Purpose

To request authority to tender contract for the construction works required to deliver Brent Children’s Care Home.

Decision

That the Director of Property & Assets:

i)             Approves inviting tenders for contract in respect of the construction works required to deliver the Brent Children’s Care Home on the basis of the pre - tender considerations.

ii)            Approves Officers evaluating the tenders referred to in (i) above on the basis of the evaluation criteria.

Reasons for the decision

The council requires the provision of construction works to deliver the Brent Children’s Care Home. It has been determined that the most appropriate means of providing the construction works is through the procurement of a contractor by way of a tender process.

Alternative options considered

Officers have considered whether the construction works required to deliver the Brent Children’s Care Home Project can be provided by the council itself but have concluded that works is best provided by a contractor.
Officers have reviewed a range of procurement options including the use of frameworks but consider that a tender process is the most appropriate means of procuring a contractor.