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The existing asbestos removal services contract with Cablesheer Asbestos Limited (Cablesheer) is due to expire on 30th April 2025. Considering concurrent contract expirations and constrained internal resources, the Council proposes the award of a new 12-month contract to Cablesheer under the SEC Asbestos Removal and Reinstatement Framework. This approach will ensure uninterrupted service delivery and full compliance with health and safety regulations. The direct award is operationally justified to mitigate risk, avoid mobilisation delays, and maintain compliance assurance. A full competitive procurement exercise for a long-term contract will be conducted during 2025/26.
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Housing & Property Services
Decision published: 10/06/2025
Effective from: 18/06/2025
Decision:
The existing asbestos removal services contract with Cablesheer Asbestos Limited (Cablesheer) is due to expire on 30th April 2025. Considering concurrent contract expirations and constrained internal resources, the Council proposes the award of a new 12-month contract to Cablesheer under the SEC Asbestos Removal and Reinstatement Framework. This approach will ensure uninterrupted service delivery and full compliance with health and safety regulations. The direct award is operationally justified to mitigate risk, avoid mobilisation delays, and maintain compliance assurance. A full competitive procurement exercise for a long-term contract will be conducted during 2025/26.
Lead officer: Ricky Lang
Community alarms are installed in our supported housing dwellings to provide tenants with a direct “lifeline” to the onsite scheme manager or out of hours call centre, promoting independent living. The alarm system includes a pendant that tenants can press, or it automatically activates in case of incidents such as a fall. This ensures a rapid and appropriate response to tenant’s needs while maintaining health and safety as a council priority.
Dacorum Borough Council (DBC) first procured a community alarm installation and maintenance contract with Tunstall Healthcare in 2015. The contract was awarded through a tender process focused on value for money and commenced in January 2016 for an initial five-year term, with an additional two-year extension subsequently approved. The contract ended on 13th January 2023.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a two-year period of limited activity within the schemes. To complete the remaining work, the Council re-procured the contract through the Procurement for Housing (PfH) framework for a two-year period (1 May 2023 – 30 April 2025), with an option to extend for a further 12 months until 30 April 2026.
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Housing & Property Services
Decision published: 06/06/2025
Effective from: 14/06/2025
Decision:
Background to report:
Community alarms are installed in our supported housing dwellings to provide tenants with a direct “lifeline” to the onsite scheme manager or out of hours call centre, promoting independent living. The alarm system includes a pendant that tenants can press, or it automatically activates in case of incidents such as a fall. This ensures a rapid and appropriate response to tenant’s needs while maintaining health and safety as a council priority.
Dacorum Borough Council (DBC) first procured a community alarm installation and maintenance contract with Tunstall Healthcare in 2015. The contract was awarded through a tender process focused on value for money and commenced in January 2016 for an initial five-year term, with an additional two-year extension subsequently approved. The contract ended on 13th January 2023.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a two-year period of limited activity within the schemes. To complete the remaining work, the Council re-procured the contract through the Procurement for Housing (PfH) framework for a two-year period (1 May 2023 – 30 April 2025), with an option to extend for a further 12 months until 30 April 2026.
Proposal:
The programme is now largely complete, however there is a need to review and upgrade our dispersed schemes to ensure they are modernised to current standards.
To ensure value for money in the next contract, a thorough review should be undertaken before commencing formal procurement. The recommended approach is to extend the existing contract for a further 12 months (in line with contract provisions). This will allow time to complete any remaining upgrades and conduct a detailed commissioning and procurement process.
Throughout the contract’s lifetime, the partnership between DBC and Tunstall has been successful, enhancing tenant safety within supported housing schemes. The current specification includes the installation of new smoke alarms integrated into the community alarm system. This ensures that the call centre is immediately notified in cause of smoke activation. Additionally, the new door control system now features a camera, enabling tenants to see who is requesting access, further improving building and individual security.
