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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Councillor Youd, Lead Member for Finance and Support Services
and Chairman of the Procurement Board, accept the recommendation of
the Procurement Board, to approve an exception to Contractual
Standing Orders, as permitted within the City Council Constitution,
to
 
·     
award the contract for the Demolition of Charles
House, John William Street, Eccles, as detailed in the table
below:
 

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Charles House, Eccles shown edged red
on the attached plan.

Procurement Reference Number (DN
and CR, supplied by Procurement)

S1083-25

Name of Successful
Contractor

Connell Brothers
Limited

Supplier Registration
Number
(to be supplied by
Procurement)

2475702

Proclass Classification
No.
(to be completed by
procurement)

390000 - Works - Construction, Repair
& Maintenance

Type of
organisation
(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Private Limited
Company

Status of
Organisation
(to be supplied by  Procurement)

SME

Contract Value
(£)

£         
415,000 per annum

390000 - Works - Construction,
Repair & Maintenance

£30,000

Provisional sum for known
asbestos

£50,000

Client Contingency for Removal of
Unidentified Asbestos

£200,000

Full Project commitment
£695,000

Contract
Duration

32 Weeks

Contract Start
Date

05/05/2025

Contract End
Date

15/12/2025

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Sarah Malone   t. 07977 674683

Lead Service
Group

Place

Funding
Source

Capital Programme

Reason for CSO Exception: The goods / services /
works are only obtainable from one provider and there is no other
provider available to allow genuine
competition

Tick if it
applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: The execution of works or
the supply of goods or services is controlled by a statutory
body

Tick if it
applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: Delivers Best Value to the
Council

Tick if it
applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: Special education, health
or social care contracts, if it is considered in
the
Council’s best interests and to meet the
Council’s obligations under relevant
legislation

Tick if it
applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: The execution of works or
the supply of goods and services is required so urgently as not to
permit compliance with the requirements of
competition

Tick if it
applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: Security works where the
publication of documents or details in the tendering process could
prejudice the security of SCC and Salford
residents

Tick if it
applies ?

 
The Reasons
are:
The contract award and demolition
will:

i.   
Deliver Best Value as the contractor is best placed
to undertake the demolition due to their existing knowledge of the
immediate area and efficiency savings achievable by combining the
Charles House demolition works with the Phase 1 Demolition
Programme, and;

ii.  
Securing a contractor is considered urgent to avoid
the building falling further into disrepair and attracting ASB and
early appointment of the contractor will allow for works to
commence in a timely manner to benefit from those efficiency
savings mentioned above.
 
Options
considered and rejected were: N/A
 
Assessment of
Risk:
Low – There is a risk of delay
terminating the telecommunications lease but this is mitigated
through the evidence base the Council has to demonstrate its
intention to demolish and also through flexibility in the proposed
contracts to respond to such delays.
 
The source of funding is:
2025/26 Capital Programme
(Expenditure Code:        
Eccles Capital Code A70419).
 
Legal Advice obtained: Supplied by: The Shared Legal Service – Contact officer
and telephone number: Tony Hatton t. 219 6323.
 
Financial
Advice obtained: Submitted by:  The Finance Team
– Contact officer and telephone number: Daniel Hillman, t.
793 2284.
 
Procurement Advice obtained:
Supplied by: The Corporate
Procurement Team Contact officer and telephone number: Daniel
Cunliffe, Category Manager t. 0161 686 6249.
 
HR Advice obtained:
N/A
 
Climate Change Implications:
Mike Hemingway.
 
The following
documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
·     
report to Procurement Board dated 24 March
2025.

Contact Officer: Sarah Malone
Telephone
number: 07977 674
683.
 
·     
This matter is not subject to consideration by
another Lead Member.
 
·     
The relevant Scrutiny Committee to call-in this
decision is the Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny
Panel.
 
 

Signed:    Cllr J Youd 
       
Dated:    24 March
2025.
           
   Lead Member
 

FOR DEMOCRATIC
SERVICES USE ONLY:
 
*          
This decision was published on 24 March 2025
*          
This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 31 March 2025
unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process
Rules.