Decision details

Water Quality Services Contract

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

RESOLVED:

 

That the Cabinet:

 

1.    Accept the tender from Life Environmental Services Ltd. for the provision of the Water Quality Services Contract to the London Borough of Hillingdon for a period of 3 years at the estimated value of £261k per annum and;

 

2.    Furthermore, agrees that this includes the provision to extend the contract for a period of 2 years, subject to the approval of the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Property, Highways and Transport, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Place.

 

Reasons for decision

 

Following a competitive tender exercise, Cabinet approved a contractor to carry out appropriate measures to minimise the risk of Legionella Bacteria in the water systems of council properties, ensuring safe and healthy water to residents, businesses, schools, corporate properties and other service users within the Borough.

 

Alternative options considered and rejected

 

None, as this was statutory requirement

 

Relevant Select Committee

Finance & Corporate

Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in)

5pm, Friday 9 September 2022

Officer(s) to action

Gary Penticost

Directorate

Place

Classification

Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

Publication date: 02/09/2022

Date of decision: 01/09/2022

Decided at meeting: 01/09/2022 - CABINET

Effective from: 10/09/2022

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