Decision details

To present the Outline Business Case for Strood Academy for Cabinet approval and onward submission to Partnerships for Schools to secure funding.

To proceed with the preferred procurement route - Partnerships for Schools (PfS) National Framework.

Relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Children and Adults

223/2009 The Cabinet approved the procurement of the Design and Build Contractor via the Partnerships for Schools (PfS) National Framework and agreed for the Council to enter into related preliminary agreements required by PfS as a condition of use of the National Framework.
224/2009 The Cabinet approved the Outline Business Case for Strood Academy and gave delegated authority to the Director of Children and Adult Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children's Services, Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer to make minor changes to the OBC after it had been subjected to the PfS peer review for ratification on behalf of the Council.
225/2009 The Cabinet approved the use of PfS' National Framework standard documentation for all call off activities from PfS' framework panel for the works to be undertaken at each Academy, subject to approval of the documentation by the Council's Monitoring Officer.

The use of the Partnerships for Schools (PfS) National Framework for the procurement of the Design and Build Contractor is the best option to allow delivery of the new Academy Buildings within the desired timeframes. The submission of a completed Outline Business Case is required by PfS, before procurement can commence.