Decision

Salford City Council – Record of Decision

I Paul Dennett, City Mayor, accept the recommendation of the Procurement Board and in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do hereby:

·     approve and award the contract for the construction of affordable homes at Robert Hall St Ordsall, as detailed in the table below, and

·     subject to the approval of funding by Property and Regeneration Briefing and the confirmation of external funding packages.

Answers

Title/Description of Contracted Service/Supply/Project

Construction of affordable homes

Procurement Reference numbers (DN and CR number supplied by Procurement)

CR S1351-02

Name of Successful Contractor

Seddon Construction

Supplier Registration Number

03578140

Supplier Identifier Reference

(Central Digital Platform FTS) for awards above £30,000 (inc VAT)

FTS is PRRH-8298-MPBM

Proclass Classification No.

(to be completed by procurement)

[To be completed by Procurement]

Type of organisation

Private Limited Company

Status of Organisation

Choose an item.

Contract Value (£)

£ per annum

Total contract value £ (including extensions)

£ 39,999,285 total project value

Contract Duration

36 months

Contract Start Date

05/10/2026

Contract End Date

09/07/2030

Optional Extension Period 1

months

Optional Extension Period 2

months

Who will approve each Extension Period?

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Contact Officer (Name & number)

Dylan Vince 0161 793 2476

The reasons are:

The affordable housing scheme viability and allocation of capital funding is considered in a separate City Mayor approval. The procurement of Seddon construction will see the delivery of much needed affordable housing in Ordsall and the report identifies Seddon as the most appropriate contractor to complete the works following appointment through the Innovation Chain North Framework and independent assessment of costs and value for money. The contract includes a social value offer with emphasis on local community projects and employment.

Lead Service Group

Place

How the contract was procured?

(to be supplied by procurement)

Direct Award/ Call off

Procurement Legislation

PA2023

Framework Details (where applicable)

(procurement body, framework reference & title, start/ end date

Innovation Chain North

Funding Source

Capital Programme

Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s Employment Charter

Yes

EC: Committed to sign The Mayor’s Employment Charter

Choose an item.

EC: Committed to the principles outlined in the Mayor’s Employment charter

Yes

EC: Accredited Living Wage Employer

Yes

Assessment of Risk: High

Should this appointment not proceed or be delayed it will significantly impact and delay the council’s housing delivery programme and impacting overall Affordable Housing Delivery for the City, a key priority.

Innovate/ Best Value – identify the relevant corporate priorities specific to Salford:

·     A good home for all.

·     Good growth.

·     Tackling poverty and equality.

·     Creating places where people want to live.

The source of funding and financial advice obtained: Adam Mozley, Senior Accountant, 13.08.2026

The financial comment are subject to approval of a report being presented to Property and Regeneration on 14 September 2026. That report seeks approval of the funding mix, associated risks and the capital expenditure required for the scheme. Therefore, any decision to award the contract should be regarded as contingent upon those approvals being secured.

The report is requesting contract approval for Seddon Construction to deliver 144 affordable homes on site Robert Hall St, Ordsall (A2), supporting the Council’s strategic priorities of providing good homes for all, creating sustainable communities, and responding to climate change.

The total contract sum with Seddon’s is £39,999,285 and total scheme costs coming to £46,250,141.

The proposed funding mix for the scheme is the following:

·     Brownfield Land Release: £1,576,656.

·     RDEL: £78,768.

·     Homes England AHP: £16,080,000.

·     GMCA Good Growth Fund: £3,960,000.

·     Right to Buy receipts: £220,747.

·     Capital resource required: £24,333,970.

The scheme is included within the approved 2026/27 Housing Strategy Capital Programme. Any capital expenditure falling beyond 2026/27 is included within future iterations of the Council's three-year capital programme, with resource requirements profiled in line with the scheme's anticipated cash flow and programme delivery.

Legal Advice obtained: Supplied by Lauren Armstrong (Acting Group Manager – Commercial) and Hussona Begum (Solicitor – Commercial). 14.08.2026

This report seeks approval to award a construction contract to Seddons for the delivery of 144 affordable homes at Robert Hall St Ordsall. The award is intended to be a direct award called off under an existing framework, Innovation Chain North (ICN), Lot L1 (Greater Manchester & Merseyside, Cheshire, Derbyshire West and Staffordshire). This is a specialist framework relating to procurement for social housing, and it is let in compliance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Salford City Council is listed as a client on ICN’s website. The Lot allows for direct award, based on the client’s unique requirements, enabling Salford to select which contractor it deems most suitable to deliver the project. Therefore it is able to call off using this Framework in compliance with its Contractual Standing Orders (without needing to conduct its own competitive exercise).

Notwithstanding that Direct Award is provided for under the Framework, in order to comply with the Council’s Contractual Standing Order’s Council officers should take appropriate steps to satisfy themselves that the proposed commission will deliver value for money and that the contractor will be able to deliver the project to the Council’s requirements and quality standards. To that end, it is noted that Seddons’ is already delivering services in relation to this development under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement, using the same framework.

The ICN framework has its own form of call-off terms (JCT with ICN amendments), which the Council and Seddon would be required to enter into (rather than the Council's own terms or amendments) in order to comply with the framework requirements. Legal is happy to support with the finalisation and execution of the Contract.

Procurement Advice obtained: Supplied by Anthony Hilton – Head of Procurement – 07.08.26

Procurement Board approved the decision to appoint Seddon Construction under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) in October 2025. That appointment was made utilising the Innovation Chain North framework.

A Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) is a contract to perform services before a formal building contract is entered into to. Usually, the main contractor who enters into the building contract is the same as the one who has entered into the PCSA.

The approach is in line with the requirements of the Innovation Chain North framework.

HR Advice obtained: N/A.

Climate Change Implications obtained: N/A.

Contact Details:

·     Dylan Vince, Service Manager Asset and Development, Housing Strategy and Enabling.

·     Gill Holt, Principal Development Officer, Housing Strategy and Enabling.

TELEPHONE NUMBER: 0161 794 2476

Please delete from the bullets below any which are not relevant:

·     The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity Panel.

Signed:   Paul Dennett       Dated:    14 September 2026.

                City Mayor

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE ONLY:

·     This decision was published on 18 September 2026.

·     This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 25 September 2026 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Procedure Rules.