Issue - meetings

To approve the award of a contract to ABCA Systems for Safety of Life Systems.  The contract would be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

Purpose of Report

To approve the award of a contract to ABCA Systems for Safety of Life Systems. The contract was to be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

Decision

Cabinet approved the award of a contract to ABCA Systems for Safety of Life Systems with an annual contract value up to £40k for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

Alternative options considered and rejected

There were no other options available as the Council required this contract to meet compliance responsibilities.

Reasons for decision

The contract award followed a compliant procurement process and provided the Council with the appropriate contract to deliver the commitment that ensured residents could access housing which was safe, good quality and sustainable.

The HRA budget included a budget of £1.2 million for compliance works which could be used to fund the cost of the contract. The contract would include the installation of:

• Detection of fire systems
• Fire alarms
• Emergency alarms and lighting
• Fire extinguisher servicing.

The procurement involved a competitive tender. Three bids were received, with the overall score for ABCA Systems being 82.07%. The next highest bidder received a score of 75.2%.