URL: https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2553

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: To agree the future use of the council owned property, Wheatridge Court.

Content: Cllr Paul Hodgkinson sought Cabinet approval to agree the future use of the council-owned facility, Wheatridge Court.     Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and     RESOLVED to:     1. Approve the continued use of the council -owned facility, Wheatridge Court, for the provision of short -term accommodation-based housing related support to refugees granted Leave to Remain (formal Home Office permission to live  and work in the UK). 2. Delegate authority to the Director  of Public Health  in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities and Fire to: a. Conduct a competitive procurement process in respect of a contract for the supply of accommodation-based housing related support to refugees at the Wheatridge Court facility referred to above. The proposed contract shall be for an initial period of one year commencing 1st July 2026 and include an option to extend its term for a further period of not more than one year (1+1 years).   b. Award such contract to the preferred tenderer; and c. Determine whether to exercise the option to extend the term of the above contract for a further period of not more than one year on the expiry of its initial one-year term, subject to confirmation of available funding.

Date of Decision: December 3, 2025