Decision details

1.1         That the creation and funding of a capital programme for the replacement and/or repair of windows in the borough’s maintained schools for which the Council is the responsible body, be approved.

1.2         That the cost of this capital programme be funded through prudential borrowing, or such other routes as established by the Council’s section 151 officer, and that repayments are financed through future capital allocations from the EFA and a top-slice of the schools maintenance budget (DSG).

1.3         That the commissioning of 3BM Ltd. to project manage on behalf of the Council the procurement of a framework contract from which suitably qualified providers can be competitively sourced to install and maintain the new windows in H&F schools where these are required, be approved.

1.4         That the appointment of  3BM Ltd to project manage each subsequent call-off made from the framework, and the delivery of the individual projects, be approved.

1.5         That Addison Primary school (for reasons described in paragraph 4.2.4 of the report) be prioritised and procured separately, in advance of the establishment of the framework.

1.6         That the commissioning of 3BM Ltd to project manage the procurement of a suitably qualified provider for the immediate works at Addison school, be approved.

1.7         That the inclusion of Social Value and local economic considerations as part of the criteria for award of the Addison school contract and for inclusion on the larger framework and award of call-offs from it as well as the requirement to provide work experience opportunities for students from the borough’s schools, be approved.

1.8         That the award of the framework be approved.

1.9         Prior approval to delegate the award of the Addison school contract to the Leader and Cabinet Member, as per 12.6.1 of the Council’s Contracts Standing Orders.

1.10      Prior approval to award call-off contracts from the framework that are less than £1m to the Cabinet Member for Children and Education, and those that are more than £1m and less than £5m to The Leader and Cabinet Member for Children and Education.