Purpose

To provide an update on condition-related activity across the BCC Education estate, including strategy development, data, and project work, and to confirm acceptance of the Department for Education (DfE) Schools Condition Allocation (SCA) grant for 2026/27 and authority to accept a future 2027/28 grant, and to allocate associated funding to priority projects.

Decision

That the Committee for Strategy and Resources:

1. Authorised the Director, Education and Skills, in consultation with Chair of the Strategy and Resources Committee and Chair of the Children and Young People’s Committee, to accept and spend the 2026/27 Department for Education Schools Condition Allocation grant of £2,252,795.51, and a future Schools Condition Allocation grant for 2027/28 expected to be confirmed in April 2027.
2. Authorised the Director, Education and Skills, in consultation with Chair of the Strategy and Resources Committee and Chair of the Children and Young People’s Committee, to take all necessary steps to implement the various workstreams as detailed in this report, including procuring all necessary goods, services and works contracts, and other agreements, notwithstanding that any of these may comprise a key decision, in-line with the procurement routes and maximum budget envelopes outlined in this report.
3. Authorised the Director, Education and Skills, to invoke any subsequent extensions/variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope outlined in this report.
4. Noted the update report on Maintained Schools Condition and Resilience.