Haringey Council has extended gas maintenance contracts with Purdy Contracts Limited and Sureserve Compliance South Ltd to ensure continuous service for residents. These contracts cover the servicing and maintenance of domestic and commercial heating systems. The decision, approved by Councillor Sarah Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning (Deputy Leader), aims to prevent disruption while the council finalises a full procurement exercise for long-term contracts that was underway but not completed before the original contract expiry date.
The extensions, effective from 1 October 2025, will last until 31 March 2026. The contract with Purdy Contracts Limited was extended at an additional cost of £1,305,000.00, bringing the total contract value to £18,759,908.90. The contract with Sureserve Compliance South Ltd was extended at an additional cost of £1,220,000.00, with the aggregated total value of the contract remaining at the original figure of £11,800,000.00. According to the council, for Sureserve Compliance South Ltd, only the duration of the contract was amended.
The risks of not extending the contracts include disruption to residents due to faults and breakdowns, failure to adhere to regulation 36 of the Gas Safe Regulations 1998, and potentially higher costs with a new interim provider. The council determined that extending the existing contracts was the most economically advantageous route, as a new interim provider would likely inflate the contract sum.
The extensions were approved in accordance with the Council’s Contract Standing Order 18.03.3 and CSO 2.01(d), as detailed in the Decisions 03rd-Nov-2025 10.45 Cabinet Member Signing document. This decision ensures the council adheres to regulation 36 of the Gas Safe Regulations 1998, which places a duty on landlords to ensure gas appliances are safely maintained.
Alternative options, such as an immediate full procurement exercise or in-house delivery, were considered but rejected. The council deemed a new interim provider too costly and in-house delivery unviable due to a lack of skilled staff and the necessary investment. The council aims to have the new long-term Domestic & Commercial Heating contracts ready for mobilisation by 1 April 2026. The estimated cost for these new long-term contracts was not provided in the meeting information.