Purpose

Appoint a contractor under a
pre-contract services agreement (PCSA) for the development of
Tenter Street, Thornhill, 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 20 homes in
Thornhill
 

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 Tenter Street,
Thornhill, 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 sites specific
report for both sites was also 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
 

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 Tenter Street, Thornhill, 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 Tenter Street, Thornhill, 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