Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Agree the procurement of a seven year contract, with an extension option for up to three years, for the provision of nursery services at a new nursery on the Shaftesbury Estate;
(ii) Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Children’s Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and Schools, the Strategic Director of Finance and Investment and the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, to award and enter into the contract and coterminous lease to the successful bidder in accordance with the strategy; and
(iii) Note the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Report 2015 as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.