Hard Facilities Management Fixed Electrical Inspection and Testing and Portable Appliance Testing Contracts Extension

REPORT TO; Assistant Director, Property, Procurement and Commercial

DECISION DATE: 11^th September 2023

SUPPORTING ANNEX; This report includes a supporting Annex which contains exempt information as described in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION

To extend the Hard Facilities Management Fixed Electrical Inspection and Testing and Portable Appliance Testing contracts. 

BACKGROUND TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION

The current Hard Facilities Management Fixed Electrical Inspection and Testing and Portable Appliance Testing contracts established by the former County Council are due to expire at the end January 2024.

A decision is being made to extend the contracts until the 31^st January 2025. 

LEGAL AND GOVERNANCE COMPLIANCE

A Gateway 4 report will be considered in accordance with the Council’s Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules.

The contract extensions will be undertaken by the Council’s Procurement and Contract Management and Legal and Democratic Services.

This is a key decision.  The proposal to extend the contracts was entered on the forward plan in February 2023.

RECOMMENDATION

That the extension for the Hard Facilities Management Fixed Electrical Inspection and Testing and Portable Appliance Testingcontracts be approved.

Hard Facilities Management Contract Extensions – FIT and PAT

Katherine Edge, Senior Property Officer

1^st September 2023