RegenerationMK - Contract Modification notice

Original Contracts Finder Award notice published on 02 May 2016; https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/4377c7b3-fa90-4ab2-80a7-1b9621a123e9?origin=SearchResults&p=1

The term of the TPA commenced on 1st April 2016 and expired on 31 March 2021 with an option, at the Council's discretion, to extend for a further period or periods of up to ten years in duration.

The term of the PPA also commenced on 1st April 2016 and expired on 31 March 2021 with an option, at the Council's discretion, to extend for a further period or periods of up to ten years in duration.

On 30 September 2020, having exercised its option to extend both contracts, the Authority entered into deeds of variation to the TPA and the PPA to extend the terms of both contracts for a further of three years commencing on 1 April 2021 and ending on 31 March 2024.

The Council has now further exercised its option to extend both the TPA and the PPA. The TPA and the PPA have been modified under Regulation 72(1) (c ) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to extend the terms of both contracts for a further period of one year commencing on 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

The purpose of this modification is to allow the Council to instruct Mears to carry out works to its social housing under the TPA and the PPA for a period of one year. The Council is restructuring the way it commissions its housing repairs and maintenance services and will be carry out a re-procurement in 2024.

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen. Modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract.

Detailed information on the modification can be found on FTS notice reference 2023/S 000-037208 dated 18 December 2023.