Decision details

Award of Contract for Domestic Gas Servicing, Repairs and Maintenance

Decision Maker: Director of Environment & Communities

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Authority is given to instruct Legal Services to act on behalf of the Housing Repairs service to award a contract to BSW Heating for the delivery of domestic gas servicing, breakdowns, replacements and repairs across the Council’s housing stock. The contract will be for a total of five years, structured as a 3+1+1 year arrangement to allow flexibility in line with future devolution timelines. The contract award will follow full compliance with Arun District Council’s procurement regulations and any associated statutory requirements.

Reasons for the decision:

To ensure continuity of statutory gas servicing and emergency repairs for tenants, and to deliver best value through a competitive procurement process. The 3+1+1 structure allows flexibility and responsiveness to future changes in service design or governance.

Alternative options considered:

Continuing with the current supplier without procurement – rejected due to procurement regulations.

Re-tendering the contract with different terms – rejected as the proposed structure provides best value and flexibility.

In-sourcing – not currently viable due to scale and resource requirements.

Publication date: 06/05/2025

Date of decision: 01/05/2025