Decision

Resolved that the Leader of the Council:

(1)            approve the Schools Capital Programme 2026/27 investment proposal and authorise the allocation of £1,782,167 (inclusive 10% contingency) School Condition grant funding to support the cyclical maintenance of local authority-maintained schools as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report, subject to a satisfactory financial appraisal being approved by Strategic Finance for the programme and individual component schemes.

(2)            delegate authority be to the Executive Director - Place in consultation with the Executive Director of Children and Education to procure and award contracts to the most economically advantageous tender(s) in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, the Procurement Regulations 2024 and the Council’s Contracts and Procurement Procedure Rules subject to the costs of those works being able to be met from the proposed funding allocation and with provision of an appropriate contingency allowance for each scheme.

(3)            delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children and Education to make necessary in-year alterations to the Schools Capital Programme 2026/27 in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children and Families, including the preparation of a reserve list of cyclical maintenance works to be progressed if one or more approved schemes are incapable of delivery during the 2026/27 financial year.

(4)            delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer to execute, seal and complete all necessary legal documentation to give effect to the above recommendations (1), (2) and (3).