Purpose

Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee
School (QE2) in Horsham is a Special School serving the area of
Horsham and the north of county, providing education placements for
children with severe and profound and multiple learning
difficulties.
 
In March 2023 the then Cabinet
Member for Learning and Skills approved the budget required to
enable the phased establishment of a satellite site to Queen
Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee school (QE2) to provide additional
pupil places (decision
LS11 (22/23)refers). The County Council’s
Multi-Disciplinary Consultant have been appointed to undertake the
full design of a new site at Arun House, a building located less
than 2 miles from QE2 school.
 
The new accommodation will
provide up to 60 additional places increasing the current schools
capacity for 15-19 year olds, from the current 120 to 180 planned
places.
 
A procurement process has been
undertaken and this report seeks the approval of the Assistant
Director (Property and Assets) to award the construction works
contract for the establishment of the satellite site to QE2
School.

Decision

The Assistant Director (Property and Assets)
has approved the award of the construction contract to Fowler
Building Contractors Ltd for the delivery of the satellite site for
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School at Arun House for the
value of £2,250,278.68.
 
 
June 2024 Update
Following this decision the procurement has
subsequently been abandoned.  A new
tender process will take place to secure a building contractor to
undertake the works.  Further details
can be seen in the new
Forward Plan entry