Issue - meetings

Background:

This report provided information on the recent decision to award a contract for the necessary works to relocate Abbey Court School to the disused Temple Secondary School site on Cliffe Road, Strood. The project would deliver an additional 68 places.

It was noted that in 2013 it had been agreed to use the Improvement and Efficiency South East Construction Framework to source a contractor to complete the works to relocate the school. Although the demolition works and design were completed, agreement could not be reached with the chosen contractor to deliver the construction phase. The project was retendered and details of this tender process were set out in the report. An exempt appendix contained key information in respect of the financial analysis of the scheme and tender evaluation.

The Procurement Board had considered this matter on 24 August 2015 where the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Procurement Board, had agreed to award the contract to Neilcott Construction Limited to deliver the works at Abbey Court School. The Procurement Board had also agreed that this briefing paper be presented to Cabinet for noting.

Reasons:

To ensure that Cabinet is informed of the outcome of the tender process for these works.