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Contract Award for Kitchen and Bathroom Replacements in HRA Properties

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Meeting: 08/10/2024 - Cabinet (Item 48)

48 Contract Award for Kitchen and Bathroom Replacements in Council Social Housing Dwellings pdf icon PDF 135 KB

To approve the award of a contract to Gratton Construction Ltd for the replacement of kitchens and bathrooms in Council owned social housing dwellings.  The contract would be awarded for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 year.

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Purpose of Report

 

To purpose of the report was to approve the award of a contract to Gratton Construction Ltd for the replacement of kitchens and bathrooms in Council owned social housing dwellings. The contract would be awarded for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 year.

 

Decision

 

Cabinet approved the award of a contract to Gratton Construction Limited for the replacement of kitchen & bathrooms in South Kesteven District Council social housing dwellings with an annual contract value of up to £1.325m, for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year.

 

Alternative options considered and rejected

 

Consideration was given to the option of maintaining existing kitchens and bathrooms. This was rejected because it would not be cost-effective in the long term with replacements being unavoidable.

 

Reasons for decision

 

The contract award followed a compliant procurement process and ensured residents’ access to safe, good quality and sustainable housing.

 

The 2024/2025 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) contained a budget allocation of £1.843m for the replacement of kitchens and bathrooms. Housing surveys would identify which properties required replacement units.

 

The tender score awarded to Gratton Construction was 84.48%, with the next highest bidder scoring 78.01%.

 

The contract would cover kitchen and bathroom replacements for the next financial year. It was estimated approximately 261 kitchens and 291 bathrooms would require replacement. There had been a significant uplift in the amount of replacement units required this year compared to previous years; however, this new contract overlapped with the work of an existing contractor for around 6 months.

 

The Cabinet Member for Housing would report back to Cabinet colleagues following a review of the framework used to seek tenders.