Decision

That the School Condition Allocation of £406,595 from the Department for Education to support the capital maintenance of community and foundation maintained schools within Bromley during 2024/25 be noted.  This will be added to the Capital Maintenance in Schools cost centre (906726) within the Council’s Capital Programme.

That the proposed allocation of £617k capital maintenance funding be agreed as set out in Paragraph 6.2 of Report CEF23085.

That responsibility be delegated to the Director of Education to agree changes to the programme set out in Paragraph 6.2 in Report CEF23085,

That capital maintenance works will normally be procured through open procurement. The Council may also on occasion delegate funds to schools or deliver works through the Council’s Corporate Property Division.

The Council’s Lot 4 consultant be commissioned to support the Council where required in the planning and project management of education planned maintenance works

Reasons for the decision

The Local Authority receives an annual School Conditions Allocation from the Department for Education to undertake capital maintenance works at Local Authority Maintained Schools.  The allocation of £407k for 2024/25 has been made on the basis of five remaining Local Authority Maintained Schools and will be distributed with reference to each school’s development plan as well as condition surveys and the Department for Education’s Condition Data Collection reports.