Communal Aerial Upgrade Consultation - Norwich City Council

indication on which option they would prefer. The Authority will need to
demonstrate to all tenants and leaseholders that the proposed solution is value
for money and that any cost will be reasonably incurred. Because the cost to
individual leaseholders will be less that £100 per year a full section 20
consultation will not be required.
Conclusion
27. Whilst the upgrade of the existing system by NTL is the cheapest option it is not
considered best value for money as further upgrade work of cabling etc will be
required in the near future and this system will not be ‘future proof’ in terms of
technological improvements and changes. By far the best value for money
solution in the long term will be the IRS system, and this is the system that the
vast majority of other social landlords are adopting, but the ‘up-front’ capital
cost of such a system effectively makes it unaffordable for the Council given the
need to spend capital resources on meeting Decent Homes targets and other
tenant aspirations. However, the same system can be leased with a full
maintenance system at a cost comparable to the existing analogue system with
the added benefit of providing residents with a choice of digital services,
helping address the e-government agenda and equality and diversity issues
that may exist. A further consideration is the level of choice provided to
residents and whether, for the marginal additional cost (£5 per property per
year or 9 pence per property per week), we provide a system that allows the
resident to choose Sky+. An additional benefit is that future budget setting and
provision is known and so gives added certainty to future costs.