Decision - Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund

Brighton and Hove Cabinet Decided 23 Jan 2025 · effective 1 Feb 2025 approved Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet

Report author

Miles Davidson

Published

24 Jan 2025

Reference

7371

As published

the council's own words, unedited

This report seeks approval to delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Housing, Care & Wellbeing to award a contract for the delivery of works and project support linked to the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund. Dependent on confirmation of a successful bid for funding, to be communicated early 2025

1) That Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and New Homes and the Cabinet member for Net Zero and Environmental Services, to enter into the Grant Agreement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for the Warm Homes; Social Housing Fund Wave 3. 2) That, subject to Warm Homes: Social Housing grant funding being agreed, Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and New Homes, to award a contract, following 'negotiation without reopening competition to Suppliers', to E.ON Energy Solutions to deliver the works summarised in this report with a value up to £2.4 million from April 2025 to September 2028.

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The report seeks approval to enter into a Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 grant agreement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and, if funding is awarded, appoint E.ON Energy Solutions to improve the energy efficiency of up to 151 council homes. The project would bring homes up to at least EPC band C, reduce energy bills and carbon emissions, and help address fuel poverty.

Recommendation

Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Members, to enter into the grant agreement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Subject to grant funding being agreed, delegate authority to award a contract to E.ON Energy Solutions, following negotiation without reopening competition to suppliers, for works valued up to £2.4 million from April 2025 to September 2028.

Financial impact

The projected project value is £2.4 million, comprising £1.2 million Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund grant funding and £1.2 million co-funding from the Housing Revenue Account capital budget. The required £1.2 million match funding is proposed to come from provisional HRA capital allocations for 2025/26 to 2027/28, subject to Full Council approval.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Cabinet

Date in document

23 Jan 2025

Stakeholders named

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Council tenants and residentsBrighton & Hove City CouncilDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroE.ON Energy SolutionsE.ON Green Funding Solutions

Next steps

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Await notification of the outcome of the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 application in early 2025.
If successful, enter into the grant agreement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Subject to grant funding and the delegated approvals, directly award the contract to E.ON Energy Solutions through the Fusion 21 Decarbonisation Supplier Framework.
Develop a resident engagement plan and delivery programme.
Begin project delivery in April 2025 and complete the delivery window by 30 September 2028.

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