Forward plan - General Exception Notice: Urgent Work for Incoming & Lateral Electrical Mains Replacement in Council

Urgent Work for Incoming & Lateral Electrical Mains Replacement in Council Housing New

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Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   22 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Mikila Beck, Martin Reid

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/01/2026

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
Our proactive testing programme with UK Power Networks has identified significant urgent risk of failure and fire safety concerns in relation to the infrastructure to the electrical power supply, rising and lateral mains, at 6 identified high rise council blocks. The urgency is to procure and award a contract to a specialist contractor without delay to mitigate the risks identified.

Anticipated restriction: Open  -