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Gateway 1 Procurement Commencement: Bradfields Autism Spectrum Disorder Provision

Meeting: 20/12/2011 - Cabinet (Item 17)

17 Gateway 1 Procurement Commencement: Bradfields School Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Unit PDF 50 KB

Minutes:

Background:

This report provided details of a proposed project in respect of the building works for Bradfields Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Unit. The proposed works would provide seven classrooms, a therapy room, two sensory rooms, staff and office spaces, one to one rooms and calming and ancillary spaces. Externally there would be sensory gardens and a semi-enclosed walkway between the Upper and Lower Bradfields School buildings.

The Cabinet considered and approved the outline business case for this project on 4 October 2011.

The Strategic Procurement Board considered this report on 30 November 2011 and recommended approval to the Cabinet.

An exempt appendix provided details of finance and whole-life costings for the project.

Decision number:	Decision:
189/2011	The Cabinet approved progress to Gateway 2 of the procurement process and invited tenders for the building works, on the basis set out in paragraph 4.1 of the report.

Reasons:

The project will support the delivery of additional Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) pupil places within Medway, thereby contributing to a reduction in overall revenue cost of provision of ASD places for Medway as well as improved quality of ASD services for those pupils requiring them.