Executive Director (Communities & People) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing; the Head of Financial Services/Section 151 Officer; and the Head of Law and Governance/Monitoring Officer, to enter into agreements and contracts to facilitate the purchase by the Council of housing (to be held in the HRA) within the identified budget and within the project approval.

Purchase of a four-bedroom maisonette at 10 Pennycross Road for the sum of £400,000 to let as an affordable housing property through the Local Authority Housing Fund.

Cabinet, on 19 April 2023, resolved to:

1.        Approve the Council becoming part of the Local Authority Housing Fund in order to deliver 6 new affordable homes;

2.        Recommend to Council the allocation of a £2,330,320 capital budget from the Housing Revenue Account for the Council’s investment to purchase the properties as part of Local Authority Housing Fund; and

3.        Delegate authority to the Executive Director (Communities & People) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing; the Head of Financial Services/Section 151 Officer; and the Head of Law and Governance/Monitoring Officer, to enter into agreements and contracts to facilitate the purchase by the Council of housing (to be held in the HRA) within the identified budget and within the project approval.

Purchase of a three-bedroom maisonette at 29 Preachers Lane, Oxford for the sum of £270,000 to let as an Affordable Housing property through the Local Authority Housing Fund.

Cabinet, on 12 June 2019, resolved to:

2. Delegate to the Executive Director Customers and Communities, acting in conjunction with the Heads of Law & Governance and Financial Services, and in conjunction with the Portfolio Holders for Supporting Local Communities and Finance & Asset Management, the authority to enter into all necessary and appropriate contracts and to take any required steps to secure the development of the East Oxford Community Centre and associated housing.

To extend the original consultancy appointment to support the delivery of the East Oxford Community Centre projects.

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 amend the contract price for the acquisition of the Lanham Way housing development site from Oxfordshire County Council from £935,000 to £870,000.

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.