2158 Essex Landlord Accreditation Scheme (ELAS).

Descriptions

Essex County Council are working in partnership with seven local authorities in the County; Braintree DC, Chelmsford CC, Colchester BC, Epping Forest DC, Maldon DC, Tendring DC and Uttlesford DC to develop a Landlord Accreditation Scheme. The Partnership, through ECC, has appointed an organisation to provide a landlord accreditation scheme to operate across all the above mentioned authorities in Essex with a combined population of more than 730 000. Thereafter, the scheme may be extendable to other authorities depending on the outcome of the scheme in the areas of the current participants.As part of the requirements, The Partnership is seeking to encourage partnership working with other public sector bodies. These public sector bodies include but are not limited to:— Essex County Council including partly owned joint ventures, subsidiaries and Local Authority Trading Vehicles and Companies and any of its statutory successors and further legal entities/organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes occurring during the life of the procured Agreement;— County, Unitary, District & Borough Councils;— The Central Buying Consortium (www.cbconline.org.uk);— Voluntary Sector Charities and/or other private organisations acting as managing agents or procuring on behalf of these public sector or public interest bodies;— Third sector organisations whose activities involve the delivery of public services to any of the above public bodies;— Housing Associations and Registered Social Landlords;— Central Government Departments, Executive Agencies and NDPBs.The partnership recognises that private landlords play an increasingly essential role in providing accommodation in Essex and seeks to work with an organisation that can represent the interests of this sector, improving the quality, quantity and strategic role of privately rented accommodation. We have appointed an organisation that can provide a comprehensive approach, self-funded through the subscription of landlords, with dedicated support from each local authority who will promote the scheme with local landlords.The agreement is for five (5) years with the option to extend for up to a further two (2) years, at the sole discretion of the partner authorities.The service shall be commissioned by Essex County Council on behalf of all named Essex City, Borough and District Authorities and any other local authorities which may become members of the partnership in the future.The Authority has considered the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 requirements during the procurement exercise and as part of the resulting contract.