Decision - Cleaning Services

Brighton and Hove Cabinet Decided 26 Sep 2024 · effective 5 Oct 2024 approved Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet

Report author

Andy Witham

Published

27 Sep 2024

Reference

7298

As published

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This report seeks delegated approval to conduct a procurement process and award contracts for the provision of cleaning services for vulnerable people across Housing and Care Services.

1) Cabinet agrees to the procurement and award of a contract/s for a period of three years with options to extend for a further two years for the provision of cleaning services for vulnerable residents and grants delegated authority to the Corporate Director Housing Care & Wellbeing to procure and award the contract/s. 2) Cabinet grants delegated authority to the Corporate Director Housing Care & Wellbeing to agree the optional extension of the contract/s referred to in 2.1 subject to satisfactory performance.

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The report sought authority to procure and award contracts for decluttering, deep cleaning, regular cleaning and ad-hoc cleaning services for vulnerable residents across Housing and Adult Social Care. The proposed contracts would run for three years, with options to extend for a further two years, and are intended to improve service quality, consistency and value for money.

Recommendation

Cabinet was recommended to approve procurement and award of one or more cleaning-services contracts for three years, with options to extend for a further two years, and to delegate authority to the Corporate Director Housing Care & Wellbeing to procure, award and agree any extensions subject to satisfactory performance.

Financial impact

Estimated annual spend of £0.500 million for the new contract(s); Adult Social Care and Housing spent £0.500 million on domestic cleaning services in 2023/24.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Cabinet

Date in document

26 Sep 2024

Stakeholders named

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Vulnerable residentsAdult Social Care service usersCouncil tenants and other social housing residentsHousing and Adult Social Care teamsFamilies, Children and Learning DirectorateLocal suppliers and small or medium-sized enterprises

Next steps

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Issue a tender in November 2024 if authority is granted.
Evaluate tenders in January 2025.
Award the contract(s) in April 2025.
Monitor performance and expenditure through contract monitoring and the monthly Targeted Budget Monitoring process.

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