Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to agree the preferred bidder status for the Local Education Partnership (LEP) for buildings and facilities and a Managed Service Provider (MSP) for ICT contracts in relation to the Building Schools for the Future programme

Received a report from the Interim Corporate Director of Resources providing an update on the progress with the Council’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and seeking approval for the appointment of the selected bidder for the ICT Managed Service element of the programme.

Noted that the Outline Business Case was approved by Partnerships for Schools in July 2009, and since that date the Council has been in procurement for both a Local Education Partnership (LEP) to build schools and provide facilities, and an ICT Managed Service Provider partner to provide a managed ICT service for schools.

The normal procurement period is 18 months but all bidders for both the ICT and the LEP elements have agreed with an accelerated programme of approximately 12 months to help minimise costs to the Council.  It was noted however that this is subject to Government approval and funding, the position on which is still relatively unclear in view of the recent change in government and uncertainty regarding public sector funding.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council in achieving its Community Priorities “Inspired and Successful” and “Prosperous”, to:-

  (i)  Note the results of the BSF ICT Managed Service Provider evaluation as detailed in the private and confidential part of the agenda (Appendix 2 to the report);

  (ii)  Approve the appointment of the highest scoring bidder named in Appendix 2 as the Selected Bidder, subject to the terms of the Selected Bidder letter and the provision of an updated model reflecting a change of expiry date to 1 September 2019 (this updated model to only reflect the changes agreed during dialogue); and,

  (iii)  Note that a special meeting of the Cabinet has been arranged for Monday 14 June 2010 at 2.00pm at the Civic Centre, Dagenham to consider a report regarding the appointment of the Selected Bidder for the LEP element of the programme.