Major Works and Section 20 Notices

These schedules cover long-term contracts (over 12 months) that are entered into by the Council in order to provide a service, such as repairs or lift and door entry servicing.

If it is likely that the service will cost you over £100.00 per year for your share of a service, we must comply with the consultation regulations. 

• during the first stage we write to you to advise of the service to be provided
• you are then given a minimum of 30 days to raise observations about the service to be provided
• if you have been served a Schedule 1 Notice, you will be able to suggest (nominate) a contractor
• if you have been served a Schedule 2 Notice, you will not be permitted to nominate a contractor as the works will be advertised in by Public Notice.

Notice of Proposal

• once estimates are received then we must send you a second notice called the ‘Notice of Proposal’
• this Notice provides details of the contractor(s) and estimated costs (if we know them)
• you are given a minimum of 30 days to raise any observations.

Under Schedule 1:

•  we must write to you to advise you who we intend to appoint as the contractor and why
• this is not necessary in cases where the contract has been awarded to a nominated contractor, or the contractor who supplied the lowest estimate

Under Schedule 2:

• the Notice of Proposal will advise who we intend to appoint as the contractor
• we do not have to serve a third Notice under Schedule 2 as the contractor tendered through Public Notice