Decision details

The Council are bound by procurement regulations to ensure a fair and open process for securing emergency interim accommodation for homeless clients who Fenland District Council have a duty from their connection to the area to assess and support as the legislation allows. This is different from any hotel accommodation for asylum seekers which is not a service paid for or managed by the District Council. There are currently no such hotels in the Fenland area. The costs incurred on the Council over cumulative years means that it is a Cabinet decision to approve the outcome of the procurement process. 

AGREED to approve accepting 9 companies for the provision of emergency interim accommodation to place homeless households.