Purpose

Appoint a contractor under a
pre-contract services agreement (PCSA) for the development of
Grayson Road, Greasbrough, which form part of the Housing Delivery
Programme - Developments at Greasbrough and Thornhill approved at
Cabinet March 2024.
 

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

11 June 2025

 

Title:

Appoint a contractor under a pre-construction
services agreement (PCSA) for an estimated 12 homes in
Greasbrough.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer

Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public
Health.

 

Details of
Specific Delegation
 
or
 
Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of
Delegation.

 

Under Section 4C3 of the Responsibilities for
Functions document (App 9 of the Constitution) the Strategic
Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is authorised to
discharge executive functions through the commissioning and
provision of social services for adults and public health services
for the whole population and delivery of housing for the Borough,
including: -

2. Housing (e) Housing Strategy and
Investment

Appendix 9 - Responsibility for
Functions.pdf

 

Appoint a contractor under a pre-construction
services agreement (PCSA) for the development of Grayson Road,
Greasbrough, which form part of the Housing Delivery Programme -
Developments at Greasbrough and Thornhill approved at Cabinet 18
March 2024.
Housing Delivery Programme –
Development at Greasbrough and Thornhill

 

Also included as part of the Housing Delivery
Programme, most recently approved in Cabinet 10 February
2025.

Housing Delivery Programme 25/26 for
Cabinet

 

A site-specific report for both sites was presented
to Cabinet: Greasbrough and Thornhill 18 March 2024.

 

1.    1. Approves development of the
Grayson Road and Tenter Street sites to build an estimated 31 new
Council homes.
                                                                       
2.    2. Delegates
authority to the Assistant Director of Housing, in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Housing,
to take the necessary steps to appropriate the land from the
General Fund to the Housing Revenue Account: to optimise design of
the sites according to strategic need, site constraints, and any
requirements resulting from both stakeholder feedback and the
planning application process.

 

Decision:

Award the contract to R H Fullwood & Co Ltd
under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) for the
development of Council-owned land at Grayson Road, Greasbrough, as
part of the Housing Delivery Programme. -

Reasons for the Decision:

This scheme forms part of a broader package of sites
being brought to market.

 

An outcome of this process is to recommend award of
a Pre-Construction Services Agreement through the Efficiency North
(EN: Procure) New Build framework. Utilising Efficiency
North’s Framework Capability Criteria, R H Fullwoods are the
highest ranked contractor with capacity to undertake the proposed
works in the geographical area.

 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

Option considered and
rejected:
Do not develop the
sites for new council homes
his option would
entail leaving the sites vacant or disposing of them through asset
sales. This would mean housing may or may not come forward or would
come forward more slowly.
 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member
consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit
as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which
relates to the decision:

None.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Housing Delivery Programme 2025/26– approved
at Cabinet 10 February 2025. 

 

A sites specific report for both sites was also
presented to Cabinet: Greasbrough and Thornhill 18 March
2024.

 

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to: Award the
contract
to R H Fullwood & Co Ltd
under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) for
the development of
Council-owned land at Grayson Road, Greasbrough, as part of
the
Housing Delivery
Programme.
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
 

 
Dated:         
11/06/2025  
Name:          Ian
Spicer                        
Job Title:
    Strategic
Director