Decision

(a)      note the projects completed since the last annual update report in November 2025, and those completed or legally committed to date in 2026/27, as shown in Appendix A;

(b)      note the new and existing projects listed in Appendix B which have been prioritised for inclusion in the Condition & Suitability Programme over the next three years;

(c)      approve the allocation of Condition and Suitability capital funding for 2026/27 to 2028/29, to create high level workstream budgets as set out at paragraph 3.8 of this report, and delegates authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord, to: approve projects to be taken forwards within these workstreams; and, following consultation with the Convener of the Finance and Resources Committee, to vire funds between workstream budgets, should this be deemed necessary to address new emerging priorities, and/or to ensure maximum efficiency of programme delivery, with such changes to be reported retrospectively to the Committee; and

(d)      for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2, delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement Services, to: consider and approve business cases for projects within each of the workstreams listed in this report; and thereafter to procure appropriate works and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the projects without the need for further approval from any other Committee of the Council.