Issue - meetings

Selection of Preferred Registered Provider Partners

Meeting: 29/03/2018 - Executive (Item 118)

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Decision:

That:

 

1)            the following Registered Providers (RP) be approved as Partners for the next five year period commencing on 1st April 2018, subject to satisfactory performance:

 

Bracknell Forest Homes (to be rebranded as Silva Homes during 2018)

Catalyst Housing Limited

Housing Solutions

Loddon Homes Limited

Southern Housing Group

Sovereign Housing Association

Thames Valley Housing

Vivid Housing Limited

 

2)         the Council and the eight RPs enter into a Partnership Agreement.  The Agreement will detail expectations and responsibilities, and will outline the basis for regular performance monitoring.

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report relating to the selection of Registered Providers as Partners to manage and oversee the quality of affordable housing and ongoing housing management services.

 

Whilst introducing the report the Executive Member for Adults Services highlighted that a rigorous application and selection process, which included Members from both political groups and residents, had been undertaken to select the eight registered providers which have been chosen.

 

Councillor Dolinski confirmed that the difference in size, specialisms and geographical spread of the registered providers would provide the ability to better match provider to the individual needs of the relevant sites and their residents eg some registered providers were expert in providing the needs of the disabled community.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1)            the following Registered Providers (RP) be approved as Partners for the next five year period commencing on 1st April 2018, subject to satisfactory performance:

 

Bracknell Forest Homes (to be rebranded as Silva Homes during 2018)

Catalyst Housing Limited

Housing Solutions

Loddon Homes Limited

Southern Housing Group

Sovereign Housing Association

Thames Valley Housing

Vivid Housing Limited

 

2)         the Council and the eight RPs enter into a Partnership Agreement.  The Agreement will detail expectations and responsibilities, and will outline the basis for regular performance monitoring.