Lead officer: Andrew Linden
The Council is currently in the process of procuring its future Repairs, Maintenance and Capital Delivery contracts, all which are set to commence in July 2026. These include:
Lot 1 – Repairs, Maintenance and Capital Delivery
Lot 2 – Mechanical and Electrical
Lot 3 – Lift Maintenance
Lot 4 – Fire, Safety and Security
Lot 5 – Legionella
To allow sufficient time for this procurement, the Council extended the existing TAM contract with Cardo by two years, with an expiry date of 30th June 2026.
In 2023, through the Interim Contract Strategy several non-compliant agreements were formalised. Most of these agreements involve managing or supporting workstreams delivered by Cardo. Most of these providers are local SMEs, and feedback from the client officer indicates they are delivering a high-quality service for the Council and our residents.
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Housing & Property Services
Decision published: 06/06/2025
Effective from: 14/06/2025
Decision:
Background to report:
The Council is currently in the process of procuring its future Repairs, Maintenance and Capital Delivery contracts, all which are set to commence in July 2026. These include:
Lot 1 – Repairs, Maintenance and Capital Delivery
Lot 2 – Mechanical and Electrical
Lot 3 – Lift Maintenance
Lot 4 – Fire, Safety and Security
Lot 5 – Legionella
To allow sufficient time for this procurement, the Council extended the existing TAM contract with Cardo by two years, with an expiry date of 30th June 2026.
In 2023, through the Interim Contract Strategy several non-compliant agreements were formalised. Most of these agreements involve managing or supporting workstreams delivered by Cardo. Most of these providers are local SMEs, and feedback from the client officer indicates they are delivering a high-quality service for the Council and our residents.
Lead officer: Andrew Linden
To sign the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund
Wave 3 (WHSHF Wave 3) Grant Funding Agreement and Data Sharing
Agreement with the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero
(DESNZ).
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Property
Decision published: 29/05/2025
Effective from: 28/05/2025
Decision:
To sign the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund
Wave 3 (WHSHF Wave 3) Grant Funding Agreement and Data Sharing
Agreement with the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero
(DESNZ).
Lead officer: Ricky Lang
Background:
Prior to 1st April 23, staff would approach agencies direct to
bring in agency staff to fill vacant roles or to provide additional
capacity as and when required. The majority of the spend was
non-compliant with the Council’s Commissioning and
Procurement Standing Orders and on occasion, the Public Contract
Regulations 2015.
In 2022, a project was set up to review agency spend and several
solutions were implemented, including the roll out of the Crown
Commercial Services Temporary Agency Worker Framework (RM6277)
which included multiple agencies across several job roles. This
went live on the 1st April 2023.
Within the Housing and Property Services Directorate, there is a
high dependency on agency staff for key roles, as the service
department have been unable to recruit to the post or the role is
required for a short period, to cover temporary work
requirements.
The Housing and Property Directorate are currently in the middle of
the Housing Transformation Improvement Programme (HTIP), which is
due to be concluded in Summer 25. As part of the project, resources
within departments will be reviewed to identify what each service
requires in terms of resources to support the services we deliver
to our tenants and residents.
Reason:
The Job Description and Person Specification for the permanent
Asset Manager recruitment have been finalised and the role
evaluated. The recruitment process is ready to commence and will
precede the main Asset Management recruitment under HTIP, with
advertising planned for June 2025.
While we await the permanent recruitment, the Housing Service needs
to extend the Asset Manager role provided by Oyster Partnership,
who are not on the CCS Framework Agreement.
The current employee has played a vital role in the development of
our asset management strategy, developing long term investment
plans and delivering the stock condition project.
Extension of this role will maintain operational continuity, avoid
the risks associated with discontinuing a critical role and provide
time to finalise the permanent recruitment process.
Commissioning process:
At the time of the initial appointment, there wasn’t an
appropriate framework in place to procure senior specialists of
this nature. This role has been extended to ensure there is service
continuity until a permanent replacement is in place.
Commercial Board:
A report was presented to Commercial Board and virtual approval was
provided on the 26th March 25 to extend the contract with Oyster
Partnership.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 29/05/2025
Effective from: 29/05/2025
Decision:
1)To approve the extension of an asset
management role with Oyster Partnership.
2)To set aside the Council’s Commissioning and Procurement
Standing Orders to extend the role.
Lead officer: Andrew Linden