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Gateway 1 Procurement Commencement: Basic Need (BN) and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Sufficiency Programme 2025-30
Meeting: 23/09/2025 - Cabinet (Item 14)
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Background:
The report sought permission to commence the procurement of the Basic Need (mainstream) and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) sufficiency programme contracts 2025-30.
The Basic Need and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Education Sufficiency Programme 2025-2030 comprised of recently allocated central government funding, approved Council borrowing commitment and rollover from previous allocations, which totalled £53,406,917.
The Basic Need and SEND grant funding were ringfenced to Education for the purpose of providing additional school places, in addition, a commitment to borrow £16.21m for the Danecourt Special School project was approved by Cabinet on 26 August 2025 under decision No. 117/2025.
The Council had a statutory duty to ensure that sufficient school places were available for their area. Providing the school places outlined in the report would support the Council to meet this duty.
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Decision number:
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Decision:
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143/2025 |
The Cabinet approved the commencement of the procurement to appoint professional services to undertake the feasibility, design and tender processes to contract award and to oversee the delivery of the projects listed set out at section 4.5 within Table 1 of the report.
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Reasons:
Approving the recommendation will ensure Medway Council meets its statutory duty to provide sufficient school places in their area and the most effective and appropriate use of public funds.
Individual Gateway 3 reports will be presented to Procurement Board for each individual project at the appropriate time following the council’s tender processes.